alto saxophone Johnny Hodges alto saxophone, clarinet Russell Procope baritone saxophone, bass clarinet Harry Carney bass Joe Benjamin cornet, vocals Ray Nance design [album design] George Fried drums Sam Woodyard engineer Jack Towers liner notes Stanley Dance mastered by George Marino mixed by [re-mix] Harvey Goldberg photography by [cover photos] David Redfern piano Duke Ellington producer, mixed by [re-mix] Bob Thiele tenor saxophone Paul Gonsalves tenor saxophone, clarinet Jimmy Hamilton trombone Britt Woodman trombone John Sanders trombone Quentin Jackson trumpet Clark Terry trumpet Harold Baker trumpet Willie Cook Phonographic Copyright (p) Teresa Gramophone Company, Ltd. Copyright (c) Teresa Gramophone Company, Ltd. Pressed By Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman Mastered At Sterling Sound Published By Tempo Music Inc. Published By Mills Music, Inc. Published By Everbright Music Published By American Academy Of Music, Inc. Published By Marlong Music Corp. Published By Bourne Co. Published By Robbins Music Published By Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. Tracks A1, A3 to A5, B3, D2 and D3 were previously unissued. Tracks A2, A4, B1, B2 and C1 to C4 were previously issued on Duke Ellington in 1976. Track D1 was previously issued on Diminuendo & Crescendo In Blue in 1979. Issued in gatefold cover.
Recorded: Sunset Ballroom on Route 219, Carrolltown, Pennsylvania - Saturday, June 22, 1957.
Stanley Dance, author of The World of Duke Ellington (Da Capo Press)
Publishers (all ASCAP): A1, A2, A3, A4, B1, B3: Tempo Music, Inc. B2: Mills Music, Inc. C1, C2: Mills Music, Inc./Everbright Music C3, D1: American Academy of Music, Inc. C4: Marlong Music/Bourne Co. D2: Robbins Music D3: Shapiro Bernstein & Co., Inc. Barcode: 4317-39137-1 Rights Society: ASCAP Matrix / Runout: W 39138 AS (Center label, Side A) Matrix / Runout: W 39138 BS (Center label, Side B) Matrix / Runout: W 39139 AS (Center label, Side C) Matrix / Runout: W 39139 BS (Center label, Side D) Pressing Plant ID: P Matrix / Runout: P W-39138-AS (Runout, side A, hand inscribed) Matrix / Runout: P W-39138-BS (Runout, side B, hand inscribed) Matrix / Runout: W-39139-AS (Runout, side C, hand inscribed) Matrix / Runout: P W-39139-BS (Runout, side D, hand inscribed) Matrix / Runout: STERLING (Runout, all sides, stamped)