Tracklist
| 1-1 | Take The A Train | 1:18 | |
| 1-2 | Harlem Air Shaft | 3:11 | |
| 1-3 | Creole Love Call | 4:03 | |
| 1-4 | C Jam Blues | 5:01 | |
| 1-5 | Is It A Sin | 3:00 | |
| 1-6 | Just-A-Sittin' And A Rockin' | 4:19 | |
| 1-7 | Moonlight Fiesta | 4:02 | |
| 1-8 | The Hawk Talks | 2:43 | |
| 1-9 | Satin Doll | 1:56 | |
| 1-10 | Take The A Train | 1:21 | |
| 1-11 | Blue Jean Beguine | 3:53 | |
| 1-12 | Boo Dah | 3:37 | |
| 1-13 | Cocktails For Two | 3:50 | |
| 1-14 | Nothin' Nothin', Baby | 2:55 | |
| 1-15 | Jump For Joy | 3:54 | |
| 1-16 | Perdido | 4:35 | |
| 1-17 | Blue Moon | 4:13 | |
| 1-18 | Satin Doll | 1:21 | |
| 1-19 | Take The A Train | 0:49 | |
| 1-20 | Concerto For Cootie | 3:29 | |
| 1-21 | Johnny Come Lately | 3:01 | |
| 1-22 | My Heart Tells Me | 2:01 | |
| 1-23 | Blue Skies | 3:25 | |
| 1-24 | Things Ain't What They Used To Be | 0:27 | |
| 2-1 | Take The A Train | 0:53 | |
| 2-2 | Caravan | 3:55 | |
| 2-3 | I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart & Don't Get Around Much Anymore | 4:16 | |
| 2-4 | Bond Promo | 0:29 | |
| 2-5 | The Hawk Talks | 3:52 | |
| 2-6 | Come On Home | 3:03 | |
| 2-7 | Flamingo | 2:53 | |
| 2-8 | Bond Promo | 0:29 | |
| 2-9 | Jump For Joy | 3:31 | |
| 2-10 | Satin Doll | 3:36 | |
| 2-11 | Take The A Train | 2:07 | |
| 2-12 | Take The A Train | 3:05 | |
| 2-13 | The Tattooed Bride | 10:48 | |
| 2-14 | Bond Promo | 0:49 | |
| 2-15 | Nothin' Nothin', Baby | 3:26 | |
| 2-16 | Rock Skippin' At The Blue Note | 3:03 | |
| 2-17 | Just Squeeze | 3:43 | |
| 2-18 | Ting-A-Ling | 3:36 | |
| 2-19 | Satin Doll | 1:09 |
Credits
- Alto Saxophone – Otto Hardwick (tracks: 1-19 - 1-24), Rick Henderson (tracks: 1-1 - 1-18, 2-1 - 2-19)
- Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Russell Procope (tracks: 1-1 - 1-18, 2-1 - 2-19)
- Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Johnny Hodges (tracks: 1-19 - 1-24)
- Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Harry Carney
- Bass – Wendell Marshall (tracks: 1-1 - 1-18, 2-1 - 2-19), Wilson Myers (tracks: 1-19 - 1-24)
- Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Elmer Williams (tracks: 1-19 - 1-24), Jimmy Hamilton
- Cornet – Rex Stewart (tracks: 1-19 - 1-24)
- Drums – Butch Ballard (tracks: 1-1 - 1-18, 2-1 - 2-19), Sonny Greer (tracks: 1-19 - 1-24)
- Guitar – Fred Guy (tracks: 1-19 - 1-24)
- Piano – Duke Ellington
- Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Paul Gonsalves (tracks: 1-1 - 1-18, 2-1 - 2-19)
- Trombone – Britt Woodman (tracks: 1-1 - 1-18, 2-1 - 2-19), Lawrence Brown (tracks: 1-19 - 1-24), Quentin Jackson (tracks: 1-1 - 1-18, 2-1 - 2-19)
- Trumpet – Cat Anderson (tracks: 1-1 - 1-18, 2-1 - 2-19), Clark Terry (tracks: 1-1 - 1-18, 2-1 - 2-19), Dizzy Gillespie (tracks: 1-19 - 1-24), Taft Jordan (tracks: 1-19 - 1-24), Wallace Jones (tracks: 1-19 - 1-24), Willie Cook (tracks: 1-1 - 1-18, 2-1 - 2-19)
- Trumpet, Violin, Vocals – Ray Nance (tracks: 1-1 - 1-18, 2-1 - 2-19)
- Valve Trombone – Juan Tizol
- Vocals – Al Hibbler (tracks: 1-19 - 1-24), Jimmy Grissom (tracks: 1-1 - 1-18, 2-1 - 2-19)
Notes
1-1-1-9 Recorded NBC broadcast, Blue Note, Chicago, June 24 1953
1-10-1-18 Recorded NBC broadcast, Blue Note, Chicago, July 1 1953
1-19-1-24 Recorded MBS broadcast, Hurricane, NYC, April 1 1944
2-1-2-11 Recorded NBC broadcast, Blue Note, Chicago, June 1953 (transmitted by WGM, NYC, July 17, 1953)
2-12-2-19 Recorded NBC broadcast, Blue Note, Chicago, June 1953 (transmitted by WGM, NYC, July 24, 1953)
1-10-1-18 Recorded NBC broadcast, Blue Note, Chicago, July 1 1953
1-19-1-24 Recorded MBS broadcast, Hurricane, NYC, April 1 1944
2-1-2-11 Recorded NBC broadcast, Blue Note, Chicago, June 1953 (transmitted by WGM, NYC, July 17, 1953)
2-12-2-19 Recorded NBC broadcast, Blue Note, Chicago, June 1953 (transmitted by WGM, NYC, July 24, 1953)
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- Barcode: 7 17101 90242 2
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