Lionel Hampton (ldr), Benny Bailey, Duke Garrette, Ed Mullens, Leo Shepherd, Walter Williams (t), Al Grey, Paul Lee Higaki, Benny Powell, Jimmy Wormick (tb), Bobby Plater, Jerome Richardson (as), Johnny Board, Curtis Lowe, Billy Williams (ts), Lonnie Shaw (bar), unknown (cl), Lionel Hampton (vib), Wes Montgomery (g), Doug Duke (p), Roy Johnson (b), Ellis Bartee (d)

Information on the personnel comes from here. Many thanks also to James Accardi for allowing me to audition track a. These are Boris Rose dubs.

Solos on track a: guitar 20 bars; piano 36 bars; vibraphones 60 bars; trumpet 20 bars; alto saxophone 24 bars; trumpet 24 bars; tenor saxophone 20 bars; trumpet 28 bars

Track b is largely through-composed. The composer and arranger are unknown. There are solos by a clarinetist, Hampton on vibraphone (mainly the theme) and drums.

The back of Jazz-Club LP 121 (a limited edition) indicates “date unknown” for track a.

Track a was split into part I (F2510) and II (F2511) for issue on the single, Bop 5 (a limited edition).

Lionel Hampton (ldr), Benny Bailey, Duke Garrette, Ed Mullens, Leo Shepherd, Walter Williams (t), Al Grey, Paul Lee Higaki, Benny Powell, Jimmy Wormick (tb), Bobby Plater, Jerome Richardson (as), Johnny Board, Curtis Lowe, Billy Williams (ts), Lonnie Shaw (bar), Lionel Hampton (vib), Wes Montgomery (g), Doug Duke (p), Roy Johnson (b), Ellis Bartee (d), Sonny Parker, Jimmy Scott (v)

Sonny Parker (v) on b-c; Jimmy Scott (v) on a.

Lionel Hampton (ldr), Benny Bailey, Duke Garrette, Ed Mullens, Leo Shepherd, Walter Williams (t), Al Grey, Paul Lee Higaki, Benny Powell, Jimmy Wormick (tb), Bobby Plater, Jerome Richardson (as), Johnny Board, Curtis Lowe, Billy Williams (ts), Lonnie Shaw (bar), Lionel Hampton (vib), Wes Montgomery (g), Doug Duke (p), Roy Johnson (b), Ellis Bartee (d), Irma Curry, Sonny Parker, Jimmy Scott (v)

Irma Curry (v) on b; Sonny Parker (v) on c-d; Jimmy Scott (v) on a.

Teddy Stewart, Dinah Washington (ldr), Benny Powell (tb), Ernie Wilkins (as), Cecil Payne (bar), Freddie Green (g), Ray Brown (b), Teddy Stewart (d), Dinah Washington (v), Others Unknown (var)

This is Dinah Washington with a big band, the complete personnel of which are not known. Freddie Green's unmistakeable rhythm guitar is present and the baritone saxophone soloist on track f is certainly Cecil Payne. Tracks a and b feature tenor saxophone and trombone solos and the latter could very well be by Powell. The trombonist's presence is suggested in the liner notes to the 1987 CD reissue Mercury 832 448-2 and the Ruppli/Novitsky Mercury label discography as well as the Bruyninckx and Lord discographies. At the time of this session, Powell was a member of the Lionel Hampton Band.

Buck Clayton (ldr), Buck Clayton, Joe Newman (t), Urbie Green, Benny Powell (tb), Lem Davis (as), Julian Dash (ts), Charles Fowlkes (bar), Freddie Green (g), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (d)

Soloists:
Track a - Thompson, Clayton (ensemble bridge), Davis, Powell, Newman, U. Green, Clayton, Dash, Thompson, Clayton (last chorus bridge)
Track b - Thompson/Newman (intro), Thompson (ensemble bridge), Davis, Powell, Newman, U. Green, Clayton, Dash, Thompson, Fowlkes, Thompson (coda)

