tracks 1 to 9 alto saxophone Jackie McLean
tracks 1 to 9 bass Oscar Pettiford
tracks 10 to 15 bass Percy Heath
creative director [reissue] Gordon H Jee
design [cover] John Hermansader
design [cover] Reid Miles
tracks 10 to 15 drums Art Blakey
tracks 1 to 9 drums Kenny Clarke
tracks 1 to 9 engineer [recording] Doug Hawkins
tracks 10 to 15 engineer [recording] Rudy Van Gelder
liner notes [reissue] Bob Blumenthal
photography by Francis Wolff
tracks 1 to 9 piano Gil Coggins
tracks 10 to 15 piano Horace Silver
producer Alfred Lion
reissue producer Michael Cuscuna
remastered by [2001] Rudy Van Gelder
tracks 1 to 9 trombone J.J. Johnson
trumpet Miles Davis
Phonographic Copyright (p) Capitol Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) Capitol Records, Inc.
Record Company Capitol Records, Inc.
Recorded At WOR Studios
Recorded At Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Designed At The Boland Design Company
Made By EMI Uden
#1-9 recorded on May 9, 1952 at WOR Studios, New York City.
#10-15 recorded on March 6, 1954 at The Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey.
All trasfers from analog to digital were made at 24-bit resolution.
The original 12 issue of tracks #1, 2, 5, 6, 8 & 9 was Blue Note BLP 1501.
The original 12 issue of tracks #3, 4 & 10-15 was Blue Note BLP 1502.
#1-6 originally issued on 10 LP 5013.
#10-15 originally issued on BLP 5040.


Because this CD does not conform in content to the original 12 LP, we have not included the original liner notes. The original LP mixed various sessions in incomplete form. This CD reissue presents the music of each session as it was recorded and in complete form.

BLUE NOTE ® is a registered trademark of Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2001 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Capitol Records, Inc. © Capitol Records, Inc.
Printed in the EU

Barcode: 7 2435 32610 2 3 (Printed)
Barcode: 724353261023
Rights Society: bel BIEM
Label Code: LC 0133
Price Code: PM 516 (F)
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Other: 5326102 (UK)