Duke Ellington – piano; Harold Ashby – tenor sax, clarinet; Percy Marion – tenor sax; Russell Procope – alto sax, clarinet; Harold Minerve – alto sax, flute, piccolo; Harry Carney – clarinet, bass clarinet; Harold Money Johnson – trumpet, vocals; Johnny Coles – trumpet; Barry Lee Hall – trumpet; Mercer Ellington – trumpet; Chuck Connors – trombone; Art Baron – trombone; Vince Prudente – trombone; Joe Benjamin – bass; Quentin Rocky White – drums; Special guests:; Anita Moore – vocals (tracks 9, 10, 11, 26, 28); Tony Watkins – vocals (tracks 18, 19, 26, 28); Alice Babs – vocals (tracks 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28); Rolf Ericson – trumpet; Ake Persson – trombone; Nils Lindberg – piano; George Wein – piano (track 28)