alto saxophone Charlie Parker bass Curly Russell design [designed for compact disc by] Ellie Hughes design [designed for compact disc by] HughesGroup design [designed for compact disc by] Tom Hughes drums Buddy Rich liner notes, research [previously unreleased material researched by] Phil Schaap piano Thelonious Monk producer [original sessions] Norman Granz remastered by Dennis Drake research [previously unreleased material researched by] Bob Porter technician [prepared for compact disc by] Donald Elfman technician [prepared for compact disc by] Richard Seidel trumpet Dizzy Gillespie tracks 1 to 5, 8 to 13 written-by Charlie Parker tracks 6, 7 written-by Ernie Burnett tracks 6, 7 written-by George A. Norton Remastered At PolyGram Studios Phonographic Copyright (p) Verve Records, Inc. Copyright (c) Polygram Records, Inc. Made By PMDC, Germany Originally released in 1950. Recorded June 6, 1950 in New York. Digitally remastered directly from the original mono master tapes at PolyGram Studios, U.S.A.
Tracks 6, 8, 10 are additional tracks on compact disc only.