According to Martin's book, Sinatra expressed intense dislike for the album cover upon being first shown a mock-up by producer Voyle Gilmore, suggesting it looked like an advertisement for TWA.

[10] Tracks 1, 2, 10, 11, 12: Mannie Klein, Conrad Gozzo, Shorty Sherock, Mickey Mangano (tpt); Ed Kusby, Joe Howard, Murray McEachern, Si Zentner (tbn); J.H.

Washburne (tuba); Harry Klee, Wilbur Schwartz, Buddy Collette, Jules Jacob, Fred Falensby (wwd); Felix Slatkin, Paul Shure, Mischa Russell, Marshall Sosson, Harold Dicterow, Dan Lube, Alex Murray, David Frisina, Lou Raderman, Jacques Gasselin, Ben Gill, Paul Nero (vln); David Sterkin, Paul Robyn, Alvin Dinkin, Alex Neiman (via); Eleanor Slatkin, Edgard Lustgarten, Elizabeth Greenschpoon, Armand Kaproff (vie); Verlye Mills (harp); Bill Miller (p); Al Hendrickson (g); Joe Mondragon (b); Alvin Stoller (d); Frank Flynn (perc).

Tracks 3, 6, 7: Mannie Klein, Conrad Gozzo, Shorty Sherock, Pete Candoli (tpt); Si Zentner, Murray McEachern, Tommy Pederson, Joe Howard (tbn); Skeets Herfurt, Buddy Collette, Ted Nash, Jules Jacob, Fred Falensby (wwd); Verlye Mills (harp); Bill Miller (p); Al Hendrickson (g); Joe Mondragon (b); J.H.

Washburne (tuba); Skeets Herfurt, Wilbur Schwartz, Jules Kinsler, Jules Jacob, Fred Falensby (wwd); Felix Slatkin, Paul Shure, Mischa Russell, Marshall Sosson, Harold Dicterow, Dan Lube, Alex Murray, David Frisina, Lou Raderman, Jacques Gasselin, Gerald Vinci, Paul Nero (vln); David Sterkin, Paul Robyn, Alvin Dinkin, Alex Neiman (via); Eleanor Slatkin, Edgar Lustgarten, Ray Kramer, Armand Kaproff (vie); Verlye Mills (harp); Bill Miller (p); Al Hendrickson (g); Joe Mondragon (b); Alvin Stoller (d).

Conrad Gozzo, Pete Candoli, Harry Edison, George Seaberg (tpt); Tommy Pederson, Russell Brown, Jimmy Priddy (tbn); Juan Tizol (v-tbn); Skeets Herfurt, Harry Klee, Champ Webb, Ted Nash, Joe Koch (sax/wwd); Paul Nero, Alex Beller, Victor Bay, Marshall Sosson, Mischa Russell, Dan Lube, Jacques Gasselin, Emo Neufeld, Harry Bluestone (vln); Maxine Johnson, Barbara Simons (via); Cy Bernard, Armand Kaproff, Edgar Lustgarten (vlc); Kathryn Julye (harp); Bill Miller (p); Al Viola (g); Joe Comfort (b); Alvin Stoller (d).

Sinatra recorded a jazzy, controversial arrangement of On the Road to Mandalay, in which elements of the Kipling text were changed, notably Temple-bells becoming crazy bells, for the album.