tracks j1, j2 alto saxophone George Lane
tracks q2 alto saxophone John Coltrane
art direction Geoff Gans
art direction [art director] Bob Defrin
art direction, design Bryan Rackleff
artwork [cover - coltrane plays the blues] Bob Slutzky
artwork [cover - coltrane plays the blues] Marty Norman
artwork [cover illustration - alternate takes] David Stone Martin
artwork [cover painting - the avant garde] Abidin Dino
artwork [packaging] Brian Schuman
artwork [packaging] Patrick Milligan
tracks i, j1, q2 bass Art Davis
tracks o1, p1 bass Charlie Haden
tracks a1 to b3, c1, c3 to d4, g1, h2, s1 to t2, t4, u1 to w2 bass Paul Chambers
tracks o2, p2, p3 bass Percy Heath
tracks i to j2 bass Reggie Workman
tracks c2, e1 to f2, k1 to n3, q1, q3, t3, w3 to x4 bass Steve Davis
compilation producer Joel Dorn
compiled by [collator - alternate takes], engineer [re-mix - alternate takes] Ilhan Mimaroglu
compiled by [the coltrane legacy], edited by [re-mix editor - the coltrane legacy] Ilhan Mimaroglu
coordinator [art coordination] Coco Shinomiya
design [alternate takes] Paula Scher
design [cover - coltrane jazz / my favorite things / the avant garde] Loring Eutemey
design [cover - giant steps / coltrane's sound] Marvin Israel
design [cover - olé coltrane] Jagel & Slutzky Graphics
design [cover - the coltrane legacy] Sam Smidt
tracks a1 to b1, b3, s4, t2, t4, w1, w2 drums Art Taylor
tracks a1 to b2, r1 to r3 drums Connie Kay
tracks o1 to p3 drums Ed Blackwell
tracks c2, e1 to f2, i to n3, q1 to q3, t3, w3 to x4 drums Elvin Jones
tracks b2, c1, c3 to d4, t1 drums Jimmy Cobb
tracks s1 to s3, u1 to v11 drums Lex Humphries
engineer [re-mix] Geoffrey Haslam
tracks a1 to f2, o1 to p3, s1 to s3 engineer [recording] Phil Iehle
tracks i to j2, q2 engineer [recording] Phil Ramone
tracks a1 to h2, k1 to q1, q3 to t4 engineer [recording] Tom Dowd
executive-producer, music librarian [discographical annotation] Patrick Milligan
tracks q2 flute Eric Dolphy
tracks i flute George Lane
liner notes [bags & trane] C. H. Garrigues
liner notes [coltrane jazz] Zita Carno
liner notes [coltrane plays the blues] Joe Goldberg
liner notes [giant steps / the coltrane legacy / alternate takes] Nat Hentoff
liner notes [my favorite things] Bill Coss
liner notes [olé coltrane / coltrane's sound] Ralph J. Gleason
liner notes [outtakes] Joel Dorn
liner notes [the avant garde] Alfred Bennett Spellman, Jr.
photography by Alice Arnold
photography by Chuck Stewart
photography by Jimmy Heath
photography by Lee Friedlander
photography by Lee Tanner
photography by Michael Ochs Archives
photography by [cover photo - the coltrane legacy] Jim Marshall
tracks s1 to s3, u1 to v11 piano Cedar Walton
tracks g1 to h2, r1 to r3 piano Hank Jones
tracks c2, e1 to f2, i to k1, l1 to n2, q1 to q3, t3, w3 to x4 piano McCoy Tyner
tracks a1 to b1, b3, s4, t2, t4, w1, w2 piano Tommy Flanagan
tracks b2, c1, c3 to d4, t1 piano Wynton Kelly
producer [original recordings] Nesuhi Ertegun
project manager [project assistance] Lewis Porter
remastered by Bill Inglot
remastered by Bob Fisher
remastered by Gene Paul
remastered by Geoff Sykes
research [editorial assistance] Darcy Sullivan
research [editorial assistance] Nancy L. Hopkins
research [editorial assistance] Norma Edwards
research [editorial assistance] Stephen K. Peeples
research [editorial assistance] Ted Myers
tracks c1, c2, i, k2, l2, m2, p1, p2, q1 to q3 soprano saxophone John Coltrane
tracks a1 to p3 supervised by Nesuhi Ertegun
tracks a1 to b3, c1 to d4, f1 to h2, j1 to k1, k3, l1, l3 to m1, m3 to o2, o3, q1, q3 to t4, u1 to x4 tenor saxophone John Coltrane
tracks o1 to p3 trumpet Don Cherry
tracks i to j2, q2 trumpet Freddie Hubbard
tracks g1 to h2, r1 to r3 vibraphone [vibraharp] Milt Jackson
Marketed By Rhino Records Inc.
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Copyright (c) Atlantic Recording Corporation
Recorded At Atlantic Studios
Recorded At A&R Studios
YEAR 2000 SECOND EDITION
(P) 1974 & 1995, (C) 1995, 2000 Atlantic Recording Corporation.
Manufactured and Marketed by Rhino Records Inc.

