Duke Ellington (p) and His Orchestra: Cootie Williams, William "Cat" Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Herbie Jones (tp), Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper (tb), Chuck Connors (b.tb), Jimmy Hamilton (cl), Johnny Hodges (as), Russell Procope (as, cl), Paul Gonsalves (ts), Harry Carney (bs, cl), John Lamb (b), Sam Woodyard (dr)