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A1	–Billy Kyle's Big Eight	H.R.S. Hounce Written-By – Lon Davis*	3:00
A2	–Billy Kyle's Big Eight	Contemporary Blues Written-By – Billy Kyle	2:57
A3	–Russell Procope's Big Six	Four Wheel Drive Written-By – Snyder*, Hall*	2:54
A4	–Russell Procope's Big Six	Bottle It Written-By – Skip Hall	2:54
A5	–Sandy Williams' Big Eight*	Tea For Me Written-By – Sandy Williams	3:04
A6	–Sandy Williams' Big Eight*	Sandy's Blues Written-By – Sandy Williams	3:08
B1	–Dickie Wells' Big Seven	Drag Nasty (The Walk) Written-By – Dicky Wells*	2:50
B2	–Dickie Wells' Big Seven	Opera In Blue Written-By – Bud Johnson*	2:59
B3	–Russell Procope's Big Six	Right Foot Then Left Foot Written-By – Skip Hall	2:58
B4	–Russell Procope's Big Six	Denzil's Best Written-By – Denzil Best	2:39
B5	–Jimmy Jones' Big Four	Strollin' Easy Written-By – Jimmy Jones*	3:06
B6	–Jimmy Jones' Big Four	Weeta Written-By – Jimmy Jones	2:40

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – Interdisc
• Printed By – The Haycock Press Ltd.
• Remastered At – Components Corp.
• Published By – Interdisc-Riverside
• Published By – Copyright Control

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Lem Davis (tracks: A1, A2), Russell Procope (tracks: A3, A4, B3, B4), Tab Smith (tracks: A5, A6)
• Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Cecil Scott (tracks: A5, A6, B1, B2)
• Bass – Al Hall (tracks: B5, B6), Al McKibbon (tracks: B1, B2), John Simmons (tracks: A1 to A4, B3, B4), Sid Weiss (tracks: A5, A6)
• Clarinet – Buster Bailey (tracks: A1, A2)
• Cover [Design] – Ken Deardoff
• Drums – Buddy Rich (tracks: A1, A2), Denzil Best (tracks: A3 to A6, B3 to B6), Jimmy Crawford (tracks: B1, B2)
• Guitar – Brick Fleagle (tracks: A5, A6)
• Liner Notes – Orrin Keepnews
• Photography By [Back Liner Photographs] – Robert Parent*
• Piano – Billy Kyle (tracks: A1 to A4, B3, B4), Jimmy Jones (tracks: A5, A6, B1, B2, B5, B6)
• Remastered By – Jack Matthews
• Tenor Saxophone – Bud Johnson* (tracks: B1, B2, B5, B6), John Hardee (tracks: A1 to A4, B3, B4)
• Trombone – Dicky Wells* (tracks: B1, B2), Sandy Williams (tracks: A5, A6), Trummy Young (tracks: A1, A2)
• Trumpet – Dick Vance (tracks: A1, A2), George Treadwell (tracks: B1, B2), Harold Baker (tracks: A3, A4, B3, B4), Pee Wee Erwin (tracks: A5, A6)

Notes

Same catalog # on sleeve and labels.
Recorded: New York; Fall, 1946 (A1 to A4, B3, B4 to B6); New York; June 3, 1946 (A5, A6); New York; Spring, 1946 (B1, B2).
On rear sleeve: All selections were originally issued on the H.R.S (Hot Record Society) label. Re-mastered, 1960, by Jack Mathews (Components Corp.) on a HYDROFEED ® lathe. Riverside Records are produced by Bill Grauer Productions Inc. 235 West 46th Street, New York 36, N. Y. Distibuted in Europe by INTERDISC. Printed in England by The Haycock Press Ltd.
On labels: Produced in England By Interdisc. Made in England. Long Playing Microgroove.
Published by: Interdisc-Riverside (A1, A2, A5, A6, B1, B2, B4 to B6); Copyright Control (A3, A4, B3).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A etched): RLP-12-143A - B
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B etched): RLP-12-143B A
• Rights Society: MCPS

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
OJC-1723, RLP-143	Various	Giants Of Small-Band Swing Volume 1 ‎(LP, Comp, Ltd, RE, RM)	Original Jazz Classics, Riverside Records	OJC-1723, RLP-143	US	1990
OJCCD-1723-2	Various	Giants Of Small-Band Swing Volume 1 ‎(CD, Comp)	Original Jazz Classics	OJCCD-1723-2	US	1990