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alto saxophone Charlie Parker
art direction Hugh Brown
art direction Neil Kellerhouse
tracks 1-4 to 1-8, 2-6, 2-7 bass Curly Russell
tracks 2-11 bass Percy Heath
tracks 1-12, 1-13 bass Red Callender
tracks 1-1 to 1-3 bass Slam Stewart
tracks 2-8 to 2-10, 2-15 to 2-18 bass Teddy Kotick
tracks 1-14 to 2-5, 2-12 to 2-14 bass Tommy Potter
tracks 1-9 to 1-11 bass Vic McMillan
tracks 2-10 bongos Jose Mangual
booklet editor [editorial supervision] Julee Stover
booklet editor [editorial supervision] Steven Chean
booklet editor [editorial supervision] Vanessa Atkins
compilation producer [compilation produced by] Bob Porter
compilation producer [compilation produced by] James Austin
compilation producer [compilation produced by] Patrick Milligan
tracks 2-10 congas Luis Miranda
design Neil Kellerhouse
tracks 2-7 drums Buddy Rich
tracks 1-1 to 1-3 drums Cozy Cole
tracks 1-13 drums Don Lamond
tracks 1-12 drums Harold "Doc" West
tracks 1-7, 1-8, 1-14 to 2-6, 2-8, 2-9, 2-11, 2-15 to 2-18 drums Max Roach
tracks 2-10, 2-12 to 2-14 drums Roy Haynes
tracks 1-9 to 1-11 drums Roy Porter
tracks 1-4 to 1-6 drums Sidney Catlett
tracks 1-10, 1-11 guitar Arvin Garrison
tracks 1-13 guitar Barney Kessel
tracks 2-15 to 2-18 guitar Mundell Lowe
tracks 1-1 to 1-3 guitar Remo Palmieri
tracks 2-12 to 2-14 mc [emceed by] Symphony Sid
tracks 2-15 to 2-18 oboe Unknown Artist
photography by [front cover photo] Ted Williams
photography by [saxophone photos] Hugh Brown
tracks 1-4 to 1-6, 2-11 piano Al Haig
tracks 1-14, 1-15, 2-12 to 2-14 piano Bud Powell
tracks 1-1 to 1-3 piano Clyde Hart
tracks 1-8 piano Dizzy Gillespie
tracks 1-9 to 1-11, 1-13 piano Dodo Marmarosa
tracks 1-16 to 2-5 piano Duke Jordan
tracks 1-12 piano Erroll Garner
tracks 2-6 piano John Lewis
tracks 2-7 piano Thelonious Monk
tracks 2-8 to 2-10, 2-15 to 2-18 piano Walter Bishop, Jr.
producer [original recordings produced by] Albert Marx
producer [original recordings produced by] Doug Hawkins
producer [original recordings produced by] Norman Granz
producer [original recordings produced by] Ross Russell
producer [original recordings produced by] Teddy Reig
tracks 1-4 to 1-6 producer [produced by] Albert Marx
tracks 1-20 to 2-3 producer [produced by] Doug Hawkins
tracks 2-7 to 2-11 producer [produced by] Norman Granz
tracks 1-9 to 1-13, 1-16 to 1-19 producer [produced by] Ross Russell
tracks 1-7, 1-8, 1-14, 1-15, 2-5, 2-6 producer [produced by] Teddy Reig
product manager [licensing] Mark Pinkus
product manager [licensing] Michael Nieves
product manager [licensing] Steve Poltorak
project manager [project assistance] Will Friedwald
tracks 2-12 to 2-14 recorded by Boris Rose
remastered by [remastering] Bob Fisher
research [discographical annotation] Gary Peterson
research [discographical annotation] Patrick Milligan
research [editorial research] Melissa Totten
tracks 2-15 to 2-18 strings Unknown Artist
tracks 1-9 to 1-11 tenor saxophone Lucky Thompson
tracks 1-13 tenor saxophone Wardell Gray
tracks 2-4 trombone J.J. Johnson
tracks 1-1 to 1-6, 1-8, 2-7, 2-12 to 2-14 trumpet Dizzy Gillespie
tracks 1-13 trumpet Howard McGhee
tracks 1-7, 1-9 to 1-11, 1-14 to 2-5, 2-8, 2-9 trumpet Miles Davis
tracks 1-4 vocals Dizzy Gillespie
Phonographic Copyright (p) Rhino Entertainment Company
Copyright (c) Rhino Entertainment Company
Licensed From Discovery Records
Record Company Denon Records
Record Company Denon Digital Industries
Licensed From Stash Records, Inc.
Licensed From Polygram Special Markets
Record Company PolyGram Group Distribution, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Licensed From Sony Music Special Products
Record Company Sony Music
Record Company Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Recorded At WOR Studios
Recorded At Radio Recorders
Recorded At C.P. MacGregor Studios
Recorded At Harry Smith Recording Studios
Recorded At United Sound Systems
Recorded At Fulton Recording Studio, New York
Recorded At Birdland
Recorded At Rockland Palace Dancehall New York
Glass Mastered At WEA Mfg. Olyphant
Glass Mastered At WEA Mfg. Olyphant
Issued in slipcase, with each CD housed in gatefold digipak. Includes 60-page booklet.

