art direction Slang Inc.
tracks 4-11 to 5-2 bass Dave Holland
tracks 4-6 to 4-10 bass Ron Carter
tracks 1-1 to 1-4, 2-6, 2-7 bass clarinet Bennie Maupin
tracks 3-7 to 4-5 cuica, berimbau Airto Moreira
tracks 2-6, 2-7, 3-1 to 4-2, 5-3, 5-4 drums Billy Cobham
tracks 4-8 to 4-10 drums Hermeto Pascoal
tracks 1-1 to 2-5, 4-3, 4-6, 4-7, 5-1, 5-2 drums Jack DeJohnette
tracks 2-8 drums Lenny White
tracks 1-1 to 2-8 electric bass Dave Holland
tracks 3-7 to 4-2 electric bass Gene Perla
tracks 3-1 to 4-2, 4-4, 4-5, 5-3, 5-4 electric bass Michael Henderson
tracks 1-1 to 1-4, 5-1, 5-2 electric piano Chick Corea
tracks 4-6 to 4-10 electric piano Herbie Hancock
tracks 3-7 to 4-10, 5-1, 5-2 electric piano Keith Jarrett
tracks 1-1 to 4-5, 5-1 to 5-4 guitar John McLaughlin
tracks 1-1 to 1-4 guitar, synthesizer [echoplex] Sonny Sharrock
tracks 4-6 to 4-10 organ Chick Corea
tracks 3-1 to 4-2. 4-4, 4-5, 4-11 to 5-4 organ Herbie Hancock
tracks 4-6 to 4-10, 5-1, 5-2 percussion Airto Moreira
producer Teo Macero
tracks 1-5 to 2-5, 2-8 to 4-2, 4-6 to 4-10, 5-1 to 5-4 soprano saxophone Steve Grossman
tracks 2-6, 2-7 soprano saxophone Wayne Shorter
trumpet Miles Davis
tracks 4-4, 4-5, 4-8 to 4-12 voice Hermeto Pascoal
tracks 4-11, 4-12 whistling Hermeto Pascoal
Recorded at Columbia Studio B, New York City:
February 18, 1970 (1-1 to 1-4);
February 27 (1-5 to 1-9);
March 3 (1-10 to 2-5);
March 17 (2-6, 2-7);
March 20 (2-8);
April 7 (3-1 to 3-6);
May 19 (3-7 to 4-2);
May 21 (4-3);
May 27 (4-4, 4-5);
June 3 (4-6 to 4-10);
June 4 (4-11 to 5-2).

Right Off (5-3) and Yesternow (5-4), which appeared on the LP A Tribute To Jack Johnson were spliced together in the studio and consist of several takes with additional trumpet solos by Miles Davis, an excerpt of Shhh/Peaceful from the February 18, 1969 session and overdubs with an orchestra arranged by Teo Macero and a narration by Brock Peters (on Yesternow).

1-6 and 2-7 released on Directions.
2-1 to 2-5 released as one assembled track on Big Fun.
3-7 partially released on Get Up With It and Live Evil.
4-3 partially released on Directions.
4-9, 4-10, 4-12 released on Live Evil.
All other tracks previously unissued.

Unofficial Russian release, issued in three separate jewelcases.

Matrix / Runout: MD-9421 (Disc 1)
Matrix / Runout: MD-9422 (Disc 2)
Matrix / Runout: MD-9423 (Disc 3)
Matrix / Runout: MD-9424 (Disc 4)
Matrix / Runout: MD-9425 (Disc 5)