tracks 4 to 6 alto saxophone Jackie McLean
tracks 4 to 6 bass Spanky DeBrest
tracks 7 to 9 bass Wilbur Ware
tracks 1 to 3 bass, cello Oscar Pettiford
tracks 1 to 3 bongos Candido
tracks 1 to 3 bongos Sabu Martinez
drums Art Blakey
tracks 1 to 3 drums Jo Jones
tracks 1 to 3 drums, timpani, gong Specs Wright
tracks 7 to 9 piano Kenny Drew
tracks 1 to 3 piano Ray Bryant
tracks 4 to 6 piano Sam Dockery
reissue producer Michael Cuscuna
tracks 7 to 9 tenor saxophone Ira Sullivan
tracks 4 to 6 trumpet Bill Hardman
tracks 7 to 9 trumpet Donald Byrd
Glass Mastered At Sony DADC, Terre Haute
Recorded February 22, 1957 (#1-3) December 12 & 13, 1956 (#4-6) Jun 25, 1956 (#7-9) at Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York City

#7-9: bonus tracks not on the original LP

Barcode: 828767763125
Matrix / Runout: A05 CTDP-143885 5 (Variant 1)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L328 (Variant 1)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 50A5 (Variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: A05 CTDP-143885 4 (Variant 2)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 5100 (Variant 2)