Sir Charles Thompson (ldr), Joe Newman (t), Benny Powell (tb), Pete Brown (as), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Gene Ramey (b), Osie Johnson (d)

Soloists:
Track a - Thompson, Brown, Powell, Newman, Thompson, Johnson, Newman, Thompson
Track b- Thompson (intro), Newman, Thompson (bridge), Brown, Powell, Thompson, Newman
Track c - Thompson (intro), Newman, Brown, Powell, Thompson, Ramey (bridge)
Track d - Johnson (breaks), Newman, Brown, Thompson, Powell, Thompson, Newman/Brown/Powell/Newman/Thompson/Brown/Johnson/Powell/Newman (4-bar exchanges), Ramey, Brown, Newman

Frank Foster (ldr), Benny Powell (tb), Frank Foster (ts), Gildo Mahones (p), Percy Heath (b), Kenny Clarke (d)

Soloists:
Track a - Mahones (intro), Foster, Powell, Mahones, Clarke
Track b - Clarke, Foster, Powell
Tracks c-d - Mahones (intro), Foster, Powell, Mahones
Track e - Powell, Foster, Mahones, Powell, Foster, Powell/Foster (4-bar exchanges)
Track f - Foster, Powell, Mahones, Foster
Track g - Foster

Frank Wess (ldr), Henry Coker, Benny Powell (tb), Frank Wess (ts, f), Jimmy Jones (p), Oscar Pettiford (b), Osie Johnson (d)

Henry Coker (tb) on a-f; Benny Powell (tb) on g-i; Frank Wess (ts) on a-i, (f) on c-d, j; Oscar Pettiford (b) on a-i; Osie Johnson (d) on a-i.

The longer take of "Basie Ain't Here" is a composite of alternate takes. The matrix numbers assigned by Atlantic are 25899 for "Frankosis" and 25897 for the longer take of "Basie Ain't Here."

There is substantial variation in track timings shown on the various issues. Some of the reissues may contain edited tracks.

Not surprisingly, "Mishawaka" is based on the chord structure of "Indiana."

Track j is essentially a flute-piano duet although a cymbal roll is heard at the very end.

Osie Johnson (ldr), Benny Powell (tb), Frank Wess (ts, f), Dick Katz (p), Eddie Jones (b), Osie Johnson (d)

Frank Wess (ts) on a, c-d, (f) on b.

Soloists:
Track a - Katz (intro), Powell, Katz, Wess (ts), Jones, Johnson
Track b - Wess (f), Wess/Powell (4-bar exchanges), Katz
Track c - Johnson (intro), Katz, Powell, Wess (ts), Johnson
Track d - Johnson (intro), Wess (ts), Wess (ts)/Johnson (4-bar exchanges), Powell, Powell/Johnson (4-bar exchanges), Katz

Joe Newman (ldr), Joe Newman (t), Benny Powell (tb), Frank Foster (ts), Frank Wess (ts, f), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Eddie Jones (b), Shadow Wilson (d)

Benny Powell (tb) on a-d, g-i; Frank Foster (ts) on a-b, f-i; Frank Wess (ts) on a-d, f-i, (f) on e.

Soloists:
Track a - Newman, Wess (ts), Powell, Foster, Thompson, Newman
Track b - Newman, Wess (ts), Powell, Foster, Thompson/Jones (walking)
Track c - Thompson (first chorus bridge), Newman, Wess (ts), Powell, Thompson, Newman, Wess, Thompson (last chorus bridge)
Track d - Thompson, Powell, Wess (ts), Newman
Track e - Newman, Wess (f), Thompson/Jones (walking), Newman/Wess (f) (4-bar exchanges)
Track f - Thompson (first bridge), Wess (ts), Newman, Thompson, Newman
Track g - Thompson, Newman, Thompson/Jones (walking), Wess (ts), Thompson/Jones (walking), Powell, Thompson/Jones (walking), Newman
Track h - Thompson/Jones (walking), Powell, Wess (ts), Foster, Wess (ts)/Foster (4-bar exchanges), Newman, Thompson
Track i - Thompson (intro), Newman, Wess (ts), Powell, Thompson, Foster, Newman/Foster (4-bar exchanges), Newman/Powell (4-bar exchanges), Newman/Wess (ts) (4-bar exchanges)

