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tracks 10 alto saxophone Chauncey Haughton
tracks 7 alto saxophone Harvey Boone
tracks 5 alto saxophone Ralph Duquesne
tracks 7 alto saxophone Ramon Usera
tracks 5 alto saxophone Rudy Jackson
tracks 1 to 4 banjo Buddy Christian
tracks 5 banjo Frank Ethridge
tracks 13, 14 baritone saxophone Ernie Caceres
tracks 5 bass Edward Coles
tracks 7 bass Edward Coles
tracks 13, 14 bass Henry Turner
tracks 8 to 12 bass Jimmy Jones
tracks 15 bass Johnny Williams
tracks 19, 20 bass Pops Foster
tracks 16 to 18 bass Wellman Braud
tracks 6 bass Wilson Myers
tracks 5 bass saxophone Sidney Bechet
tracks 10 clarinet Chauncey Haughton
tracks 7 clarinet Harvey Boone
tracks 7 clarinet James Tolliver
tracks 5 clarinet Ralph Duquesne
tracks 5 clarinet Ramon Usera
tracks 5 clarinet Rudy Jackson
tracks 2, 5 to 12, 16 to 19 clarinet Sidney Bechet
compilation producer Michael Brooks
tracks 2 cornet Louis Armstrong
tracks 16 cornet Muggsy Spanier
tracks 1 cornet Thomas Morris
tracks 20 drums Arthur Herbert
tracks 18 drums J.C. Heard
tracks 5, 7 drums Jack Carter
tracks 19 drums Manzie Johnson
tracks 6 drums Morris Morand
tracks 11, 12 drums O'Neil Spencer
tracks 15, 17 drums Sidney Catlett
tracks 8 to 10 drums Wilbert Kirk
tracks 13, 14 drums Zutty Singleton
tracks 13, 14 electric guitar Leonard Ware
tracks 17 guitar Bernard Addison
tracks 16 guitar Carmen Mastren
tracks 7 guitar Howard Hill
tracks 8 to 12 guitar Jimmy Miller
tracks 15 guitar Teddy Bunn
mastered by Darcy Proper
tracks 19 piano Art Hodes
tracks 1 to 4 piano Clarence Williams
tracks 17 piano Cliff Jackson
tracks 13, 14 piano Dave Bowman
tracks 10 piano Erskine Butterfield
tracks 7, 11, 12 piano Harry Brooks
tracks 6 piano Henry "Hank" Duncan
tracks 18 piano James Tolliver
tracks 20 piano Lloyd Phillips
tracks 5 piano Lloyd Pinckney
tracks 15 piano Meade "Lux" Lewis
tracks 3 sarrusophone Sidney Bechet
tracks 5 soprano saxophone Ralph Duquesne
tracks 5 soprano saxophone Ramon Usera
tracks 5 soprano saxophone Rudy Jackson
soprano saxophone Sidney Bechet
tracks 10 to 12 tenor saxophone Gil White
tracks 7 tenor saxophone James Tolliver
tracks 10 tenor saxophone Jerome Pasquall
transferred by Matt Cavaluzzo
tracks 5 trombone Billy Burns
tracks 2 to 4 trombone Charlie Irvis
tracks 7. 10 trombone Chester Burrill
tracks 18 trombone J.C. Higginbotham
tracks 1 trombone John Mayfield
tracks 17 trombone Sandy Williams
tracks 6 trombone Teddy Nixon
tracks 19 trombone Vic Dickenson
tracks 5 trumpet Arthur Briggs
tracks 7, 10 to 12 trumpet Clarence Brereton
tracks 7, 10 trumpet Demas Dean
tracks 18 trumpet Henry "Red" Allen
tracks 3, 4 trumpet Louis Armstrong
tracks 17, 19 trumpet Sidney De Paris
tracks 5, 6 trumpet Tommy Ladnier
tracks 7, 10 trumpet Wendell Culley
tracks 7, 10 violin Oscar Madera
tracks 3, 4 vocals Eva Taylor
tracks 5, 10 vocals Noble Sissle
tracks 12 vocals O'Neil Spencer
tracks 6 vocals Wilson Myers
tracks 9 vocals [uncredited] Billy Banks
Manufactured By Columbia Records
Copyright (c) Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) The Verve Music Group
Mastered At Sony Music Studios, New York City
Glass Mastered At Sony Music, Pitman
© 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc / Compilation ℗ 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc / The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc. Manufactured by Columbia Records / 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022-3211

Courtesy Credits:
Tracks 5, 7, 11 and 12: Courtesy of [l195155], a Division of [l272782]
Tracks 15 and 19: Courtesy of [l77074]
Track 16: Courtesy of [l93517]/[l268137]

Recording Dates:
1: July 30, 1923
2: October 17, 1924
3: December 17, 1924
4: December 17, 1924
5: April 21, 1931
6: September 15, 1932
7: August 15, 1934
8: April 16, 1937
9: April 16, 1937
10: April 14, 1937
11: February 10, 1938
12: February 10, 1938
13: November 6, 1938
14: November 6, 1938
15: June 8, 1939
16: March 28, 1940
17: June 4, 1940
18: January 8, 1941
19: December 20, 1944
20: July 31, 1947

The Definitive readable through front of package in clear jewel case door jamb and printed on the on the booklet's back page

Alongside Columbia & Legacy, logos for 'See It On Public Broadcasting System' and General Motors are on the on rear cover and booklet's back page

Notes:
- Composer credits for Shag is disputed, with most sources citing the composer as Sidney Bechet as opposed to Joe Jordan
- Booklet omits performance credit for track #15, which was originally credited to the Sidney Bechet Quintet on Pounding Heart Blues / Summertime
- Track #7, Polka Dot Rag, entitled Polka Dot Stomp in the release booklet. The original Decca 78 (#153 B) was entitled Polka Dot Rag
Barcode: 0 7464-61441-2 1
Matrix / Runout: DIDP-101749 G2 1A 04
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L422
Mould SID Code: IFPI 7284