tracks a6, b6 alto saxophone Tab Smith tracks a6, b6 baritone saxophone Harry Carney tracks a6, b6 bass Al Lucas tracks a2, a5, a7, b1, b2, b7 bass Billy Taylor Sr. tracks a1, a4, b3 bass John Kirby tracks a3, b4, b5 bass Slam Stewart tracks a7, b1, b2, b7 drums Cozy Cole tracks a2, a3, a5, b4, b5 drums Denzil Best tracks a1, a4, a6, b3, b6 drums Sidney Catlett liner notes Alan Bates tracks a6, b6 piano Johnny Guarnieri tracks a1 to a5, a7, b1 to b5, b7 piano Teddy Wilson tracks a6, b6 tenor saxophone Don Byas tracks a3, b4, b5 trumpet Buck Clayton tracks a2, a5 trumpet Charlie Shavers tracks a7, b1, b2, b7 trumpet Roy Eldridge Published By Chappell & Co. Published By Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew Published By Keith Prowse Published By Copyright Control Published By Robbins Published By Campbell Connelly Published By Famous Chappell Published By B. Feldman Lacquer Cut At Phonodisc B.V. A compilation of tracks originally released on 78rpm shellac.
Recording first published 1964 Track A3 writing credit for Jerry Livingston has ANVs 'Levinson' on label and 'Levinsch' on rear cover. No writting credits given for tracks A5 and B2 (but see here My Man / El Salon De Gutbucket and here Bean At The Met / I'm In The Mood For Love). Track B2 is erroneously listed as 'Been At The Met' but is correctly titled 'Bean At The Met'. Track B6 is erroneously credited to 'Williams' on the label but was in fact penned by Adolphe Sax, see here Battle Of The Saxes / Three Little Words
Publisher / rights society details: BIEM/NCB Chappell & Co. - A1, A4, A6, A7, B1 Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew - A2 Keith Prowse - A3 Copyright Control - A5 Robbins - B1 Cop. Con. - B2 C. Connelly - B3 Famous Chappell - B4 B. Feldman - B5, B7 Mecolico - B6