art direction Vartan
tracks side a, b1, b2, b3 bass Louis Satterfield
compilation producer Leonard Feather
tracks b4, b5, b6, side d conductor, arranged by Johnny Pate
design Michael Diehl
design Taki Ono
tracks side a, b1, b2, b3 drums Sonny Freeman
guitar B.B. King
mastered by Steve Hall
tracks side a, b1, b2, b3 organ Duke Jethro
tracks side a, b1, b2, b3, side d producer Johnny Pate
tracks side a, b1, b2, b3 producer Louis Zito
tracks side a, b1, b2, b3 tenor saxophone Bobby Forte
tracks side a, b1, b2, b3 trumpet Kenneth Sands
Pressed By MCA Pressing Plant, Pinckneyville
Mastered At MCA Whitney Recording Studios
Previously released on ABC/Paramount & Bluesway label
Side A + B1, B2, B3 recorded live in Chicago 11/5/1966, Produced by Johnny Pate and Louis Zito
Last three tracks of side B and all of Side D recorded 1968, Produced by Johnny Pate, personel unknown
Side C, recorded 1966, undentified orchestra
Thanks to Pete Welding for his assistance.
Matrix / Runout: MCA-2521-WI MCA81 (Side A, etched)
Matrix / Runout: MCA-2522-WI (Side B, etched)
Matrix / Runout: MCA-2523 WI MCA81 (Side C, etched)
Matrix / Runout: MCA-2524-WI (Side D, etched)
Pressing Plant ID: I ✧-P-✧ (Sides A, B, C and D, etched)