1-1 to 1-6: Licensed From Discovery Records
1-7, 1-8, 1-14, 1-15, 2-5, 2-6: Courtesy Of Denon Records, A Division Of Denon Digital Industries
1-9 to 1-13, 1-16 to 2-4, 2-15 to 1-18: Licensed From Stash Records, Inc.
2-7 to 2-11: Under License From Polygram Special Markets, A Division Of PolyGram Group Distribution, Inc.
2-12, 2-13: ℗ Sony Music Entertainment Inc., Under License From Sony Music Special Products, A Division Of Sony Music, A Group Of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

Archival Materials (for research purposes) courtesy of: Vincent Pelote/Rutgers Institute of Jazz Studies, Newark, NJ
Special Thanks: Michael Lang, Bob Carlton

Track recording details from booklet:
1-1 to 1-3 Recorded in NYC (2/28/45)
1-4 to 1-6 Recorded in NYC (5/11/45)
1-7, 1-8 Recorded at WOR Studios, NYC (11/26/45)
1-9 to 1-11 Recorded at Radio Recorders Studios, Hollywood (3/28/46)
1-12 Recorded at C.P. MacGregor Transcription Studios, Hollywood (2/19/47)
1-13 Recorded at C.P. MacGregor Transcription Studios, Hollywood (2/26/47)
1-14, 1-15 Recorded at Harry Smith Studios, NYC (5/8/47)
1-16 to 1-19 Recorded at WOR Studios, NYC (10/28/47)
1-20 to 2-3 Recorded at WOR Studios, NYC (11/4/47)
2-4 Recorded at WOR Studios, NYC (12/17/47)
2-5 Recorded at United Sound Studios, Detroit (12/21/47)
2-6 Recorded at Harry Smith Studios, NYC (9/18/48)
2-7 Recorded in NYC (6/6/50)
2-8, 2-9 Recorded in NYC (1/17/51)
2-10 Recorded in NYC (3/12/51)
2-11 Recorded at Fulton Recording, NYC (7/30/53)
2-12 to 2-14 Broadcast live from Birdland, NYC (3/31/51)
2-15 to 2-18 Recorded live at The Rockland Palace, NYC (9/26/52)
Barcode: 0 8122-722602 2 (Text)
Barcode: 081227226022 (Scanned)
Other: 1568266448 (ISBN)
Matrix / Runout: 3 R2 72260-2.1 02 M2S2 [WEA Mfg. Olyphant logo] X1650 (CD 1)
Mastering SID Code: ifpi L902 (CD 1)
Matrix / Runout: 3 R2 72260-2.2 01 M1S6 [WEA Mfg. Olyphant logo] X1648 (CD 2)
Mastering SID Code: ifpi L902 (CD 2)