art direction Arnold Levine art direction Ron Jaramillo tracks 1-1 to 2-2, 3-1 to 3-4 bass Dave Holland tracks 2-3 to 2-6 bass Ron Carter tracks 1-1 to 2-1, 2-3 to 4-2 bass clarinet Bennie Maupin tracks 1-1 to 1-4, 2-2 congas Don Alias tracks 2-1 congas Jumma Santos coordinator [a&r] Patti Matheny tracks 2-3 to 4-5 cuica, berimbau Airto Moreira tracks 2-3 to 2-6, 3-3 to 4-2 drums Billy Cobham tracks 2-1 drums Don Alias tracks 1-1 to 2-2, 3-1, 3-2, 3-5 to 4-5 drums Jack DeJohnette tracks 1-1 to 1-4 drums Lenny White tracks 3-5 to 4-5 electric bass Dave Holland tracks 1-1 to 1-3, 2-1, 2-3 to 3-4 electric bass Harvey Brooks electric piano Chick Corea tracks 2-3 to 3-4 electric piano Herbie Hancock tracks 1-1 to 2-2, 3-5 to 4-5 electric piano Joe Zawinul tracks 1-1, 1-3 electric piano Larry Young tracks 2-3 to 2-6 engineer [original recording] Frank Laico tracks 1-1 to 2-2, 3-1 to 4-5 engineer [original recording] Stan Tonkel executive-producer Michael Cuscuna guitar John McLaughlin liner notes Bob Belden liner notes Carlos Santana liner notes Michael Cuscuna liner notes Quincy Troupe liner notes Ralph J. Gleason mixed by [remixed], remastered by Mark Wilder mixed by [remixed], remastered by Rob Schwarz tracks 3-1 to 3-4 organ, celesta Larry Young painting [original cover] Mati Klarwein photography by Art Maillet photography by Baron Wolman photography by Chuck Stewart photography by David Redfern photography by Don Hunstein photography by Francis Wolff photography by Fred Lombardi photography by Jan Persson photography by Lee Tanner photography by Sandy Speiser photography by Urve Kuusik photography by [private collection] Gene Perla photography by [private collection] Harvey Brooks producer [original recordings] Teo Macero product manager [packaging] Nicholas Bennett project manager [miles davis series direction] Seth Rothstein project manager [miles davis series direction] Steve Berkowitz reissue producer Bob Belden tracks 1-1 to 1-4, 2-2 shaker Jumma Santos tracks 2-3 to 3-6 sitar Khalil Balakrishna tracks 2-3 to 3-4 soprano saxophone Steve Grossman tracks 1-1 to 2-2, 3-5 to 4-5 soprano saxophone Wayne Shorter tracks 2-3 to 3-4 tambura, tabla Bihari Sharma tracks 2-3 to 3-2, 4-3, 4-4 triangle Billy Cobham trumpet Miles Davis Copyright (c) Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Phonographic Copyright (p) Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Recorded At Columbia Recording Studios Mixed At Sony Music Studios, New York City Remastered At Sony Music Studios, New York City Manufactured By Columbia Records Made By Sony Music, Pitman Made By Sony Music, Pitman Made By Sony Music, Pitman Made By Sony Music, Pitman Published By Jazz Horn Music Published By Sony/ATV Songs LLC Published By Zawinul Music Published By Miyako Music Published By Irving Music, Inc. Published By Zeebop Music Published By Stay Straight Music Packaged with a 148-page booklet and 4 CD sleeves inside blue metal binding, all in a thick slipcase cover.
Recorded: 1-2, 1-4, 2-2: August 19, 1969; Columbia Studio B, New York City 2-1: August 20, 1969; Columbia Studio B, New York City 1-1, 1-3: August 21, 1969; Columbia Studio B, New York City 2-3 to 2-6: November 19, 1969; Columbia Studio E, New York City 3-1 to 3-4: November 28, 1969; Columbia Studio E, New York City 3-5, 3-6: January 27, 1970; Columbia Studio B, New York City 4-1, 4-2: January 28, 1970; Columbia Studio B, New York City 4-3 to 4-5: February 6, 1970; Columbia Studio B, New York City
Contains material previously released on Bitches Brew (1970), Big Fun (1974), Circle In The Round (1979), and Live/Evil (1971).
Ⓒ 1998 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. / Originally recorded 1969, 1970, Originally released 1970, 1971, Ⓟ 1974, 1979, 1998 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. / Manufactured by Columbia Records.