tracks

Truckin'
All God's Chillun Got Rhythm
I'm Checkin' Out, Goombye
Rose Of The Rio Grande
When My Sugar Walks Down The Street
Solitude
Stormy Weather
Mood Indigo
Me And You
At A Dixie Roadside Diner
Five O'Clock Whistle
Jump For Joy
Rocks In My Head
Hayfoot, Strawfoot
Mexico Joe
Play Me The Blues
I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
On The Sunny Side Of The Street
I Thought You Ought To Know
The Voot Is Here To Stay
He's Tall, Dark And Handsome
Empty Bed Blues
Twice Too Many
I Want A Big Butter And Egg Man

notes

1: 19 August 1935, New York.
2: 8 June 1937, New York.
4, 5: 7 June 1938, New York.
3: 12 June 1939, New York.
6 to 8: 13 February 1940, New York.
9: 15 March 1940, Chicago.
10: 22 July 1940, New York.
11: 5 September 1940, Chicago.
12: 2 July 1941, Los Angeles.
13: 26 September 1941, Los Angeles.
14: 28 July 1942, Chicago.
15, 16: 1944/45, Los Angeles.
17 to 20: January 1946, Los Angeles.
21 to 24: October 1946, Los Angeles.

Made in Czech Republic.

credits

Alto Saxophone, Bass Saxophone – Otto Hardwick (tracks: 1 to 14)
Bass – Billy Taylor, (tracks: 1 to 5), Hayes Alvis (tracks: 1, 2), Jimmy Blanton (tracks: 6 to 13), Junior Raglin (tracks: 14)
Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Harry Carney (tracks: 1 to 14)
Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Johnny Hodges (tracks: 1 to 14)
Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Barney Bigard (tracks: 1 to 13), Chauncey Haughton (tracks: 14)
Compiled By, Liner Notes – Tony Middleton (2)
Coordinator, Research – Paul Pelletier
Cornet – Rex Stewart (tracks: 1 to 14)
Drums – Sonny Greer (tracks: 1 to 14)
Guitar – Fred Guy (tracks: 1 to 14)
Piano – Billy Strayhorn (tracks: 13)
Piano, Arranged By – Duke Ellington (tracks: 1 to 12, 14)
Tenor Saxophone – Ben Webster (tracks: 1, 6 to 14)
Transferred By, Mastered By – Charlie Crump
Trombone – Joe Nanton (tracks: 1 to 14), Lawrence Brown (tracks: 1 to 14)
Trumpet – Arthur Whetsol (tracks: 1), Cootie Williams (tracks: 1 to 11), Ray Nance (tracks: 12 to 14), Wallace Jones (tracks: 2 to 11), Wardell Jones (tracks: 12 to 14)
Valve Trombone – Juan Tizol (tracks: 1 to 14)

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