Leonard Feather (ldr), Thad Jones (t), Benny Powell (tb), Frank Wess (ts, f), Dick Hyman (p, or), Andre Previn (p), Curtis Counce, Oscar Pettiford (b), Osie Johnson, Stan Levey (d)

e, f  performed as medley

Frank Wess (f) on c; Dick Hyman (p) on a-c, (or) on d-f; Andre Previn (p) on e; Curtis Counce (b) on e; Stan Levey (d) on e.

Track a is called "East Coast, West Coast". The rest of this LP featured a West Coast ensemble performing essentially the same material. MGM label discographer Michel Ruppli indicates that this session was probably recorded in March of 1956. The last track of the LP is titled "Lover Come Back To Me" and incorporates a section spliced in featuring the rhythm section of the West Coast ensemble recorded in January of 1956. The analysis of this track is as follows:
1. 16 bars, the last A section of the "Lover Come Back To Me" form but the line the horns play is very reminiscent of "Bean and the Boys" by Coleman Hawkins. Hyman plays organ.
2. 64 bars (1 complete chorus) of the West Coast rhythm section (Previn, Counce, Levey) improvising on the chord changes of "Lover Come Back To Me." This must be mtx. 56-S-105-2 from the January 1956 Hollywood session.
3. A break followed by a full chorus of improvising on the changes of "Lover Come Back To Me" by the East Coast group: 16 bars trumpet (Jones), 16 bars tenor sax (Wess), 16 bars organ (Hyman), 16 bars trombone (Powell). This is done at a faster tempo than the original one.
4. 16 bars of the A section of Hawkins' "Bean and the Boys," 16 bars Pettiford bass solo (bridge - form is abbreviated by 16 bars), 16 bars, the last A section of "Bean and the Boys." So the last chorus is only 48 bars instead of 64.

Soloists:
Track a - Powell, Hyman (p), Jones, Wess (ts), Pettiford
Track b - Pettiford (states melody), Jones, Wess (ts), Hyman (p), Powell, Pettiford
Track c - Wess (ts), Jones, Wess (f), Powell
Track d - Hyman (or - states melody), Jones, Hyman (or), Wess (ts), Hyman (or)
Tracks e-f - see above

Frank Foster, Frank Wess (ldr), Henry Coker, Benny Powell (tb), Frank Foster (ts), Frank Wess (ts, f), Kenny Burrell (g), Eddie Jones (b), Kenny Clarke (d)

Frank Wess (ts) on b-f, (f) on a.

Frank Foster, Frank Wess (ldr), Henry Coker, Benny Powell (tb), Frank Foster (ts), Frank Wess (ts, f), Kenny Burrell (g), Eddie Jones (b), Kenny Clarke (d)

Frank Wess (f) on e-f.

Nothing is known about track f.

Joe Newman (ldr), Conte Candoli, Joe Ferrante, Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal (t), Joe Newman (t, v), Jimmy Cleveland, Fred Ohms, Benny Powell, Chauncey Welsch (tb), Sam Marowitz, Phil Woods (as), Al Cohn (ts, cl), Eddie Wasserman (ts), Al Epstein (bar), Freddie Green (g), Nat Pierce (p), Eddie Jones (b), Gus Johnson (d)

Joe Newman (v) on a.

Leonard Feather, Dick Hyman (ldr), Joe Newman (t), Benny Powell (tb), Jerome Richardson (as, pic), Frank Wess (ts, f), Romeo Penque (bar, cl), Don Elliott (vib, x, per, bo), Dick Hyman (p), Oscar Pettiford (b), Osie Johnson (d)

Jerome Richardson (pic) on b; Frank Wess (f) on b; Don Elliott (vib) on a, d, (x) on b, (per) on b, (bo) on d.

