arranged by, conductor Oliver Nelson
art direction J. J. Stelmach
tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 bass George Duvivier
tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 bass Richard Davis
tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 cello Alan Shulman
tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 cello Charles McCracken
tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 cello George Ricci
tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 cello Kermit Moore
tracks 3, 4, 7, 10 chorus Carl Hall
tracks 3, 4, 7, 10 chorus Ila Govan
tracks 3, 4, 7, 10 chorus Janice Bell
tracks 3, 4, 7, 10 chorus Matthew Ledbetter
tracks 4,10 chorus Ornette Coleman
tracks 3, 4, 7, 10 chorus Tasha Thomas
tracks 2 to 5, 7, 9, 10 congas Gene Golden
drums Bernard Purdie
tracks 3, 4, 7, 10 electric bass Chuck Rainey
tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 electric bass John Williams
tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 flute James Spaulding
guitar Kenny Burrell
guitar Sam Brown
illustration [cover illustration] Nancy Stahl
mixed by [sound mixer] Bob Simpson
piano Frank Owens
producer Bob Thiele
remastered by [digital mastering by] James P. Nichols
tracks 3, 4, 7, 10 saxophone Billy Harper
tracks 3, 4, 7, 10 saxophone Danny Bank
tracks 3, 4, 7, 10 saxophone Jerry Dodgion
tracks 3, 4, 7, 10 saxophone Ray Beckenstein
tracks 3, 4, 7, 10 saxophone Robert Ashton
tracks 3, 4, 7, 10 trombone Al Grey
tracks 3, 4, 7, 10 trombone Billy Campbell
tracks 3, 4, 7, 10 trombone Garnett Brown
tracks 3, 4, 7, 10 trombone Quentin Jackson
tracks 3, 4, 7, 10 trumpet, flugelhorn Ernie Royal
tracks 3, 4, 7, 10 trumpet, flugelhorn Jimmy Owens
tracks 3, 4, 7, 10 trumpet, flugelhorn Marvin Stamm
tracks 3, 4, 7, 10 trumpet, flugelhorn Thad Jones
tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 viola Alfred Brown
tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 viola David Schwartz
tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 viola Emanuel Vardi
tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 viola Julien Barber
tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 violin Arnold Black
tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 violin Emanuel Green
tracks 1, 6, 8 violin Gene Orloff
tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 violin Harry Lookofsky
tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 violin Joe Malin
tracks 2, 5, 9 violin Matthew Raimondi
tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 violin Max Pollikoff
tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 violin Paul Gershman
tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 violin Selwart Clarke
tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 violin Winston Collymore
Record Company BMG
Phonographic Copyright (p) BMG Music
Copyright (c) BMG Music
Manufactured By BMG Music
Distributed By BMG Music
Glass Mastered At Denon Digital Industries
© 1988 BMG Music
Manufactured and Distributed by BMG Music, New York, N.Y.
Printed in U.S.A.

Digitally remastered directly from the original analog tapes.
This album contains previously released material.

Tracks 1, 6, 8: Recorded Tuesday May 26, 1970.
Tracks 2, 5, 9: Recorded Wednesday May 27, 1970.
Tracks 3, 4, 7, 10: Recorded Friday May 29, 1970.

Information not provided on release:
Original album released in 1970 titled Louis Armstrong And His Friends (Flying Dutchman AMS 12009 & GNP Crescendo GNPD 1002). This release has been re-released by RCA as What A Wonderful World, capitalizing on the posthumous popularity of the hit song that was featured in the 1988 hit film Good Morning, Vietnam. The What A Wonderful World track included here is not the well-known version from 1968, but a more up-tempo version from 1970.

Duration times not provided on release.

Barcode: 0 7863-58310-2 (Text)
Barcode: 078635831023 (Scan)
SPARS Code: ADD
Matrix / Runout: 7/94 1DC9 83102RB