tracks 1 alto saxophone Danny Quebec West
tracks 13 alto saxophone Lou Donaldson
tracks 4, 5, 10, 12 alto saxophone Sahib Shihab
tracks 10 to 12 bass Al McKibbon
tracks 4, 5 bass Bob Paige
tracks 1 to 3 bass Gene Ramey
tracks 6 to 9 bass John Simmons
tracks 13 bass Nelson Boyd
tracks 1 to 5, 10 to 12 drums Art Blakey
tracks 13 drums Max Roach
tracks 6 to 9 drums Shadow Wilson
tracks 1 to 5, 10 to 13 engineer [recording engineer] Doug Hawkins
tracks 6 to 9 engineer [recording engineer] Harry Smith
illustration [cover photo illustrations by] Lisa Cuscuna
mastered by Kurt Lundvall
photography by Francis Wolff
piano Thelonious Monk
producer [original sessions produced by] Alfred Lion
reissue producer Michael Cuscuna
tracks 1 tenor saxophone Billy Smith
tracks 13 tenor saxophone Lucky Thompson
tracks 4, 5 trumpet George Taitt
tracks 1 trumpet Idrees Sulieman
tracks 13 trumpet Kenny Dorham
tracks 6 to 10, 12 vibraphone [vibes] Milt Jackson
written-by Thelonious Monk
Recorded At WOR Studios
Recorded At Apex Studios, New York
Marketed and distributed by EMI. Printed in the EU. Made in The EU.

Tracks 1 to 5 recorded in october & november 1947 at WOR Studios, New York City, NY. From Genius of Modern Music, Volume 1.
Tracks 6 to 9 recorded on July 2, 1948 at Apex Studios, New York City, NY. From Milt Jackson Wizard of the Vibes.
Tracks 10 to 12 recorded on July 23, 1951 at WOR Studios, New York City, NY.
Track 13 recorded on May 30, 1952 at WOR Studios, New York City, NY.

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Other: UK: 477 3902 (Distribution Code)
Label Code: LC 0133
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