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A1	–Charlie Johnson's Paradise Orchestra*	Charleston Is The Best Dance, After All Written-By – A. Porter*, C. Johnson*	2:47
A2	–Mezz Mezzrow And His Orchestra	Old-Fashioned Love Written-By – James P. Johnson*	3:04
A3	–Mezz Mezzrow And His Orchestra	Apologies Written-By – M. Mezzrow*	3:19
A4	–Mezz Mezzrow And His Orchestra	Sendin' The Vipers Written-By – M. Mezzrow*	2:55
A5	–Mezz Mezzrow And His Orchestra	Thirty-Fifth And Calumet Written-By – F. O'Brien*, M. Mezzrow*	2:48
A6	–Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra	I'm In The Mood For Swing Written-By – B. Carter*	2:45
A7	–Ethel Waters , acc. par/by Eddie Mallory And His Orchestra	Push Out Written-By – A. Lovejoy*, N. Reed*	2:43
A8	–Ethel Waters	I Just Got A Letter Written-By – D. Franklin*	2:22
B1	–Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra	When Lights Are Low Written-By – Carter*, Williams*	2:06
B2	–Una Mae Carlisle	Walkin' By The River Written-By – R. Sour*, U. Mae Carlisle*	3:01
B3	–Benny Carter And His Orchestra	All Of Me Written-By – Marks*, Simons*	3:22
B4	–Benny Carter And His Orchestra	The Very Thought Of You Written-By – R. Noble*	3:05
B5	–Benny Carter And His Orchestra	Cocktails For Two Written-By – Johnson*, Coslow*	3:03
B6	–Benny Carter And His Orchestra	Takin' My Time Written-By – B. Carter*	3:25
B7	–Benny Carter And His Orchestra	Cuddle Up, Huddle Up Written-By – B. Carter*	2:44
B8	–Benny Carter And His Orchestra	Babalu Written-By – M. Lecuona*	3:06
C1	–Benny Carter And His Orchestra	There, I've Said It Again Written-By – D. Mann*, R. Evans*	3:06
C2	–Benny Carter And His Orchestra	Midnight Written-By – Parker*, Gomez*	3:20
C3	–Benny Carter And His Orchestra	My Favorite Blues Written-By – B. Carter*	3:06
C4	–Benny Carter And His Orchestra	Lullaby To A Dream Written-By – B. Carter*	3:07
C5	–Benny Carter And His Orchestra	What A Difference A Day Made Written-By – M. Grever*, S. Adams*	3:02
C6	–Benny Carter And His Orchestra	Sunday Written-By – Krueger*, Cohn*, Styne*, Miller*	2:44
C7	–Benny Carter And His Orchestra	Ill Wind Written-By – Arlen*, Koehler*	3:00
C8	–Benny Carter And His Orchestra	Back Bay Boogie Written-By – B. Carter*	2:55
D1	–Benny Carter And His Orchestra	Tree Of Hope Written-By – B. Carter*	2:49
D2	–Benny Carter And His Orchestra	Lullaby In Blue Written-By – B. Carter*	2:42
D3	–Benny Carter And His Orchestra	Cruisin' Written-By – B. Carter*	2:42
D4	–Benny Carter And His Orchestra	I Wanna Go Home Written-By – H. Biggs*, J. Thomas*	2:46
D5	–Benny Carter And His Orchestra	You Belong To Me Written-By – Price*, P.W. King*, R. Stewart*	2:22
D6	–Benny Carter And His Orchestra	Love Is Cynthia Written-By – B. Carter*	2:27
D7	–Benny Carter And His Orchestra	Sunday Afternoon Written-By – B. Carter*	2:55
D8	–Benny Carter And His Orchestra	Georgia On My Mind Written-By – Carmichael*, Gorrell*	2:47

