Personnel
- Musical
Track 1 Side 1 recorded in New York, 2 October 1939. Tracks 2 & 3 Side 1 recorded in New York 22 Nov 1939. Personnel (Benny Goodman Sextet):
- Benny Goodman — clarinet
- Lionel Hampton — vibes
- Fletcher Henderson — piano
- Charlie Christian — amplified guitar
- Artie Bernstein — bass
- Nick Fatool — drums
Track 4 Side 1 recorded in New York, 22 Nov 1939. Personnel (Benny Goodman and His Orchestra):
- Jimmy Maxwell, Ziggy Elman, Johnny Martel — trumpets
- Red Ballard, Vernon Brown, Ted Vesely — trombones
- Benny Goodman — clarinet
- Toots Mondello, Buff Estes — alto saxophones
- Bus Bassey, Jerry Jerome — tenor saxophones
- Fletcher Henderson — piano
- Charlie Christian — amplified guitar
- Artie Bernstein — bass
- Nick Fatool — drums
Track 5 Side 1 recorded in New York, 7 Feb 1940. Personnel was drawn from Metronome Magazine's annual reader's poll for the top instrumentalists. Metronome often gathered the winners (or near-winners) to record a few tracks together, and released the results on various record labels of the day. Metronome All Star Nine:
- Harry James — trumpet
- Jack Teagarden — trombone
- Benny Goodman — clarinet
- Benny Carter — alto saxophone
- Eddie Miller — tenor saxophone
- Jess Stacy — piano
- Charlie Christian — amplified guitar
- Bob Haggart — bass
- Gene Krupa — drums
Track 6 Side 1 recorded in New York, 7 Feb 1940. Personnel (Benny Goodman Sextet):
- Benny Goodman — clarinet
- Lionel Hampton — vibes
- Count Basie — piano
- Charlie Christian — amplified guitar
- Artie Bernstein — bass
Track 7 Side 1 recorded in New York, 7 Feb 1940. Personnel (Benny Goodman Sextet): Same as Track 6, adding:
- Nick Fatool — drums
Tracks 1-3 Side 2 recorded privately at a club in Minneapolis, MN, early Mar 1940, on acetate discs, by a local disc jockey. Personnel (Charlie Christian Sextet):
- Charlie Christian — amplified guitar
- Jerry Jerome — tenor saxophone
- Frankie Hines — piano
- unknown — bass, drums
Track 4 Side 2 recorded in Los Angeles, 16 Apr 1940. Personnel (Benny Goodman Sextet):
- Benny Goodman — clarinet
- Lionel Hampton — vibes
- Johnny Guarnieri — piano
- Charlie Christian — amplified guitar
- Artie Bernstein — bass
- Nick Fatool — drums
Tracks 5 & 6, Side 2 recorded in Los Angeles, 20 Jun 1940. Personnel (Benny Goodman Sextet):
- Benny Goodman — clarinet
- Lionel Hampton — vibes
- Dudley Brooks — piano
- Charlie Christian — amplified guitar
- Artie Bernstein — bass
- Nick Fatool — drums
Track 7, Side 2 recorded in New York, 7 Nov 1940. Personnel (Benny Goodman and His Sextet):
- Benny Goodman — clarinet
- Cootie Williams — trumpet
- George Auld — tenor saxophone
- Count Basie — piano
- Charlie Christian — amplified guitar
- Artie Bernstein — bass
- Harry Jaeger — drums
Tracks 1-4, Side 3 recorded in New York, 7 Nov 1940. Personnel (Benny Goodman and His Sextet featuring Count Basie):
- Benny Goodman — clarinet
- Cootie Williams — trumpet
- George Auld — tenor saxophone
- Count Basie] — piano
- Charlie Christian — amplified guitar
- Artie Bernstein — bass
- Harry Jaeger — drums
Tracks 5-7, Side 3 recorded in New York 19 Dec 1940. Personnel (Benny Goodman and His Sextet):
- Benny Goodman — clarinet
- Cootie Williams — trumpet
- George Auld — tenor saxophone
- Ken Kersey — piano
- Charlie Christian — amplified guitar
- Artie Bernstein — bass
- Harry Jaeger — drums
Tracks 1-3, Side 4 recorded in New York 15 Jan 1941. Personnel (Benny Goodman and His Sextet featuring Count Basie):
- Benny Goodman — clarinet
- Cootie Williams — trumpet
- George Auld — tenor saxophone
- Count Basie — piano
- Charlie Christian — amplified guitar
- Artie Bernstein — bass
- Jo Jones — drums
Track 4, Side 4 recorded in New York, 4 Mar 1941. Personnel (Benny Goodman and His Orchestra):
- Cootie Williams, Alec Fila, Jimmy Maxwell, Irving Goodman — trumpets
- Lou McGarity, Cutty Cutshall — trombones
- Skip Martin, Gus Bivona — alto saxophones
- Benny Goodman — clarinet
- George Auld, Pete Mondello — tenor saxophones
- Bob Snyder — baritone saxophone
- Johnny Guarnieri — piano
- Charlie Christian — amplified guitar
- Artie Bernstein — bass
- Dave Tough — drums
Tracks 5 & 6, Side 4 recorded in New York, 13 Mar 1941 during warm-up sessions while members of the Benny Goodman Sextet waited for their tardy leader. Columbia Records' practice at the time was to record all takes, partial takes, and sometimes warm-ups, onto acetate discs. These two performances were culled from one such disc. Personnel ("Charlie Christian Jammers"):
- Charlie Christian — amplified guitar
- Cootie Williams — trumpet (Track 6 only)
- George Auld — tenor saxophone
- Johnny Guarnieri — piano
- Artie Bernstein — bass
- Dave Tough — drums
Track 7, Side 4 recorded in New York, 13 Mar 1941. Personnel (Benny Goodman and His Sextet featuring Count Basie):
- Benny Goodman — clarinet
- Cootie Williams — trumpet
- George Auld — tenor saxophone
- Johnny Guarnieri — piano
- Artie Bernstein — bass
- Dave Tough — drums
- Technical
- Chris Albertson - compilation producer, liner notes
- Gene Lees - liner notes
- John Hammond - liner notes
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