Tracklist

A1	I'm True To You	3:45
A2	The Little Goose	3:51
A3	Zaza	4:03
A4	Swamp Mist	4:39
A5	Carney-Val In Rhythm	2:45
A6	Night Wind	3:06
A7	Passin' Me By	2:54
A8	Sam-Pan	2:45
B1	Rose Boom	3:12
B2	Bojangles	2:53
B3	Coquette	2:47
B4	Borobudor	2:44
B5	Keb-Lah	3:06
B6	The Sphinx	3:06
B7	Zanzibar	3:05
B8	You Can't Have Your Cake And Eat It	2:40

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges (tracks: A5 - A8), Tab Smith (tracks: A1 - A4), Willie Smith (tracks: B5 - B8)
• Baritone Saxophone – Harry Carney
• Bass – Billy Taylor* (tracks: A5 - B4), Ed Mihelich (tracks: B5 - B8), Sid Weiss (tracks: A1 - A4)
• Clarinet – Barney Bigard (tracks: B1 - B4)
• Drums – Cozy Cole, Nick Fatool (tracks: B5 - B8)
• Guitar – Brick Fleagle (tracks: A1 - A8), Irving Ashby (tracks: B5 - B8)
• Leader – Barney Bigard (tracks: B1 - B4), Billy Taylor* (tracks: A5 - B4), Juan Tizol (tracks: B5 - B8), Rex Stewart (tracks: A1 - A4)
• Piano – Arnold Ross (tracks: B5 - B8), Johnny Guarnieri
• Tenor Saxophone – Babe Russin (tracks: B5 - B8)
• Trombone – Juan Tizol (tracks: B5 - B8), Lawrence Brown (tracks: A1 - A4), Vernon Brown (tracks: A5 - A8)
• Trumpet – Dick Cathcart (tracks: B5 - B8), Emmett Berry (tracks: A5 - A8), Joe Thomas (tracks: B1 - B4), Rex Stewart (tracks: A1 - A4)
• Vocals – Willie Smith (tracks: B8)

Notes

A1 - A4 recorded NYC, June 5th 1944
A5 - A8 recorded NYC, August 1st 1944
B1 - B4 recorded NYC, February 5th 1945
B5 - B8 recorded LA, April 7th 1946

Liner notes by Stanley Dance
Photo courtesy of Don Schlitten
Reissue scheduled by Fred Norsworthy

Seems to be an extended reissue of this one: http://www.localhost/Various-The-Ellingtonians/release/7537214

Tracks A5 and A8 appear to be identical.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A, label): SLX-01307
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, label): SLX-01308