Soloists:
Track a - Newman, Richardson (as), Newman
Track b - Wess (f), Richardson (pic), Wess (f)/Richardson (pic)
Track c - not auditioned
Track d - Richardson (as), Newman, Powell, Elliott (vib)

Leonard Feather, Dick Hyman (ldr), Thad Jones (t), Benny Powell (tb), Bill Barber (tu), Jerome Richardson (as, pic), Frank Wess (ts), Phil Bodner (bar, o), Dick Hyman (p), Oscar Pettiford (b), Kenny Clarke (d)

Bill Barber (tu) on a-b, d; Jerome Richardson (as) on a, c-d, (pic) on b; Phil Bodner (o) on a.

Track c is an early example of the blues in 5/4 time.

Soloists:
Track a - Hyman, Jones, Wess, Barber, Powell/Bodner (o) (4-bar exchanges)
Track b - Wess, Richardson (pic), Hyman, Jones/Clarke (4-bar exchanges), Jones
Track c - Pettiford, Hyman, Jones, Pettiford, Wess
Track d - Jones, Barber, Wess, Powell, Richardson (as)

Frank Wess (ldr), Jimmy Cleveland, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell (tb), Frank Wess (f), Freddie Green (g), Ronnell Bright (p), Eddie Jones (b), Kenny Clarke (d)

"Cracker Jack" is probably one of the unknown titles.

Tony Scott (ldr), John Carisi, Thad Jones, Jimmy Nottingham, Clark Terry (t), Henry Coker, Quentin Jackson, Benny Powell, Sonny Truitt (tb), Gigi Gryce (as), Zoot Sims, Frank Wess (ts), Danny Bank, Sahib Shihab (bar), Tony Scott (cl), Freddie Green (g), Bill Evans (p), Milt Hinton (b), Osie Johnson (d)

Tony Scott (ldr), John Carisi, Bernie Glow, Thad Jones, Clark Terry (t), Henry Coker, Quentin Jackson, Benny Powell, Sonny Truitt (tb), Gigi Gryce (as), Zoot Sims, Frank Wess (ts), Danny Bank, Sahib Shihab (bar), Tony Scott (cl), Freddie Green (g), Bill Evans (p), Les Grinage (b), Paul Motian (d)

Solos:
a - Scott, trumpet, Scott
b - Evans, trumpet, Scott
c - Terry, trombone, Shihab, Sims, Wess, Scott

Tony Scott (ldr), John Carisi, Thad Jones, Jimmy Nottingham, Clark Terry (t), Henry Coker, Quentin Jackson, Benny Powell, Sonny Truitt (tb), Gigi Gryce (as), Frank Foster, Frank Wess (ts), Danny Bank, Sahib Shihab (bar), Tony Scott (cl), Freddie Green (g), Bill Evans (p), Milt Hinton (b), Osie Johnson (d)

Solos:
a - Scott, Wess, Scott
b - Scott, Terry, Gryce, Evans
c - Scott, Wess, trombone

Thad Jones (ldr), Thad Jones (t), Benny Powell (tb), Gigi Gryce (as), Tommy Flanagan (p), George Duvivier (b), Elvin Jones (d)

Donald Byrd, Gigi Gryce (ldr), Donald Byrd (t), Benny Powell (tb), Julius Watkins (frh), Don Butterfield (tu), Gigi Gryce (as), Sahib Shihab (bar), Tommy Flanagan (p), Wendell Marshall (b), Arthur Taylor (d)

Tony Scott (ldr), Wendell Culley, Thad Jones, Jimmy Maxwell, Joe Newman (t), Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Quentin Jackson, Benny Powell (tb), Gigi Gryce (as), Frank Foster (ts), Frank Wess (ts, f), Charles Fowlkes, Sahib Shihab (bar), Tony Scott (cl), Freddie Green (g), Bill Evans (p), Les Grinage (b), Osie Johnson (d)

Frank Wess (f) on b.

