Tr. 1
Produced by Norman Granz
Duke Ellington — piano
Johnny Hodges — alto saxophone
Harry Edison — trumpet
Leslie Spann — guitar
Al Hall — bass
Jo Jones — drums
Recorded in New York City, February 20, 1959
Tr. 2, 5 & 9
Produced by Norman Granz
Sound — Val Valentin
Duke Ellington — piano
Ray Brown — double bass
Recorded at United Recording, Las Vegas, Nevada, December 5, 1972
Tr. 3, 6 & 8
Produced by Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington — piano
Stéphane Grappelli, Ray Nance — violin
Svend Asmussen — viola
Ernie Shepard — bass
Sam Woodyard — drums
Recorded at Barclay Studios, Paris France, February 22, 1963
Tr. 4
Produced by Duke Ellington
Sound — Fred Plaut
Duke Ellington — piano
Jimmy Woode — bass
Sam Woodyard — drums
Recorded at Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City, March 20, 1957
Tr. 7 & 10
Produced by Bob Thiele
Sound — Ray Hall
Duke Ellington — piano
Louis Armstrong — vocals, trumpet
Trummy Young — trombone
Barney Bigard — clarinet
Mort Herbert — bass
Danny Barcelona — drums
Recorded at RCA Studios, New York City, April 3rd and 4th, 1961
Re-mastered by D.S.E.
SOUND MADE:
DRIVE: CDM12IND
DRIVE: S.P.M. / PWY1004
DRIVE: VRDS CMK-3.2 — KSS151A
DAC: 4XAD1862N-J-SM5843-CXD2545
DAC: PCM63
RECORDER MACHINE: RPD1000PRO
TUBE CORRECTOR: TELEFUNKEN EF7 & EF11 / AD1
MAGNETIC TAPE: BASF PROFESSIONAL HiFi LPR35
MAGNETIC TAPE: SONY SLH-11-1100BL
MAGNETIC TAPE: AMPEX 795
MAGNETIC TAPE: AMPEX 456 GRAND MASTER
MAGNETIC TAPE: 3M 996 AUDIO MASTERING TAPE
TAPE MACHINES: AMPEX ATR-100
TAPE MACHINES: STUDER A80-2
EARS SPEAKER: STAX SR007
HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER: TELEFUNKEN AD1 / EF12 / EL11
SOUND CONTROL:
DRIVE: ESOTERIC P-70vu /Japan/ + DAC — AUDION /England/
POWER CABLE: YTER /Italy/
ACOUSTIC SYSTEM: TANNOY — PRESTIGE WESTMINSTER ROYAL SE /England/
AMPLIFIER: AUDION — SILVER NIGHT — 4 MONO BLOCKS /England/
CONNECTORS CABLE: YTER /Italy/
