Recorded September 24, 1954 (for later compilations add June 6, 1955; June 22, 1953)
1953 June 22 recording session ("Turnpike", "Capri", "It Could Happen To You")
J.J. Johnson – trombone
Clifford Brown – trumpet (except "It Could Happen To You")
Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone (except "It Could Happen To You")
John Lewis – piano
Percy Heath – bass
Kenny Clarke – drums
1954 September 24 recording session ("Jay", "Time After Time", "Old Devil Moon", "Too Marvelous For Words", "It's You Or No One", "Coffee Pot")
J.J. Johnson – trombone
Wynton Kelly – piano
Charles Mingus – bass
Kenny Clarke – drums
Sabu Martinez – congas (except "It's You or No One" and "Time After Time")
1955 June 6 recording session ("'Daylie' Double", "You're Mine, You", "Pennies From Heaven", "Groovin'", "Viscosity", "Portrait of Jennie")
J.J. Johnson – trombone
Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
Horace Silver – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Kenny Clarke – drums