alto saxophone Paul Desmond
arranged by, conductor Bob Prince
tracks 1 bass Gene Cherico
tracks 4 bass George Duvivier
tracks 2, 3, 5 to 16 bass Milt Hinton
tracks 1 to 3, 5 to 9 cello Alan Shulman
tracks 5 to 7, 10 to 16 cello Charles McCracken
tracks 1, 10 to 16 cello Harvey Shapiro
tracks 2, 3, 8 to 16 cello Seymour Barab
tracks 2, 3, 5 to 9 drums Bobby Thomas
tracks 1, 4 drums Connie Kay
tracks 10 to 16 drums Osie Johnson
engineer Ray Hall
engineer [reissue mastering engineer] Michael Drexler
tracks 1 to 3, 5 to 9 french horn Albert Richman
tracks 10 to 16 french horn Tony Miranda
tracks 1, 4 to 9 guitar Jim Hall
tracks 1 harp Gene Bianco
tracks 2, 3, 5 to 16 harp Gloria Agostini
liner notes [original] George Avakian
liner notes [reissue] Doug Ramsey
photography by Hugh Bell
producer George Avakian
reissue producer Barry Feldman
tracks 1, 10 to 16 viola Alfred Brown
tracks 5 to 7 viola Burton Fisch
tracks 2, 3, 8 to 16 viola Harold Coletta
tracks 1 viola Harry Zaratzian
tracks 5 to 7 viola Julius Shaier
tracks 5 to 7 violin Aaron Rosand
tracks 10 to 16 violin Alexander Cores
tracks 1 to 3, 8, 9 violin Alfred Breuning
tracks 1 to 3, 5 to 16 violin Alvin Rudnitsky
tracks 1 to 3, 5 to 9 violin Anahid Ajemian
tracks 1 violin Arnold Eidus
tracks 10 to 16 violin Berl Senofsky
tracks 10 to 16 violin Bernard Eichen
tracks 1 to 3, 5 to 16 violin Charles Libove
tracks 1 to 3, 5 to 9 violin Emanuel Green
tracks 1 to 3, 8, 9 violin George Ockner
tracks 1 to 3, 8, 9 violin Harry Glickman
tracks 5 to 7 violin Leo Kahn
tracks 10 to 16 violin Leo Kruczek
tracks 1, 10 to 16 violin Marvin Morgenstern
tracks 5 to 7 violin Matthew Raimondi
tracks 2, 3, 8 to 16 violin Maurice Wilk
tracks 5 to 7 violin Paul Winter
tracks 2, 3, 5 to 9 violin Phil Ramone
tracks 1 woodwind George Marge
tracks 5 to 16 woodwind Phil Bodner
tracks 1 woodwind Robert Doty
tracks 2, 3, 5 to 16 woodwind Romeo Penque
tracks 2, 3, 8, 9 woodwind Stan Webb
Phonographic Copyright (p) BMG Entertainment
Copyright (c) BMG Entertainment
Manufactured By BMG Distribution
Distributed By BMG Distribution
Recorded At Webster Hall
Glass Mastered At Sonopress USA
Track 1 recorded September 14, 1961.
Tracks 2, 3, 8 and 9 recorded October 2, 1961.
Tracks 5 to 7 recorded September 28, 1961. Strings and Paul Desmond recorded separately.
The solo on track 12, Advise and Consent (take 8), was recorded at an overdub session on March 19, 1962.
All parts of track 16, Advise and Consent (take 4), were recorded on March 15, 1962.

Tracks 1-9: original 1962 RCA Victor LP issue Desmond Blue, LSP-2438.

Tracks 10-12: original 1987 Bluebird CD issue Late Lament, 5778-2-RB.

Barcode: 0 9026-63898-2 7 (Text)
Barcode: 090266389827 (Scanned)
Matrix / Runout: B5917-01 09026638982 SONOPRESS USA
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LB41
Mould SID Code: IFPI 1028