tracks a1 to b2 baritone saxophone Pepper Adams
tracks c1 to d2 bass Wilbur Little
congas [conga] Candido
design [album] Bob Cato
drums Elvin Jones
tracks a1 to b2 electric bass, acoustic bass Gene Perla
tracks a1 to b2 electric guitar Cornell Dupree
tracks a1 to b2 engineer [assistant] Brad Davis
tracks a1 to b2 engineer [recording] Don Hahn
tracks a1 to b2 executive-producer George Butler
lacquer cut by Christina Hersch
liner notes John Litweiler
tracks c1 to d2 percussion Miovelito Valles
tracks a1 to b2 percussion Richard Landrum
tracks a1 to b2 percussion, producer [original session] Omar Clay
photography by Lester Barnes
tracks c1 to d2 producer [original session] Francis Wolff
tracks c1 to d2 recorded by Rudy Van Gelder
reissue producer [produced for release] Michael Cuscuna
supervised by [project director blue note jazz re-issue series] Charlie Lourie
tracks a1 to b2 synthesizer [mini moog], electric piano [fender rhodes], piano Jan Hammer
tracks c1 to d2 tenor saxophone George Coleman
tracks a1 to b2 tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone Frank Foster
tracks a1 to b2 tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone Steve Grossman
tracks c1 to d2 tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, alto flute Joe Farrell
tracks a1 to b2 timpani Warren Smith
tracks c1 to d2 trumpet Lee Morgan
Manufactured By U.A. Records, Limited
Distributed By U.A. Records, Limited
Copyright (c) United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc.
Manufactured By United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc.
Recorded At A&R Studios
Recorded At Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Lacquer Cut At United Artists Recording Studio
Label Variant:
- Canadian manufacturing and distribution credits in rim text
- Top right side Black B with a Blue Note, no The Blue Note Re-issue Series mention
- Label Title and Catalog No. on Top left side
- Side One, Two, etc.. instead of Side 1, Side 2, etc..

Two previously unreleased sessions by the foremost drummer of our time.
Tracks A1 to B2 recorded at A&R Recording Studio, New York City, N.Y. on July 24, 25 & 26, 1973.
Tracks C1 to D2 recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on March 14, 1969.
All selections are released here for the first time.
(p)(c) MCMLXXVI United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.
Matrix / Runout: BN-LA 506-A- (set 2) UA (Etched Side A)
Matrix / Runout: BN-LA 506-2- (set 2) UA (Etched Side B)
Matrix / Runout: BN-LA 506-3- (set 2) CH UA (Etched Side C)
Matrix / Runout: BN-LA 506-4- (set 1) (2) UA CH (Etched Side D)
Rights Society: BMI (B1, B2, C3, D1, D2)
Rights Society: ASCAP (A1, A2, C1, C2)