Participants/Performers
Ella Fitzgerald, vocals ; John Cave, James Decker and William Hinshaw, French horn (tracks 3, 15) ; Vincent DeRosa, French horn (tracks 7, 10, 14) ; Don Fagerquist, trumpet (tracks 2, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16) ; Carroll Lewis and George Seaberg, trumpet (tracks 2, 3, 8, 15) ; Shorty Sherock, trumpet (tracks 2, 3, 7, 8, 15) ; Vito Mangano, trumpet (tracks 3, 15) ; Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Ray Nance, Clark Terry, trumpet (track 4) ; Mannie Klein and Dale McMickle, trumpet (track 7) ; Dick Nash, trombone (tracks 2, 8, 15) ; Milton Bernhart, trombone (tracks 3, 6, 7, 12, 16) ; Tommy Pederson, trombone (tracks 2, 3, 7, 8, 15) ; Tommy Shepard, trombone (tracks 2, 3, 8, 15) ; Quentin Jackson, John Sanders and Britt Woodman, trombone (track 4) ; Richard Noel, trombone (track 7) ; George Roberts, bass trombone (tracks 2, 3, 8, 15) ; Karl DeKarske, bass trombone (track 7) ; Plas Johnson, tenor saxophone (tracks 2, 3, 6, 8, 12, 15, 16) ; Babe Russin, tenor saxophone (tracks 3, 15) ; Ben Webster, tenor saxophone (track 11) ; Ted Nash, tenor saxophone (track 7) and flute (tracks 10, 14) ; Jimmy Hamilton, clarinet and tenor saxophone (track 4) ; Benny Carter, alto saxophone (tracks 6, 12, 16) ; Russell Procope, alto saxophone and clarinet (track 4) ; Harry Carney, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet and clarinet (track 4) ; Chuck Gentry, baritone saxophone (tracks 6, 10, 12, 16), bassoon (track 10) and bass clarinet (track 10) ; Harry Klee, woodwinds (tracks 2, 7, 8) and flute (tracks 3, 15) ; Joe Koch, woodwinds (tracks 2, 3, 7, 8, 15) ; Wilbur Schwartz, woodwinds (tracks 2, 3, 8, 15) and flute (track 20) ; Champ Webb, woodwinds (tracks 2, 7, 8) ; William Smith, woodwinds (tracks 3, 15) ; Buddy Collette, flute (tracks 3, 15) and woodwinds (track 7) ; Bud Shank, flute (track 10) ; Buddy DeFranco, clarinet (tracks 3, 15) ; George Smtih, clarinet (track 3) ; Abe Most, clarinet (track 15) ; Norman Benno and Seymour Schoneberg, oboe (track 3, 15) ; Arnold Koblentz, oboe and English horn (track 10) ; Bob Cooper, oboe and English horn (track 14) ; Lloyd Hildebrand and Howard Terry, bassoon (tracks 3, 15) ; Paul Smith, piano (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15) and celeste (track 14) ; Billy Strayhorn, piano (track 4) ; Lou Levy, piano (tracks 6, 12, 16) ; Ann Stockton, harp (track 2) ; Kathryn Julye, harp (tracks 1, 3, 7, 15) ; Verlye Brilhart, harp (tracks 6, 12, 16) ; Corky Hale, harp (tracks 10, 14) ; Herb Ellis, guitar (tracks 1, 6, 7, 12, 16) ; Robert Bain, guitar (tracks 2, 8) ; Barney Kessel, guitar (tracks 3, 5, 10, 11, 14, 15) ; Joe Mondragon, bass (tracks 1, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16) ; Joe Comfort, bass (tracks 2, 3, 7, 8, 15) ; Jimmy Woode, bass (track 4) ; Wilfred Middlebrooks, bass (tracks 6, 12, 16) ; Bill Richmond, drums (track 1) ; Frank Flynn, drums (tracks 2, 7, 8) ; Alvin Stoller, drums (tracks 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16) ; Irving Cottler, drums (tracks 3, 15) ; Sam Woodyard, drums (track 4) ; Emil Radocchia, percussion (tracks 3, 15) ; Milt Holland, Glockenspiel and vibraphone (tracks 10, 14), marimba, timpani, bells, xylophone (track 10) ; Victor Arno, violin (tracks 1, 2, 8) ; Victor Bay, violin, (tracks 1, 2, 7, 8) ; Alex Beller, violin (tracks 1, 2, 7, 8) ; Jacques Gasselin, violin (tracks 1, 6, 12, 16) ; Ben Gill, violin (tracks 1, 6, 7, 12, 16) ; Henry Hill, violin (track 1) ; Murray Kellner, violin (tracks 1, 6, 7, 12, 16) ; Erno Neufeld, violin (tracks 1, 2, 6, 8, 12, 16) ; Misha [i.e. Mischa] Russell, violin (tracks 1, 6, 12, 16) ; Paul Shure, violin (tracks 1) ; Marshall Sosson, violin (tracks 1, 2, 6, 7, 12, 16) ; Gerald Vinci, violin (tracks 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16) ; Israel Baker, violin (tracks 2, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16) ; Lou Raderman, violin (tracks 2, 6, 8, 12, 16) ; Nathan Ross, violin (tracks 2, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16) ; Felix Slatkin, violin (track 2) ; Dan Lube, violin (tracks 6, 8, 12, 16) ; Joseph Stepansky, violin (tracks 6, 12, 16) ; Walter Edelstein, violin (track 7) ; James Getzoff, violin (track 7) ; Sidney Sharp, violin (track 8) ; Stuff Smith, violin (track 11) ; Alvin Dinken [i.e. Dinkin], viola (tracks 1, 6, 7, 12, 16) ; Paul Robyn, viola (tracks 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16) ; Barbara Simons, viola (tracks 1, 2, 7, 8) ; David Sterkin, viola (track 1) ; Alex Neimann, viola (tracks 2, 8) ; Lou Kievman, viola (tracks 6, 12, 16) ; Virginia Majewski, viola (tracks 6, 12, 16) ; James Arkatov, Elizabeth Greenschpoon, George Neikrug and Kurt Reher, cello (tracks 1, 7) ; Armand Kaproff, cello (tracks 2, 6, 8, 12, 16) ; Edgar Lustgarten, cello (tracks 2, 6, 10, 12, 14, 16) ; Ray Kramer, cello (tracks 6, 8, 12, 16) ; Eleanor [Aller] Slatkin cello (tracks 2, 6, 8, 12, 16) ; Robert La Marchina, cello (tracks 10, 14) ; other unidentified personnel ; Nelson Riddle, arranger and conductor (tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 15) ; Walter Sheets, arranger (track 6) ; Billy May, arranger (possibly track 12), conductor, (tracks 6, 12, 16) ; Paul Weston, arranger and conductor (tracks 9, 13) ; Buddy Bregman, arranger and conductor (tracks 10, 14) ; Russell Garcia, arranger (possibly tracks 12, 16).
