Infos
CD 1:
#1-4: January 21, 1937
Buck Clayton, Joe Keyes, Carl Smith - trumpets, George Hunt, Dan Minor - trombones, Lester Young, Herschel Evans - clarinets / tenor sax, Caughey Roberts - alto sax, Jack Washington - alto sax / baritone sax, Count Basie - piano, Claude Williams - guitar, Walter Page - bass, Jo Jones - drums, Jimmy Rushing (#2) - vocal
#5-8: March 26, 1937; #9-12: July 3, 1937; #13-17: August 9, 1937; #18-21: October 13, 1937
Buck Clayton, Ed Lewis, Bobby Moore - trumpets, George Hunt (#5-17), Benny Morton (#18-21), Dan Minor - trombones, Eddie Durham (#13-17) - trombone / guitar, Lester Young, Herschel Evans - clarinets / tenor sax, Caughey Roberts (#5-8), Earl Warren (#9-17) - alto sax / vocal (#15, 21), Jack Washington - alto sax / baritone sax, Count Basie - piano, Freddie Green - guitar, Walter Page - bass, Jo Jones - drums, Jimmy Rushing (#5, 6, 8, 11, 13, 14, 18, 20) - vocal
CD 2:
#1-2: January 3, 1938; #3-5: February 16, 1938; #6-9: June 6, 1938; #10-14: August 22, 1938; 20-24: November 16, 1938
Buck Clayton, Ed Lewis, Karl George (#1, 2), Harry Edison (#3-14, 20-24) - trumpets, Bennie Morton, Dan Minor, Dicky Wells (#10-14, 20-24) - trombones, Eddie Durham (#1-9) - trombone / guitar, Lester Young, Herschel Evans - clarinet / tenor sax, Earl Warren - alto sax, Jack Washington - alto sax / baritone sax, Count Basie - piano, Freddie Green - guitar, Walter Page - bass, Jo Jones - drums, Jimmy Rushing (#1-3, 5, 7, 10-12, 22, 23), Helen Humes (#20) - vocal
#15-19: Nove,ber 9, 1938
Count Basie - piano, Freddie Green - green, Walter Page - bass, Jo Jones - drums
CD 3:
1-2: January 5, 1939; #11-14: February 3, 1939; #15-18: February 4, 1939
Buck Clayton, Ed Lewis, Harry Edison, Shad Collins - trumpets, Bennie Morton, Dan Minor, Dicky Wells - trombones, Lester Young, Herschel Evans (#1, 2), Chu Berry (#11-14, 15-18) - clarinet / tenor sax, Earl Warren - alto sax, Jack Washington - alto sax / baritone sax, Count Basie - piano, Freddie Green - green, Walter Page - bass, Jo Jones - drums, Helen Humes (#1-2, 13-14, 16), Jimmy Rushing (#17) - vocal
#3-9: January 26, 1939; #10:February 2, 1939
Shad Collins (#10) - trumpet, Lester Young (#10) - tenor sax, Count Basie - piano, Freddie Green - green, Walter Page - bass, Jo Jones - drums, Jimmy Rushing (#10) - vocal