tracks 10 to 18 bass Abie Baker
tracks 1 to 9 bass Cecil McBee
tracks 1 to 9 bass Richard Davis
tracks 1 to 9 bongos Richard Landrum
tracks 10 to 18 conductor, arranged by [arranger] Dave Martin
coordinator [production] Randi Alyssa Sherman
cover, design [original cover design] Robert Flynn
design [original design adapted by], cover Michel Baulot
tracks 10 to 18 drums Cliff Leeman
tracks 1 to 9 drums Roy Haynes
executive-producer Joshua Sherman
tracks 10 to 18 flute Alberto Socarras
tracks 1 to 9 flute, alto saxophone James Spaulding
tracks 10 to 18 guitar Art Ryerson
tracks 10 to 18 guitar Danny Perri
tracks both liner notes [french translation] Sylvie Finkelstein
liner notes [original 1969] Nat Hentoff
tracks 1 to 9 mixed by [sound mixer] Reice Hamel
mixed by, mastered by Michael Drexler
photography by [liner photographs] Raymond Ross
photography by [original cover photograph], cover Chuck Stewart
tracks 10 to 18 piano Bernie Leighton
tracks 1 to 9 piano Lonnie Liston Smith
tracks 1 to 9 producer [produced by] Bob Thiele
tracks 10 to 18 producer [produced by] Brad McCuen
tracks 10 to 18 producer [produced by] Joe Thomas
producer [series] Daniel Baumgarten
tracks 10 to 18 reeds Lester Merkin
tracks 10 to 18 reeds Paul Ricci
tracks 10 to 18 reeds Romeo Penque
tracks 10 to 18 reeds Stan Webb
tracks 10 to 18 reeds Toots Mondello
reissue producer [reissue produced by], liner notes [2001] Carlos Kase
tracks english, french sleeve notes Alex Dutilh
supervised by [prepared for release by] Daniel Baumgarten
supervised by [prepared for release by] Henri Laurence
tracks 10 to 18 trombone Chauncey Welsch
tracks 10 to 18 trombone Mort Bullman
tracks 10 to 18 trombone Thomas Mitchell
tracks 10 to 18 trombone Vernon Brown
tracks 10 to 18 vocals [vocal] Bob McCulloh
tracks 10 to 18 vocals [vocal] Constance Treadwell
tracks 10 to 18 vocals [vocal] Helen Steiff
tracks 10 to 18 vocals [vocal] Jala Divigard
tracks 10 to 18 vocals [vocal] Lee Hale
tracks 10 to 18 vocals [vocal] Leon Thomas
tracks 10 to 18 vocals [vocal] Lou Herst
tracks 10 to 18 vocals [vocal] Miriam Workman
tracks 10 to 18 vocals [vocal] Pete Steiff
tracks 1 to 9 vocals [vocal], percussion Leon Thomas
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Phonographic Copyright (p) BMG Entertainment
Copyright (c) BMG France
Copyright (c) RCA Victor Group
Recorded At RCA Recording Studios
Pressed By Sonopress
Published By Bug Music
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Digipak

Subtitled: New Vocal Frontiers.

Recorded October 21 or 22, 1969 in New York City (1-9)
Recorded November 12, 1958 at RCA Recording Studios, New York City (10-18)

Tracks 1 to 9 original LP issue : Spirits Known and Unknown - Flying Dutchman FD-10115
Tracks 10 to 18 are previously unissued

Special Thanks to Dominic Cravic and Christophe Voituriez

℗ 2002 BMG Entertainment
© 2002 BMG France / RCA Victor Group

Made in the E.U.
Barcode: 090266 387625
Label Code: LC 00316
Rights Society: BIEM GEMA
Matrix / Runout: [sonopress logo] A-65201/9026638762 A
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L0 30
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0788