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Smack (25 May 1940 N.Y.C.)
I Surrender Dear (25 May 1940 N.Y.C.)
I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (25 May 1940 N.Y.C.)
Dedication (25 May 1940 N.Y.C.)
Mop Mop (4 Dec. 1943 N.Y.C.)
My Ideal (4 Dec. 1943 N.Y.C.)
I Only Have Eyes For You (31 Jan. 1944 N.Y.C.)
Bean At The Met (31 Jan. 1944 N.Y.C.)
Cattin' At Keynote (17 Feb. 1944 N.Y.C.)
Make Belive (29 May 1944 N.Y.C.)
Don't Blame Me (29 May 1944 N.Y.C.)
Just One Of Those Things (29 May 1944 N.Y.C.)
Hallelujah! (29 May 1944 N.Y.C.)
Memories Of You (27 July 1944 N.Y.C.)
Under A Blanket Of Blue (17 Oct. 1944 N.Y.C.)
A Shanty In Old Shanty Town (17 Oct. 1944 N.Y.C.)
My Man (18 Oct. 1944 N.Y.C.)
Rifftide (23 Feb. 1945 L.A.)
Stardust (23 Feb. 1945 L.A.)
Stuffy (23 Feb. 1945 L.A.)
I'm Thru With Love (2 Mars 1945 L.A.)
Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (2 Mars 1945 L.A.)
Bean Soup (9 Mars 1945 L.A.)
Track 1 and 3 The Chocolate Dandies.
Bass
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Billy Taylor (tracks: 7, 8, 17),
Israel Crosby (tracks: 9),
John Kirby (tracks: 1 to 4, 10 to 13),
John Simmons (tracks: 23),
Oscar Pettiford (tracks: 5, 6, 14, 18 to 22),
Slam Stewart (tracks: 15, 16)
Clarinet
–
Edmond Hall (tracks: 5, 6, 14,)
Drums
–
Cozy Cole (tracks: 7 to 9),
Denzil Best (tracks: 14 to 22),
Sid Catlett, (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6, 10 to 13)
Guitar
–
Al Casey (tracks: 5, 6,),
Alan Reuss, (tracks: 18 to 23),
Bernard Addison (tracks: 1 to 4),
Tiny Grimes (tracks: 14)
Piano
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Art Tatum (tracks: 5, 6,),
Benny Carter (tracks: 2),
Clyde Hart (tracks: 14),
Sir Charles Thompson (tracks: 18 to 23),
Teddy Wilson (tracks: 7 to 13, 15 to 17)
Saxophone [Alto]
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Benny Carter (tracks: 1 to 4)
Saxophone [Tenor]
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Coleman Hawkins (tracks: All)
Trombone
–
Vic Dickenson (tracks: 21)
Trumpet
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Buck Clayton (tracks: 15, 16),
Charles Shavers, (tracks: 14, 17),
Cootie Williams (tracks: 5, 6,),
Howard McGhee (tracks: 18 to 20),
Roy Eldridge (tracks: 1 to 3, 7, 8)