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A1	–Benny Goodman Sextet	I Got Rhythm Written-By – Gershwin*	3:10
A2	–Benny Goodman Sextet	Flying Home Written-By – Goodman*, Christian*, Hampton*	3:11
A3	–Benny Goodman Sextet	Memories Of You Written-By – Blake*	2:52
A4	–Count Basie Combo	Blues With Helen Vocals – Helen HumesWritten-By – Basie*, Humes*	3:33
A5	–Count Basie Combo	Mortgage Stomp Written-By – Basie*	3:51
A6	–Count Basie Band	One O'Clock Stomp Written-By – Basie*	0:49
A7	–Count Basie Band	Blues With Lips Trumpet – Hot Lips PageWritten-By – Basie*	3:05
A8	–Count Basie Band	Rhythm Man Arranged By – Mundy*	2:40
B1	–Kansas City Six	Good Morning Blues Written-By – Basie*	3:44
B2	–Kansas City Six	Way Down Yander In New Orleans Written-By – Creamer*, Layton*	2:22
B3	–Count Basie, Walter Page, Jo Jones	I Ain't Got Nobody Written-By – S. Williams*	3:50
B4	–Count Basie Combo	Don't Be That Way Written-By – Sampson*	4:05
B5	–James P. Johnson*	Mule Walk Written-By – James P. Johnson*	2:16
B6	–James P. Johnson*	Carolina Shout Written-By – James P. Johnson*	2:13
B7	–New Orleans Feetwarmers*	Weary Blues Leader, Soprano Saxophone – Sidney BechetWritten-By – Artie Matthews	1:57
B8	–New Orleans Feetwarmers*	I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate Leader, Soprano Saxophone – Sidney BechetWritten-By – Piron*	2:13
C1	–Benny Goodman Sextet	Stomping At The Savoy Written-By – Sampson*	3:14
C2	–Benny Goodman Sextet	Honeysuckle Rose Written-By – Fats Waller	3:47
C3	–The Golden Gate Quartet	Gospel Train Written-By – Traditional	2:02
C4	–The Golden Gate Quartet	I'm On My Way Written-By – Traditional	2:57
C5	–Ida Cox And Band	Four Day Creep Vocals, Written-By – Cox*	3:19
C6	–Benny Goodman Sextet, Count Basie Band With Meade Lux Lewis*, Pete Johnson And Albert Ammons	Lady Be Good (Jam Session) Written-By – Gershwin*	9:29
D1	–Sonny Terry	Mountain Blues Written-By – Terry*	3:08
D2	–Sonny Terry And Bull City Red	The New John Henry Written-By – Terry*	3:06
D3	–Joe Turner* And Pete Johnson	It's All Right Baby Written-By – Turner*, Johnson*	2:32
D4	–Pete Johnson, Meade Lux Lewis* And Albert Ammons With Walter Page, Jo Jones	Cavalcade Of Boogie Written-By – Ammons*, Lewis*, Johnson*	2:56
D5	–Big Bill Broonzy With Albert Ammons, Walter Page, Jo Jones	Done Got Wise Written-By – Broonzy*	2:28
D6	–Big Bill Broonzy With Albert Ammons, Walter Page, Jo Jones	Louise, Louise Written-By – Broonzy*	2:50
D7	–Mitchell's Christian Singers	What More Can My Jesus Do Written-By – Traditional	2:09
D8	–Mitchell's Christian Singers	My Mother Died A'Shoutin' Written-By – Traditional	2:10
D9	–Kansas City Six	Paging The Devil Written-By – Page*	3:41

Companies, etc.

• Made By – Dischi Ricordi S.p.A.

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Earl Warren* (tracks: A6 to B8)
• Baritone Saxophone – Jack Washington (tracks: A6 to B8)
• Baritone Vocals – Louis Davis (tracks: D7, D8)
• Bass – Arthur Bernstein* (tracks: A1 to A3, C1, C2, C6), Walter Page (tracks: A4 to B4, B7, B8, C5, D4 to D6, D9)
• Bass Vocals – Sam Bryant (tracks: D7, D8)
• Bass Vocals [1st Bass] – Willie Johnson (tracks: C3, C4)
• Bass Vocals [2nd Bass] – Arlandus Wilson* (tracks: C3, C4)
• Clarinet – Benny Goodman (tracks: A1 to A3, C1, C2, C6)
• Drums – Jo Jones (tracks: A4 to B4, B7, B8, C5, D4 to D6, D9), Nick Fatool (tracks: A1 to A3, C1, C2, C6)
• Guitar – Charlie Christian (tracks: A1 to 3, B1, B2, C1, C2, C6, D9), Freddie Green (tracks: A6 to B2, C5, D9)
• Harmonica, Vocals – Sonny Terry (tracks: D1, D2)
• Leader, Soprano Saxophone – Sidney Bechet (tracks: B7, B8)
• Liner Notes – Charles Edward Smith, Sterling A. Brown
• Photography – New York Daily News
• Piano – Albert Ammons (tracks: C6, D4 to D6), Count Basie (tracks: A4 to A8, B3, B4, C6), Fletcher Henderson (tracks: A1 to A3, C1, C2, C6), James P. Johnson* (tracks: B5 to B8, C5), Meade Lux Lewis* (tracks: C6, D4), Pete Johnson (tracks: C6, C3, D4)
• Producer, Liner Notes – John Hammond
• Tenor Saxophone – Hershal Evans* (tracks: A6 to A8), Lester Young (tracks: A4 to B2, B4, C5, C6, D9)
• Tenor Vocals [1st Tenor] – Henry Owens (tracks: C3, C4), William Brown (tracks: D7, D8)
• Tenor Vocals [2nd Tenor] – Julius Davis (tracks: D7, D8), William Langford (tracks: C3, C4)
• Trombone – Benny Morton (tracks: A6 to A8), Dan Minor (tracks: A6 to A8, B7, B8), Dickie Wells (tracks: A6 to A8, C5)
• Trumpet – Buck Clayton (tracks: A4 to B2, B4, C5, D9), Ed Lewis (tracks: A6 to A8), Harry Edison (tracks: A6 to A8, C6), Shad Collins (tracks: A6 to A8), Tommy Ladnier (tracks: B7, B8)
• Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton (tracks: A1 to A3, C1, C2, C6)
• Vocals – Joe Turner* (tracks: D3), Ida Cox (tracks: C5)
• Vocals, Guitar – Big Bill Broonzy (tracks: D5, D6)
• Washboard – Bull City Red (tracks: D2)

Notes

Recorded live December 23, 1938 and December 24, 1939, Carnegie Hall, New York City
First released 1959

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: SIAE

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
VRS 8523/4	Various	From Spirituals To Swing – Carnegie Hall Concerts 1938/39 ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono)	Vanguard	VRS 8523/4	US	1959
VRS 8523/4	Various	From Spirituals To Swing – Carnegie Hall Concerts 1938/39 ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono)	Vanguard	VRS 8523/4	Japan	1979
35/064	Various	Spirituals To Swing - Carnegie Hall Concerts 1938/39 ‎(LP, Comp, Mono)	Top Rank International	35/064	UK	1960
SR (M) 3045/6	Various	Spirituals To Swing – John Hammond's Carnegie Hall Concerts 1938/9 ‎(2xLP, Comp, RE, Mono)	Vanguard	SR (M) 3045/6	Japan	1970
VSD 47/48	Various	From Spirituals To Swing – Carnegie Hall Concerts 1938/39 ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono, RE)	Vanguard	VSD 47/48	US	1973