tracks a1, a3 to b4 bass Paul Chambers
tracks a2 bass Steve Davis
tracks a2 drums Elvin Jones
tracks a1, a3 to b4 drums Jimmy Cobb
engineer Phil Iehle
engineer Tom Dowd
tracks a2 piano McCoy Tyner
tracks a1, a3 to b4 piano Wynton Kelly
tenor saxophone John Coltrane
Record Company Atlantic Recording Corporation
Stereo pressing on deep grooved blue and green 'white fan' labels (1960–1962).

This earliest version has the '157 West 57 Street' address at the bottom rear sleeve, and liner notes that begin their second column with Before I go into detail. A slightly later repress (Coltrane Jazz) moves the address to Broadway and rearranges the rear sleeve typography.

Tracks A1, B3 recorded on November 24, 1959.
Tracks A3 to B2, B4 recorded on December 2, 1959.
Track A2 recorded October 21, 1960.


Matrix / Runout: ST-A-60249-B (Side 1 etched )
Matrix / Runout: ST-A-60250-B (Side 2 etched )