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alto saxophone, flute, bass clarinet Al Gibbons
alto saxophone, flute, piccolo flute Jerry Dodgion
baritone saxophone, clarinet Pepper Adams
bass Bob Cranshaw
bass trombone Kenny Rupp
cover, design Forlenza Venosa Associates
drums Mickey Roker
lacquer cut by Rudy Van Gelder
liner notes Alan Grant
photography by Joel Brodsky
piano Duke Pearson
recorded by [recording by] Rudy Van Gelder
tenor saxophone Frank Foster
tenor saxophone Lew Tabackin
trombone Benny Powell
trombone Garnett Brown
trombone Julian Priester
trumpet Burt Collins
trumpet Joe Shepley
trumpet Marvin Stamm
trumpet Randy Brecker
Record Company Liberty Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) Liberty Records, Inc.
Recorded At Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Lacquer Cut At Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Published By Gailantcy Music Co.
Published By Litha Music
Published By Four Knights Music
Published By Metric Music Co.
Published By Songfest Music, Inc.
Published By Sands Music
Gatefold cover
Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ on December 15, 1967.

Blue and white 33 1/3 STEREO LONG PLAYING and BLUE NOTE RECORDS - A DIVISION OF LIBERTY RECORDS, INC. labels (used between 1966 and 1970).
Blue Note logo reads: A Product Of Liberty Records
Front Cover left rim: (C) Liberty Records, Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.

Other hallmarks of this pressing:

- DUKE PEARSON in larger all caps text below Introducing in smaller Title Case text (no quotes) both above spindle hole
- Side 1 with serif 1, not sans serif I and not all caps SIDE
- VAN GELDER stamped both sides runout
- Large outer pressing ring
Rights Society: ASCAP (B4, B5)
Rights Society: BMI (A1 to B3)
Matrix / Runout: BNST 84276-A (Label Side A)
Matrix / Runout: BNST 84276-B (Label Side B)
Matrix / Runout: BNST·84276·A VAN GELDER C (Runout Side A)
Matrix / Runout: BNST·84276·B VAN GELDER (Runout Side B)



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