| # | Title | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Diminuendo in Blue | 2:47 |
| 2 | Crescendo in Blue | 3:16 |
| 3 | Harmony in Harlem | 3:08 |
| 4 | Dusk on the Desert | 3:07 |
| 5 | Stepping Into Swing Society | 3:07 |
| 6 | Prologue to Black and Tan Fantasy- alto saxophone and reeds:
- Barney Bigard (on 1938-01-13), Harry Carney (on 1938-01-13), Otto Hardwick (on 1938-01-13) and Johnny Hodges (on 1938-01-13)
- baritone saxophone:
- Harry Carney (on 1938-01-13)
- clarinet:
- Barney Bigard (on 1938-01-13), Harry Carney (on 1938-01-13) and Johnny Hodges (on 1938-01-13)
- cornet:
- Rex Stewart (on 1938-01-13)
- double bass:
- Hayes Alvis (on 1938-01-13) and Billy Taylor (on 1938-01-13)
- double bass [bass]:
- Hayes Alvis (on 1938-01-13) and Billy Taylor Sr. (on 1938-01-13)
- drums (drum set):
- Sonny Greer (on 1938-01-13)
- guitar:
- Fred Guy (on 1938-01-13)
- piano:
- Duke Ellington (on 1938-01-13)
- saxophone and soprano saxophone:
- Johnny Hodges (on 1938-01-13)
- trombone:
- Lawrence Brown (on 1938-01-13, on 1938-01-31) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1938-01-13)
- trumpet:
- Harold Baker (on 1938-01-13), Freddy Jenkins (on 1938-01-13), Wallace Jones (on 1938-01-13), Arthur Whetsel (on 1938-01-13) and Cootie Williams (on 1938-01-13, on 1938-01-31)
- valve trombone:
- Juan Tizol (on 1938-01-13)
- orchestra:
- Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (on 1938-01-13)
- recorded at:
- American Record Corporation Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1938-01-13)
| 2:37 |
| 7 | The New Black and Tan Fantasy- alto saxophone:
- Barney Bigard (on 1938-01-13), Harry Carney (on 1938-01-13), Otto Hardwick (on 1938-01-13, on 1938-01-31) and Johnny Hodges (on 1938-01-13)
- baritone saxophone:
- Harry Carney (on 1938-01-13)
- clarinet:
- Barney Bigard (on 1938-01-13), Harry Carney (on 1938-01-13) and Johnny Hodges (on 1938-01-13)
- cornet:
- Rex Stewart (on 1938-01-13)
- double bass:
- Hayes Alvis (on 1938-01-13) and Billy Taylor (on 1938-01-13)
- double bass [bass]:
- Hayes Alvis (on 1938-01-13) and Billy Taylor Sr. (on 1938-01-13)
- drums (drum set):
- Sonny Greer (on 1938-01-13)
- guitar:
- Fred Guy (on 1938-01-13, on 1938-01-31)
- piano:
- Duke Ellington (on 1938-01-13)
- reeds:
- Harry Carney (on 1938-01-13), Otto Hardwick (on 1938-01-13), Johnny Hodges (on 1938-01-13) and Barney Bigard (on 1938-01-31)
- saxophone and soprano saxophone:
- Johnny Hodges (on 1938-01-13)
- trombone:
- Lawrence Brown (on 1938-01-13) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1938-01-13)
- trumpet:
- Harold Baker (on 1938-01-13), Freddy Jenkins (on 1938-01-13), Wallace Jones (on 1938-01-13), Arthur Whetsel (on 1938-01-13) and Cootie Williams (on 1938-01-13)
- valve trombone:
- Juan Tizol (on 1938-01-13)
- orchestra:
- Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (on 1938-01-31)
- recorded at:
- American Record Corporation Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1938-01-13)
| 2:43 |
| 8 | Riding on a Blue Note | 2:49 |
| 9 | Lost in Meditation | 2:56 |
| 10 | The Gal From Joe’s | 2:58 |
| 11 | If You Were in My Place (What Would You Do?) | 2:55 |
| 12 | Skrontch (Scrounch) | 2:44 |
| 13 | I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart | 3:09 |
| 14 | Braggin’ in Brass | 2:45 |
| 15 | Carnival in Caroline | 2:29 |
| 16 | Diminuendo in Blue (alternate take 2) | 2:39 |
| 17 | Crescendo in Blue (alternate take 2) | 3:14 |
| 18 | Harmony in Harlem (alternate take X) | 3:09 |
| 19 | Harmony in Harlem (alternate take 1) | 3:01 |
| 20 | Dusk on the Desert (alternate take 1) | 3:16 |
| 21 | Riding on a Blue Note (alternate take 2) | 2:51 |
| 22 | The Gal From Joe’s (alternate take 2) | 3:10 |
| 23 | If You Were in My Place (What Would You Do?) (alternate take 1) | 2:55 |
| 24 | Skrontch (Scrounch) (alternate take 1) | 2:44 |
| 25 | I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart (alternate take 1) | 3:12 |
| 26 | Braggin’ in Brass (alternate take 2) | 2:46 |