a&r [legacy a&r] Steve Berkowitz tracks 1-1 to 1-13, 2-1 to 2-3, 2-4, 2-5. 2-7 2-10 to 2-12 alto saxophone John Handy tracks 1-1 to 1-13, 2-1, 2-2 alto saxophone Shafi Hadi art direction Howard Fritzson tracks 2-4, 2-5, 2-8, 2-9, 2-12 baritone saxophone Jerome Richardson bass Charles Mingus tracks 1-1 to 1-13, 2-1, 2-2 clarinet John Handy tracks 2-7 composed by Barney Bigard tracks 1-1 to 1-11, 1-13, 2-1 to 2-6, 2-8 to 2-12 composed by Charles Mingus tracks 2-7 composed by Mercer Ellington tracks 1-12 composed by Sunny Clapp design Randall Martin tracks 1-1 to 1-13, 2-1 to 2-5, 2-7 to 2-12 drums Dannie Richmond engineer [recording engineer] Fred Plaut tracks 2-4, 2-5, 2-8, 2-9, 2-12 flute Jerome Richardson photography by Bob Parent photography by Don Hunstein tracks 1-10 piano Charles Mingus tracks 1-1 to 1-13, 2-1 to 2-3, 2-7, 2-10, 2-11 piano Horace Parlan tracks 2-12 piano Nino Bunick tracks 2-4, 2-5, 2-8, 2-9 piano Roland Hanna producer [original sessions] Teo Macero product manager [packaging manager] Jeremy Holiday production manager [project director] Nell Mulderry reissue producer, liner notes Michael Cuscuna remix, mastered by Mark Wilder tracks 2-4, 2-5, 2-8, 2-9, 2-12 tenor saxophone Benny Golson tracks 1-1 to 1-13, 2-1 to 2-5, 2-7 to 2-12 tenor saxophone Booker Ervin tracks 1-1 to 1-13, 2-1, 2-2 tenor saxophone John Handy tracks 1-1 to 1-13, 2-1, 2-2 tenor saxophone Shafi Hadi tracks 1-1 to 1-13, 2-1 to 2-5, 2-8 to 2-12 trombone Jimmy Knepper tracks 2-3, 2-7, 2-10, 2-11 trumpet Don Ellis tracks 2-4, 2-5, 2-8, 2-9, 2-12 trumpet Richard Williams tracks 2-4, 2-5, 2-8, 2-9, 2-12 vibraphone Teddy Charles tracks 2-12 vocals Honey Gordon Copyright (c) Sony Music Entertainment Phonographic Copyright (p) Sony Music Entertainment Manufactured By Columbia Records Distributed By Columbia Records Recorded At Columbia 30th Street Studio Remixed At Sony Music Studios, New York City Mastered At Sony Music Studios, New York City Glass Mastered At Arvato Digital Services Bertelsmann, USA Pressed By Arvato Digital Services Bertelsmann, USA Mixed from the original three-track tapes on an original Presto tube tape recorder.
Original LP versions were edited: 1-2, 1-3, 1-5, 1-6, 2-3, 2-5 to 2-8
Disc 1, tracks 1 to 9 originally issued as Mingus Ah Um (Columbia CS 8171). Disc 1, tracks 10 to 12 and Disc 2, track 12 originally issued on Nostalgia In Times Square (Columbia JG 35717). Disc 1, track 13 and Dis c 2, tracks 1 & 2 originally issued on The Complete Charles Mingus CBS Sessions (Mosaic MQ4-143). Disc 2, tracks 3 to 11 originally issued as Mingus Dynasty (Columbia CS 8236).
Includes bonus PDF digital booklet with rare photos and previously unpublished documents shedding light on how these recordings were made.). Barcode: 886974801023 Matrix / Runout: 88697480102RD1 [Arvato Digital Services Bertelsmann Logo] I721601 (Disc 1) Matrix / Runout: 88697480102RD2 [Arvato Digital Services Bertelsmann Logo] I701701 (Disc 2) Mastering SID Code: IFPI L028 (Discs 1 & 2) Mould SID Code: IFPI 10K2 (Disc 1) Mould SID Code: IFPI 10J1 (Disc 2)