a&r [legacy] Steve Berkowitz art direction Howard Fritzson compilation producer Richard Seidel tracks 1-1 to 1-3, 1-5 to 2-2, 2-6 to 2-9, 2-11, 2-12 composed by Wayne Shorter design Tom McKeveny liner notes Michelle Mercer liner notes Richard Seidel tracks 2-5 liner notes [lyrics translated by] Sachiko Yasue tracks 2-4 liner notes [lyrics translated by] Yuki Hashimoto liner notes [translated by] Sachiko Yasue mastered by Mark Wilder photography by [front cover, page 2] Kate Garner photography by [page 13, back of booklet, inner tray card and spine sheet] Francis Wolff photography by [page 14] Jan Persson photography by [page 22] Michael O'Neill photography by [page 7] Sony Music Archives photography by [pages 10-11] Tom Terrell photography by [pages 18 & 19, courtesy of] Institute Of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University tracks 1-1 to 1-3 producer Alfred Lion tracks 1-4 producer Creed Taylor tracks 2-10 producer Don Sickler tracks 2-4 producer Gary Katz tracks 2-11 producer Herbie Hancock tracks 1-5 producer Irving Townsend tracks 2-10 producer J.J. Johnson tracks 2-3 producer Jim Price tracks 1-9 to 2-2 producer Joe Zawinul tracks 2-5 producer Joni Mitchell tracks 2-9 producer Marcus Miller tracks 2-10 producer Richard Seidel tracks 1-6 to 1-8 producer Teo Macero tracks 1-9, 1-10, 2-6 to 2-8, 2-11, 2-12 producer Wayne Shorter production manager [packaging manager] Bridget McGoldrick project manager [project director] Seth Rothstein Record Company Sony Music Japan International Inc. Copyright (c) Sony BMG Music Entertainment Phonographic Copyright (p) Sony BMG Music Entertainment Phonographic Copyright (p) Asylum Records Phonographic Copyright (p) The Verve Music Group Phonographic Copyright (p) Geffen Records Phonographic Copyright (p) Universal Music S.A. Division Jazz Phonographic Copyright (p) Blue Note Records Recorded At Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey Recorded At Columbia Studios, Hollywood Recorded At Columbia 30th Street Studio Recorded At Columbia Recording Studios Recorded At Devonshire Studios Recorded At Wally Heider Recording Studio, Los Angeles Recorded At Village Recorders Recorded At A&M Studios Recorded At Crystal Sound Recorded At Mad Hatter Studios Recorded At Bill Schnee Studios Recorded At Clinton Recording Studio Recorded At Garage Sale Recording Recorded At Festival de Jazz de Vitoria-Gastez Mastered At Sony Music Studios, New York City Manufactured By Sony Music Japan International Inc. Two CD retrospective tie-in with the book of the same name by Michelle Mercer, who provides liner notes here.
In custom jewel case with clear tray and obi. Forty page booklet includes liner notes, track information and lyrics to the Joni Mitchell and Steely Dan tracks in original English and Japanese translation.
All album sources are Sony Music unless otherwise indicated.
Disc 1 Track 1 available on the Blue Note album The Big Beat. Recorded March 6, 1960. Tracks 2, 3 available on the Blue Note album Speak No Evil. Recorded December 24, 1964. Track 4 available on the Verve album The Individualism Of Gil Evans. Recorded July 9, 1964. Track 5 available on E.S.P. Recorded January 20, 1965. Track 6 available on Miles Smiles. Recorded October 24, 1966. Track 7 available on Nefertiti. Recorded June 7, 1967. Track 8 available on Bitches Brew. Recorded August 19, 1969. Track 9 available on Mysterious Traveler. Recorded February - March 1974. Track 10 available on Tailspinnin'. Recorded February 1975.
Disc 2 Track 1 available on Black Market. Recorded 1975-76. Track 2 available on Heavy Weather. Recorded 1976. Track 3 available on Native Dancer. Recorded September 12, 1974. Track 4 available on the MCA album Aja. Recorded 1977. Track 5 available on the Asylum album Mingus. Recorded 1979. Track 6 from the album Atlantis. Recorded 1985. Track 7 from the album Phantom Navigator. Recorded 1986-87. Track 8 from the album Joy Ryder. Recorded 1988. Track 9 available on the Verve album High Life. Recorded 1995. Track 10 available on the Verve album Heroes. Recorded October 1-4, 1996. Track 11 available on the Verve album 1 + 1. Recorded 1997. Track 12 available on the Verve album Footprints Live! Recorded July 20, 2001. Barcode: 4 547366 018622 Matrix / Runout: SICP 687 (CD1 disc) Matrix / Runout: SICP 688 (CD2 disc) Matrix / Runout: PUS-4516X 1 (CD1) Matrix / Runout: PUS-4517X-1 1 (CD2) Mastering SID Code: IFPI L275 (CD1&2) Mould SID Code: IFPI 454E (CD1&2) Rights Society: JASRAC