Solos:
a - Scott, Wess (tenor saxophone), Scott
b - Scott, Shihab, Jones, Wess (flute), trombone, Foster, Newman, Evans
c - Scott, Evans, Scott

J. C. Heard (ldr), Joe Newman (t), Benny Powell (tb), Frank Wess (as, ts, f), Charles Fowlkes (bar), Ronnell Bright (p), Johnny Pate (b), Dave Heard (d), J. C. Heard (d, bo, cng, tam, v)

Frank Wess (as) on c, e, (ts) on a-b, f-g, (f) on d; Dave Heard (d) on a-b, d, f; J. C. Heard (d) on c, e, g, (bo) on f, (cng) on d, f, (tam) on a, (v) on a-b, d, f.

Johnnie Pate is listed on the LP as Pat Johns and John W. Pate, Sr. Track f contains ensemble vocal responses. Track g includes some studio chatter and two additional endings.

Soloists:
Track a - Bright, J. C. Heard (v), Newman, Wess (ts), J.C. Heard (v)
Track b - J. C. Heard (v), Bright, J. C. Heard (v)
Track c - J. C. Heard (d) (breaks), Bright, Newman, Wess (as)/J. C. Heard (8-bar exchanges)
Track d - J. C. Heard (v), Powell/Wess (f), J. C. Heard (v)
Track e - Bright, Wess (as), J. C. Heard (d)
Track f - J. C. Heard (v, cng, bo), D. Heard (d)
Track g - Bright, Newman, Wess (ts), Powell, Bright, Newman, Bright (last chorus bridge)

Melba Liston (ldr), Bennie Green, Al Grey, Melba Liston, Benny Powell (tb), Kenny Burrell (g), Jamil Nasser [George Joyner] (b), Charli Persip (d)

Benny Powell is not present on the remaining tracks of this album.

Soloists:
Track a - Powell, Green, Liston, Grey, Burrell, Nasser, Persip, Powell, Green, Grey, Liston (all short)
Track b - Powell, Green, Liston, Grey, Burrell, Powell/Green/Liston/Grey (4-bar exchanges)
Track c - Persip (intro), Green, Liston, Burrell

Eddie Bert, Jimmy Cleveland, Henry Coker, Bennie Green, Melba Liston, Benny Powell, Frank Rehak (tb), Bob Brookmeyer (vtb), Dick Hixson, Bart Varsalona (btb), Hank Jones (p), Wendell Marshall (b), Osie Johnson (d)

Benny Powell does not appear on the 6 tracks from the Hollywood sessions issued on the Warner Bros. LP and CD reissue, recorded on December 3 and 5, 1958.

Soloists: Rehak, Brookmeyer, Powell, Coker, Jones, Green

Bob Alexander, Eddie Bert, Jimmy Cleveland, Bennie Green, Melba Liston, Benny Powell, Frank Rehak (tb), Bob Brookmeyer (vtb), Dick Hixson, Bart Varsalona (btb), Hank Jones (p), Milt Hinton (b), Osie Johnson (d)

Benny Powell does not appear on the 6 tracks from the Hollywood sessions issued on the Warner Bros. LP and CD reissue, recorded on December 3 and 5, 1958.

Soloists:
Track a - Cleveland
Track b - Liston, Brookmeyer, Bert, Jones, Rehak, Green, Hinton

Eddie Bert, Jimmy Cleveland, Henry Coker, Melba Liston, Benny Powell, Frank Rehak (tb), Bob Brookmeyer (vtb), Dick Hixson, Bart Varsalona (btb), Hank Jones (p), Wendell Marshall (b), Osie Johnson (d)

Benny Powell does not appear on the 6 tracks from the Hollywood sessions issued on the Warner Bros. LP and CD reissue, recorded on December 3 and 5, 1958. According to the Bruyninckx and Lord discographies, track c is a "spliced tape recorded at 2 different dates, probably December 3 or 5 and the alternate date." A guitar is audible suggesting December 5 when Barney Kessel was present. The personnel on that date besides Kessel were Marshall Cram, Herbie Harper, Joe Howard, Ed Kusby, Dick Nash, Murray McEachern, Tommy Pederson, Frank Beach (tb), George Roberts, Ken Shroyer (btb), Marty Paich (p), Red Mitchell (b), Mel Lewis (d). It is not clear who from the New York session actually performs on track c.