Repressing of the original 1995 box set:
The Heavyweight Champion - The Complete Atlantic Recordings

Text on box back:
This is a repressing of a box set which was originally released in 1995 as a numbered limited edition. There will only be 3,000 copies of this unnumbered second edition manufactured.

Back cover thus states that this is an unnumbered second edition, however a sticker, attached to the shrink wrap, states that there is a numbered limited edition of 1500 copies.
The text on this sticker is:
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A year 2000 second edition reressing of the original package on the original label
Numbered Limited Edition XXXX/1500
With Rhino handmade logo and cat.nr.

Individual LPs in original reproduction covers with 40 page LP sized booklet in hard case.

Compilation produced for The Masked Announcer.

Giant Steps -

Atlantic 1311. Released January 1960.
Tracks A3 & A4 - recorded Monday, May 4, 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Tracks A1, A2, B1 & B2 - recorded Tuesday, May 5, 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Track B2 - recorded Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City.

Coltrane Jazz -

Atlantic 1354. Released February 1961.
Tracks C1 & D3 - recorded Tuesday, November 24, 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Tracks C3, C4, D1, D2 & D4 - recorded Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Track C2 - recorded Friday, October 21, 1960, Atlantic Studios, New York City.

My Favorite Things -

Atlantic 1361. Released March 1961.
Track E1 - recorded Friday, October 21, 1960, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Track F1 - recorded Monday, October 24, 1960, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Tracks E2 & F2 - recorded Wednesday, Octover 26, 1960, Atlantic Studios, New York City.

Bags & Trane -

Atlantic 1368. Released December 1961.
All tracks recorded Thursday, January 15, 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City.

Olé Coltrane -

Atlantic 1373. Released February 1962.
All tracks recorded Thursday, May 25, 1961, A&R Studios, New York City.

Coltrane Plays The Blues -

Atlantic 1382. Released July 1962.
All tracks recorded Monday, October 24, 1960, Atlantic Studios, New York City.

Coltrane's Sound -

Atlantic 1419. Released June 1964.
Tracks M2, N1 & N3 - recorded Monday, October 24, 1960, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Tracks M1, M3 & N2 - recorded Wednesday, October 26, 1960, Atlantic Studios, New York City.

The Avant-Garde -

Atlantic 1451. Released April 1966.
Tracks O1 & P1 - recorded Tuesday, June 28, 1960, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Tracks O2, P2 & P3 - recorded Friday, July 8, 1960, Atlantic Studios, New York City.

The Coltrane Legacy -

Atlantic 1553. Released April 1970.
Tracks R1, R2 & R3 - recorded Thursday, January 15, 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Track Q3 - recorded Monday, October 24, 1960, Atlantic Studios, New York City. This track titled Untitled Original on sleeve and Untitled Original (Exotica) in booklet notes.
Track Q1 - recorded Wednesday, October 26, 1960, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Track Q2 - recorded Thursday, May 25, 1961, A&R Studios, New York City. This track titled Original Untitled Ballad on sleeve and Original Untitled Ballad (To Her Ladyship) in booklet notes.

Alternate Takes -

Atlantic 1668. Released January 1975.
Tracks S1,S2 & S3 - recorded Thursday, March 26, 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Track T2 - recorded Monday, May 4, 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Tracks S4 & T4 - recorded Tuesday, May 5, 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Track T1 - recorded Tuesday, November 24, 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Track T3 - recorded Monday, October, 1960, Atlantic Studios, New York City.

Outtakes -

R1 71984. Released 1995.
Tracks U1 to V11 - recorded Thursday, March 26, 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Tracks W1 & W2 - recorded Tuesday, May 5, 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Track W3 - recorded Friday, October 21, 1960, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Tracks W4 to X4 - recorded Monday, October 24, 1960, Atlantic Studios, New York City.


This compilation ℗ 1974 & 1995, © 1995, 2000 Atlantic Recording Corporation, Manufactured & Marketed by Rhino Records, Inc.
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