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Ben Whittet* (tracks: A1), Benny Carter (tracks: A1 to B1, B3 to D8), Benny Waters (tracks: A1), William White* (tracks: B7 to C1), Dave Matthews (tracks: A6), Eddie Barefield (tracks: C2 to C5, D2, D3, D6 to D8), Edgar Sampson (tracks: A1), Ernest Purce (tracks: C2 to D1), Garvin Bushell (tracks: A8), George Dorsey (tracks: B7 to C1), George James (tracks: B3 to B6, C6 to D1)
• Arranged By – Alex Hill* (tracks: A2), Benny Carter (tracks: A1, A6, B1, B3 to D8), Floyd O'Brien (tracks: A5), Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow* (tracks: A3, A4)
• Banjo – Bobby Johnson (tracks: A1)
• Baritone Saxophone – George James (tracks: B3 to B6), Willard Brown (tracks: D2, D3, D6 to D8)
• Bass – Charles Turner (tracks: A8), Charles Drayton* (tracks: C2 to D1), Hayes Alvis (tracks: B3 to B6), John Kirby (tracks: A2 to A6), Milton Hinton* (tracks: A7, B1), Ray Brown (tracks: D2, D3, D6 to D8), Slam Stewart (tracks: B2), Ted Sturgis (tracks: B7 to C1)
• Clarinet – Ben Whittet* (tracks: A1), Benny Carter (tracks: A1, A6, A8, B7 to C5), Castor McCord (tracks: A7), Garvin Bushell (tracks: A8)
• Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Chauncey Haughton (tracks: B3 to B6), Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow* (tracks: A2 to A5)
• Drums – Al Taylor (tracks: C2 to C5), Chick Webb (tracks: A2 to A5), Chris Columbus* (tracks: D2, D3, D6 to D8), Cozy Cole (tracks: B1), George Stafford (tracks: A1), J.C. Heard (tracks: B7 to C1), Jo Jones (tracks: A6), William Purnell* (tracks: B3 to B6), Berisford Shepherd* (tracks: C6 to D1), Zutty Singleton (tracks: B2)
• Electric Guitar – Charlie Christian (tracks: B1), William Lewis (tracks: C6 to D1)
• Guitar – Danny Barker (tracks: A7), Everett Barksdale (tracks: B2 to B6), Herbert Thomas* (tracks: B7 to C5), Rene Hall (tracks: D2, D3, D6 to D8)
• Leader – Benny Carter (tracks: B3 to D8), Charlie Johnson (tracks: A1), Lionel Hampton (tracks: B1), Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow* (tracks: A2 to A5)
• Piano – Billy Kyle (tracks: A6), Billy Taylor (tracks: D2, D3, D6 to D8), Charlie Johnson (tracks: A1), Clyde Hart (tracks: B1), Reg Beane* (tracks: A7, A8), Sonny White (tracks: B3 to D1), Una Mae Carlisle (tracks: B2), Willie "The Lion" Smith (tracks: A2 to A5)
• Tenor Saxophone – Alfred Gibson* (tracks: C6 to D1), Art Drelinger (tracks: D2, D3, D6 to D8), Babe Russin (tracks: A6), Ben Webster (tracks: B1), Benny Waters (tracks: A1), Lawrence "Bud" Freeman* (tracks: A2 to A5), Coleman Hawkins (tracks: B1), Ernest Powell* (tracks: C2 to D1), Fred Williams (tracks: C2 to C5), Fred Mitchell* (tracks: B7 to C1), George Irish (tracks: B3 to C1), Herschel Evans (tracks: A6), Chu Berry* (tracks: B1), Lucky Thompson (tracks: D2, D3, D6 to D8), Stafford Simon (tracks: B3 to B6)
• Trombone – Benny Carter (tracks: A6), Benny Morton (tracks: B3 to B6, C6 to D1), Charlie Irvis (tracks: A1), Claude Jones (tracks: D2, D3, D6 to D8), Floyd O'Brien (tracks: A2 to A5), Frank Rehak (tracks: D2, D3, D6 to D8), James Archey* (tracks: B7 to D1), Joe Britton (tracks: B7 to C5), John McConnell (tracks: C6 to D1), Madison Vaughan (tracks: B3 to B6), Milton Robinson (tracks: B3 to B6), Tyree Glenn (tracks: A7, D2, D3, D6 to D8), Vic Dickenson (tracks: B7 to C5)
• Trumpet – Benny Carter (tracks: B2 to D1), Bobby Williams (tracks: B3 to B6), Chelsea Quealey (tracks: A2 to A5), Richard Vance* (tracks: D2, D3, D6 to D8), Dizzy Gillespie (tracks: B1), Adolphus "Doc" Cheatham* (tracks: C2 to C5, D2, D3, D6 to D8), Eddy Mallory* (tracks: A7, A8), Emmett Berry (tracks: C6 to D1), Harry James (tracks: A6), Cladys "Jabbo" Smith* (tracks: A1), Jonah Jones (tracks: B7 to C1), Lincoln Mills (tracks: C2 to C5), Max Kaminsky (tracks: A2 to A5), Nathaniel Williams (tracks: C6 to D1), Reunald Jones (tracks: A2 to A5), Rostelle Reese (tracks: C6 to D1), Russell Smith (tracks: B3 to C1), Sidney De Paris (tracks: A1, B3 to C5), Taft Jordan (tracks: D2, D3, D6 to D8)
• Tuba – Cyrus Saint Clair* (tracks: A1)
• Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton (tracks: A6, B1), Tyree Glenn (tracks: A7)
• Violin – Edgar Sampson (tracks: A1)
• Vocals – Ethel Waters (tracks: A7, A8), Maxine Sullivan (tracks: C2 to C5), Roy Felton (tracks: B3 to C1), Una Mae Carlisle (tracks: B2)

Notes

A1 ... New York, 24-1-1928
A2 ... New York, 7-5-1934
A3 ... New York, 7-5-1934
A4 ... New York, 7-5-1934
A5 ... New York, 7-5-1934
A6 ... New York, 21-7-1938
A7 ... New York, 15-8-1939
A8 ... New York, 22-9-1939

B1 ... New York, 11-9-1939
B3 ... New York, 13-11-1939
B3 ... New York, 19-11-1940
B4 ... New York, 19-11-1940
B5 ... New York, 19-11-1940
B6 ... New York, 19-11-1940
B7 ... New York, 21-1-1941
B8 ... New York, 21-1-1941

C1 ... New York, 21-1-1941
C2 ... New York, 1-4-1941
C3 ... New York, 1-4-1941
C4 ... New York, 1-4-1941
C5 ... New York, 1-4-1941
C6 ... New York, 16-10-1941
C7 ... New York, 16-10-1941
C8 ... New York, 16-10-1941

D1 ... New York, 16-10-1941
D2 ... New York, 26-7-1952
D3 ... New York, 26-7-1952
D4 ... New York, Sept. 1952
D5 ... New York, 22-10-1952
D6 ... New York, 22-10-1952
D7 ... New York, 22-10-1952
D8 ... New York, 22-10-1952

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ND 89761	Benny Carter	Benny Carter (1928 - 1952) ‎(2xCD, Comp)	BMG France	ND 89761	France	1992
BVCJ 7307-08	Benny Carter	Benny Carter (1928 - 1952) ‎(2xCD, Comp, Mono)	RCA	BVCJ 7307-08	Japan	1993
66539-2	Benny Carter	Benny Carter (1928 - 1952) ‎(2xCD, Comp)	RCA Victor	66539-2	US	1992
NL 89762	Benny Carter	Benny Carter (1928 - 1952) ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono, RE)	RCA	NL 89762	Europe	1979