Soloists:
Track a - Rehak, Brookmeyer, Powell, Bert, Cleveland, Marshall (walking)
Track b - Cleveland, Rehak, Jones
Track c - see above

Al Grey (ldr), Joe Newman (t), Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb), Billy Mitchell (ts), Charles Fowlkes (bar), Floyd Morris (p), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (d)

Soloists:
Tracks a, c - Grey
Track b - Grey, Morris, Grey
Track d - Mitchell, Grey, Grey/Jones
Track e - Morris, Mitchell, Grey/Powell (4-bar exchanges with Payne
Track f - Grey, Newman, Grey
Track g - Grey, Newman, Grey, Mitchell, Grey
Track h - Morris (intro), Grey, Morris
Track i - Grey, Mitchell, Grey, Newman, Morris

Tal Farlow (ldr), Benny Powell (tb), Frank Wess (ts, f), Charles Fowlkes (bar), Tal Farlow (g), Dick Hyman (p), Wendell Marshall (b), Osie Johnson (d)

Frank Wess (f) on b.

Benny Powell and Charles Fowlkes do not play on the other tracks from these sessions. The arrangements were probably done by Dick Hyman.

Soloists:
Track a - Farlow, Powell, Hyman, Wess (ts), Farlow
Track b - Hyman, Wess (f), Farlow, Farlow/Powell/Farlow/Wess (f) (4-bar exchanges), Farlow/Johnson (4-bar exchanges)
Track c - Farlow, Wess (ts), Hyman

Ernestine Anderson (ldr), Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Nick Travis, Snooky Young (t), Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb), Marshal Royal, Frank Wess (as), Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell (ts), Charles Fowlkes (bar), unknown (g), Hank Jones (p), Milt Hinton (b), Charli Persip (d), Hal Mooney (con), Ernestine Anderson (v)

These tracks were recorded in two sessions on unknown dates in either 1959 or 1960. One session employed a nine-piece ensemble and the other, a sixteen-piece band. It's difficult to determine which are the smaller group tracks. The sessions must have been close together in time since the matrix numbers are contiguous. The personnel on each session are not known. Most of the personnel shown were members of the Count Basie Orchestra, the exceptions being Ernie Royal, Travis, Hank Jones, Hinton and Persip. A rhythm guitar is heard but not credited. The album also includes 4 tracks, "My Melancholy Baby," "More Than You Know," "A Tree in the Meadow" and "I Got Lost in His Arms" with only strings, woodwinds and rhythm section.

Bill Henderson (ldr), Bobby Bryant (t), Benny Powell (tb), Billy Mitchell, Frank Wess (ts), Charles Fowlkes (bar), Gildo Mahones (p), Bob Cranshaw (b), Al Duncan (d), Bill Henderson (v)

There are no instrumental solos on either track.

Earl Washington (ldr), Thad Jones (t), Benny Powell (tb), Frank Wess (as, f), Frank Foster (ts), unknown (bar), Earl Washington (p), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (d)

Frank Wess (as) on c, (f) on a-b, d; unknown (bar) on e.

This LP has one additional track, "March Lightly," with a completely different ensemble that does not include Benny Powell. Track c has an alto saxophone solo, not mentioned in the liner notes, that sounds very much like Frank Wess, who is listed as playing only flute. Track e has an unmentioned baritone saxophonist prominent in the ensemble sections.

Soloists:
Track a - Wess (f), T. Jones, Washington, Payne (breaks)
Track b - Payne (intro), Powell, Foster, T. Jones, Wess (f), Washington, Payne
Track c - Washington, Foster, T. Jones, Wess (as)
Track d - Foster, Powell, Wess (f), T. Jones, Washington
Track e - none (This is a brief ensemble evocation of "When the Saints Go Marching In.")

Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller (ldr), Sonny Cohn, Joe Newman, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal (t), Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell, Frank Rehak (tb), Marshal Royal (as), Frank Wess (as, f), Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell (ts), Seldon Powell (ts, f), Charles Fowlkes (bar), Freddie Green (g), Hank Jones (p), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (d)

Most of the personnel were members of the Count Basie Orchestra, the exceptions being Nottingham, Ernie Royal, Rehak, Seldon Powell and Hank Jones.
Solos:
Track a - trumpet
Track b - Wess (f)
Track c - Wess (f), S. Powell (f), trumpet
Track d - trumpet, tenor sax, H. Jones
Track e - none

Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller (ldr), Thad Jones, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal, Snooky Young (t), Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell, Frank Rehak (tb), Marshal Royal (as), Frank Wess (as, f), Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell (ts), Seldon Powell (ts, f), Charles Fowlkes (bar), Allen Hanlon (g), Hank Jones (p), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (d)

Most of the personnel were members of the Count Basie Orchestra, the exceptions being Nottingham, Ernie Royal, Rehak, Seldon Powell, Hanlon and Hank Jones. The liner notes to Atlantic 8047 indicate that the guitarist on track a is Kenny Burrell and Freddie Green on track b. The personnel shown come from Ruppli's Atlantic Records discography.

Solos:
Track a - none
Track b - trombone

Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller (ldr), Sonny Cohn, Joe Newman, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal (t), Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell, Frank Rehak (tb), Marshal Royal, Frank Wess (as), Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell, Seldon Powell (ts), Charles Fowlkes (bar), Kenny Burrell (g), Ellis Larkins (p), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (d)

Most of the personnel were members of the Count Basie Orchestra, the exceptions being Nottingham, Ernie Royal, Rehak, Seldon Powell, Burrell and Ellis Larkins. These titles have not been auditioned. The liner notes to Atlantic 8047 indicate that on tracks a and b, the guitarist is Allen Hanlon and Thad Jones replaces Joe Newman. The personnel shown come from Ruppli's Atlantic Records discography.

Solos:
Tracks a-c - Larkins
Track d - none
Track e - not auditioned

Al Grey (ldr), Joe Newman (t), Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb), Billy Mitchell (ts), Charles Fowlkes (bar), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Higgins (p), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (d)

Freddie Green (g) on b-h; Eddie Higgins (p) on b-h; Eddie Jones (b) on b-h; Sonny Payne (d) on b-h.

Soloists:
Track a - none (horn choir)
Track b - Grey
Track c - Grey, Mitchell, Grey
Track d - Higgins (intro), Grey, Mitchell, Newman, Powell, Higgins
Track e - Higgins, Higgins, Newman, Mitchell, Grey
Track f - Payne (intro), Grey, Payne, Mitchell, Payne, Newman, Payne, Higgins, Powell, Payne
Track g - Higgins, Grey, Fowlkes, Mitchell
Track h - Higgins (intro), Higgins, Grey

Ray Charles (ldr), Phil Guilbeau, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Clark Terry, Snooky Young (t), Henry Coker, Urbie Green, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb), Marshal Royal, Frank Wess (as), Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell (ts), Charles Fowlkes (bar), Freddie Green (g), Ray Charles (or, v), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (d)

Most of the ensemble were members of the Count Basie Orchestra, the exceptions being Guilbeau, Terry and Urbie Green.

Pepper Adams (ldr), Thad Jones (t), Benny Powell (tb), Charles McPherson (as), Zoot Sims (ts), Pepper Adams (bar), Hank Jones (p), Bob Cranshaw (b), Dannie Richmond (d), Charles Mingus (dir)

Benny Powell does not appear on any of the other tracks of the album.

Soloists:
Track a - Sims, Adams, T. Jones
Track b - H. Jones
Track c - H. Jones, Adams, Sims, T. Jones