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tracks 2-6, 2-7 alto saxophone Dick Jacobs
tracks 3-10 to 4-13, 6-1 to 6-3, 6-5 to 6-8 alto saxophone George Dorsey
tracks 4-1 to 4-7, 6-1 to 6-3, 6-5 to 6-8 alto saxophone Hilton Jefferson
tracks 2-6 to 2-9, 5-15 alto saxophone Milt Yaner
tracks 5-1 to 5-18 arranged by, conductor Bob Haggart
tracks 3-10 to 4-13, 6-1 to 6-8 arranged by, conductor Sy Oliver
tracks 3-10 to 4-13, 6-1 to 6-3, 6-5 to 6-8 baritone saxophone, bass clarinet Dave McRae
tracks 1-1 to 2-3, 2-6, to 3-9 bass Arvell Shaw
tracks 2-4, 2-5 bass Dale Jones
tracks 6-9 to 6-12 bass Mort Herbert
tracks 3-10 to 6-8 bass Squire Gersh
tracks 1-1 to 3-9 clarinet Barney Bigard
tracks 2-4, 2-5 clarinet Don Raffell
tracks 3-10 to 5-6 clarinet Edmond Hall
tracks 6-9 to 6-12 clarinet Peanuts Hucko
design Richard Mantel
tracks 3-1 to 6-8 drums Barrett Deems
tracks 1-1 to 2-9 drums Cozy Cole
tracks 6-9 to 6-12 drums Danny Barcelona
tracks 2-8, 2-9 drums Gene Krupa
tracks 2-10 to 2-13 drums Kenny John
executive-producer Charlie Lourie
tracks 3-10 to 4-13, 6-1 to 6-3, 6-5 to 6-8 flute George Dorsey
tracks 6-9 to 6-12 guitar Al Hendrickson
tracks 2-6, 2-7 guitar Everett Barksdale
tracks 3-10 to 4-13, 6-1 to 6-8 guitar Everett Barksdale
tracks 5-1 to 5-18 guitar George Barnes
liner notes Dan Morgenstern
mastered by Joe Brescio
photography by [cover, page 2, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19] Jack Bradley
photography by [page 1] Chuck Stewart
photography by [page 20] John Miner
photography by [page 3, 12, 15] Frank Driggs Collection
photography by [page 5, 12] William "PoPsie" Randolph
photography by [page 5] Milt Gabler
photography by [page 6, 9, 18, 20] Duncan Schiedt
tracks 2-10 to 5-6-to 6-12 piano Billy Kyle
tracks 1-1 to 2-3 piano Earl Hines
tracks 2-6, 2-7 piano Joe Bushkin
tracks 2-4, 2-5, 2-8, 2-9 piano Marty Napoleon
producer [for release] Michael Cuscuna
tracks 1-1 to 1-10, 2-4 to 3-7, 3-10 to 6-12 producer [original] Milt Gabler
technician [technical continuity] Malcolm Addey
tracks 2-8, 2-9 tenor saxophone Babe Russin
tracks 2-10, 2-11 tenor saxophone Bud Freeman
tracks 2-4, 2-5 tenor saxophone Don Raffell
tracks 6-9 to 6-12 tenor saxophone Eddie Miller
tracks 3-10 to 4-13 tenor saxophone Lucky Thompson
tracks 2-6, 2-7 tenor saxophone Sam Taylor
tracks 6-1 to 6-3, 6-5 to 6-8 tenor saxophone Seldon Powell
transferred by Paul Elmore
tracks 1-1 to 2-3 trombone Jack Teagarden
tracks 2-8, 2-9 trombone Joe Yukl
tracks 2-4, 2-5 trombone Russ Phillips
tracks 2-6 to 6-12 trombone Trummy Young
trumpet Louis Armstrong
tracks 5-13, 5-17 vocals Edmond Hall
tracks 3-8, 3-9 vocals Gary Crosby
tracks 1-8, 1-10 vocals Jack Teagarden
tracks 1-4, 1-6, 1-10, 2-1, 2-3 to 2-11, 3-1, 3-3 to 3-5, 3-7 to 3-15, 4-2 to 4-6, 4-8 to 5-2, 5-10 to 13, 5-15, 6-1, 6-2, 6-11, 6-12 vocals Louis Armstrong
tracks 2-13, 5-2, 5-12, 5-13 vocals Trummy Young
tracks 2-3, 3-3 to 3-5, 5-15 vocals Velma Middleton
Copyright (c) Mosaic Records, Inc.
Licensed From MCA Records, Inc.
Mastered At Master Cutting Room
Designed At Inkwell, Inc.
Glass Mastered At DADC
Glass Mastered At DADC
Glass Mastered At DADC
Glass Mastered At DADC
Glass Mastered At DADC
Glass Mastered At DADC
© 1993 Mosaic Records, Inc.
Limited edition 7.500 copies, numbered by hand.

Sessions location and date:
# 1-1 to 1-10: NYC, April 26 and 27, 1950.
# 2-1 to 2-3: LA, April 23, 1951.
# 2-4, 2-5: Denver, April 19, 1952.
# 2-6, 2-7: NYC, April 21, 1953.
# 2-8, 2-9: LA, December 29, 1953.
# 2-10 to 2-13: NYC, March 10, 1954.
# 3-1, 3-2: NYC, September 1, 1954.
# 3-3 to 3-7: NYC, April 25, 1955.
# 3-8, 3-9: LA, September 9, 1955.
# 3-10 to 3-15: December 11, 1956.
# 4-1 to 4-7: NYC, December 12, 1956.
# 4-8 to 4-11: NYC, December 13, 1956.
# 4-12, 4-13: NYC, December 14, 1956.
# 5-1 to 5-6: NYC, January 23, 1957.
#5-7 to 5:12: NYC, January 24, 1957.
# 5-13 to 5-18: NYC, January 25, 1957.
# 6-1 to 6-8: NYC, January 28, 1957.
# 6-9 to 6-12: LA, October 8, 1958.

Previously unissued:
2-2, 2-8, 2-9, 3-3, 3-4, 4-5, 6-4.

Released as a Box Set: 3 separate CDs with a Front - and Back cover. And a separate booklet of 26 pages.
Matrix / Runout: DIDX-018733 1 (Disc I)
Other: DIDX 018733 (DADC Code, Disc Face - Disc I)
Matrix / Runout: DIDX-018734 1 (Disc II)
Other: DIDX 018734 (DADC Code, Disc Face - Disc II)
Matrix / Runout: DIDX-018735 1 (Disc III)
Other: DIDX 018735 (DADC Code, Disc Face - Disc III)
Matrix / Runout: DIDX-018736 1 (Disc IV)
Other: DIDX-018736 (DADC Code, Disc Face - Disc IV)
Matrix / Runout: DIDX-018737 1 (Disc V)
Other: DIDX-018737 (DADC Code, Disc Face - Disc V)
Matrix / Runout: DIDX-018738 1 (DIsc VI)
Other: DIDX-018738 (DADC Code, Disc Face - Disc VI)