arranged by Branford Marsalis
tracks b1 bass Charnett Moffett
tracks b3 bass Phil Bowler
tracks a2 bass Ray Drummond
tracks a1, a3, b2 bass Ron Carter
design [cover design] Henrietta Condak
tracks b1, b3 drums Jeff "Tain" Watts
tracks a1, a2, a3, b2 drums Marvin "Smitty" Smith
engineer Tim Geelan
executive-producer George Butler
mastered by Vlado Meller
tracks a2 narrator Wendell Pierce
photography by Duane Michals
tracks b1, b3 piano Kenny Kirkland
tracks a2, a3, b2 piano Mulgrew Miller
producer Thomas Mowrey
tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone Branford Marsalis
tracks a2 trombone Robin Eubanks
tracks a2 trumpet John Longo
Recorded At RCA Studio A
Mixed At Mediasound
Mastered At CBS Studios, New York
Mastered At Customatrix
Pressed By Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Recorded April 18, 19 and Nov. 28, 29, 1983 at RCA Studio A, New York.
Mixed at Mediasound.
Mastered at CBS Recording Studios, New York on the CBS DisComputer System.

Includes custom inner sleeve
Barcode: 0 7464-38951-1 (Text)
Barcode: 074643895118 (Scanned)
Matrix / Runout: AL 38951-1B P (Variant 1 - Runout Side A)
Matrix / Runout: BL 38951-1B P (Variant 1 - Runout Side B)
Matrix / Runout: AL 38951-1C P (Variant 2 - Runout Side A)
Matrix / Runout: BL 38951-1C P (Variant 2 - Runout Side B)
Matrix / Runout: P ₀ AL38951-1B 5 (Variant 3 - Runout Side A (big size hand-etched P))
Matrix / Runout: P ₀ BL38951-1A 1 (Variant 3 - Runout Side B (big size hand-etched P))