tracks 2, 4, 5, 14, 15 alto saxophone Lou Donaldson tracks 7, 8, 12, 16 alto saxophone Sahib Shihab tracks 6 to 8, 12, 16 bass Al McKibbon tracks 9, 10, 17 to 19 bass John Simmons tracks 1 to 5, 11, 13 to 15 bass Percy Heath design Reid Miles tracks 6 to 8, 12, 16 drums Art Blakey tracks 1 to 5, 11, 13 to 15 drums Kenny Clarke tracks 9, 10, 17 to 19 drums Shadow Wilson liner notes [1956] Leonard Feather liner notes [2019] Hitoshi Namekata liner notes [translated by] Hitoshi Namekata photography by Francis Wolff tracks 1 to 5, 11, 13 to 15 piano John Lewis tracks 6 to 10, 12, 16 to 19 piano Thelonious Monk remastered by [1956] Rudy Van Gelder vibraphone Milt Jackson tracks 17 to 19 vocals Kenny Hagood Record Company Universal Classics & Jazz Phonographic Copyright (p) Capitol Records, LLC Copyright (c) Capitol Records, LLC Marketed By Universal Music LLC Distributed By Universal Music LLC Tracks 1 to 5, 11, 13 to 15 recorded in New York on April 7, 1952. Tracks 6 to 8, 12, 16 recorded in New York on July 23, 1951. Tracks 9, 10, 17 to 19 recorded in New York on July 2, 1948.
Tracks 13 to 19 are bonus tracks.
In jewel case with obi. Eight page booklet includes original (1956) liner notes in English and Japanese and a second (2019) set in Japanese. Barcode: 4 988031 324035 Matrix / Runout: UCCQ-9457 MT D01 Mastering SID Code: IFPI L261 Mould SID Code: IFPI 44E8 Rights Society: JASRAC