Personnel: Ella Fitzgerald (vocals); Louis Armstrong (vocals, trumpet); Buddy Rich (vocals, drums); Charlie Fuqua, The Delta Rhythm Boys, Bill Kenny (vocals); Danny Perri, Bernard McKay, Ulysses Livingston, Hy White, Carl Hogan , Jimmy Shirley, John Trueheart, Allan Reuss, Remo Palmieri, Bobby Johnson (guitar); Jerry Blake (clarinet, alto saxophone); Peanuts Hucko, Benny Goodman (clarinet); Teddy McRae (reeds, tenor saxophone); Eddie Barefield, Garvin Bushell, Hilton Jefferson, Chauncey Houghton, Joe Gayles, Sam Simmons, Wayman Carver, Cecil Payne (reeds); Elmer "Skippy" Williams, Al Sears, Lester Young , Allen Eager, Josh Jackson (tenor saxophone); Ernie Caceres (baritone saxophone); Chris Griffin , Andrew Ferretti, Dave Burns, Matthew McKay, Dizzy Gillespie, John T. McGhee, Louis Ruggiero, Frankie Newton, Irving "Mouse" Randolph, Ralph Musillo, Leonard Graham, Raymond Orr, Aaron Izenhall, Taft Jordan, Ziggy Elman, Billy Butterfield, Elmon Wright, Bob Peck, Dick Vance, Bobby Stark , Jesse Drakes, Charlie Shavers (trumpet); Taswell Baird, Nat Story, Alfonso King, William Pritchard, John Haughton, Freddie Ohms, Jack Satterfield, William Shepherd , Ted Kelly, Earl Hardy, John McConnell, Kai Winding, Lou McGarity, Murray McEachern, Sandy Williams , Will Bradley, Benny Morton, George Matthews , Red Ballard (trombone); Tommy Fulford, Eddie Heywood, Freddie Lee Jefferson, John Richard Lewis, Buddy Weed, Hank Jones , Moe Wechsler, Jess Stacy, Joe Bushkin, Roger "Ram" Ramirez, Stan Freeman, Billy Kyle , Bill Davis , Bill Doggett (piano); Milt Jackson (vibraphone); Chick Webb , Cozy Cole, Gene Krupa, George Wettling, Eddie Byrd, Keg Purnell, Irv Kluger, Jesse Price, Joe Harris , Morey Feld, Roy Haynes, Big Sid Catlett, Sonny Payne, Bill Beason, Johnny Blowers, Charlie Smith (drums); Harry Dial's Blusicians, Vic Lourie (percussion).
Recording information: Carnegie Hall, New York, NY (03/17/1936-12/04/1948); New York, NY (03/17/1936-12/04/1948); Royal Roost, New York, NY (03/17/1936-12/04/1948).
Unknown Contributor Roles: Arthur Rollini; George Koenig; Bill DePew; Sid Rubin; Milton Chatz; Jack Greenberg; Bernard Kaufman; Sid Cooper; Vido Musso; Bill Stegmeyer; Hymie Schertzer; Harold Feldman; Art Drellinger.
