| Lester Young | Primary Artist, Tenor Saxophone |
| Johnny Otis | Drums |
| Joe Albany | Piano |
| Curtis Counce | Bass |
| Chico Hamilton | Drums |
| Helen Humes | Vocals, Track Performer |
| Willie Smith | Alto Saxophone |
| Irving Ashby | Guitar |
| Dave Barbour | Guitar |
| Chuck Wayne | Guitar |
| Howard McGhee | Trumpet |
| Jimmy Bunn | Piano |
| Red Callender | Bass |
| Nat King Cole | Piano |
| Maxwell Davis | Tenor Saxophone |
| Gene DiNovi | Piano |
| Vic Dickenson | Trombone |
| Roy Haynes | Drums |
| Tiny Kahn | Drums |
| Dodo Marmarosa | Piano |
| Shorty McConnell | Trumpet |
| Curly Russell | Bass |
| Argonne Thornton | Piano |
| Snooky Young | Trumpet |
| Ted Briscoe | Bass |
| Wesley Jones | Piano |
| Rodney Richardson | Bass |
| Fred Lacey | Guitar |
| Lyndell Marshall | Drums |
| Henry Tucker | Drums |
| Jimmy Rudd | Bass |
| Nasir Barakaat | Guitar |
Editorial Reviews
All Music Guide - Scott Yanow
Although it has often been written that cool-toned tenor saxophonist Lester Young's experiences with racism in the military during 1944-1945 so scarred him that he never played at the same musical level as he had previously, the music on this essential two-CD reissue disproves that theory. It is true that his attitude toward life was affected and Young became somewhat self-destructive, but his postwar solos rank with the greatest work of his career. This two-fer, which has four selections from 1942 in which Young is heard in a trio with pianist Nat King Cole and bassist Red Callender and a rare 1945 session headed by singer Helen Humes (including a previously unknown ...