alto saxophone Jackie McLean
bass Doug Watkins
tracks 1 to 3 composed by Jackie McLean
tracks 4, 5, 7, 8 composed by Kenny Drew
design [cover] Reid Miles
drums Pete La Roca
liner notes Ira Gitler
mastered by [digital transfers] Ron McMaster
photography by [cover] Francis Wolff
piano Kenny Drew
producer Alfred Lion
recorded by Rudy Van Gelder
reissue producer [produced for release by] Michael Cuscuna
trumpet Freddie Hubbard
Manufactured By Capitol Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) Capitol Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Capitol Records, Inc.
Recorded At Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Glass Mastered At DADC
Pressed By Capitol Jax
Originally released in 1961 as Bluesnik

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on January 8, 1961.

Tracks 3 & 8, two previously unissued alternate takes are included here. The alternate take of Goin' 'Way Blues was recorded after the master take selected, while the alternate take of Torchin' preceded the master take. Do not appear on LP configuration.

The classic Blue Note albums which span the mid 1950's to late 1960's were recorded directly on to two track analog tape. No multitrack recording was used and consequently no mixing was required. Therefore, this CD was made by transferring the one step analog master to digital.

© ℗ 1989 Capitol Records, Inc. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., a subsidiary of Capitol-EMI Music, Inc. Printed in Canada

Barcode: 0 7777-84067-2 3
Matrix / Runout: CAPITOL JAX 4 C DIDX-080022 1-1-3 84097