art direction Hollis King tracks 5, 6 baritone saxophone Charles Davis tracks 1 to 4 bass Ron Carter tracks 5, 6 bass Walter Booker design [cover] Robert & Barbara Flynn design [graphic] Isabelle Wong tracks 1, 2, 5, 6 drums Beaver Harris tracks 3, 4 drums Roy Haynes tracks 1 to 4 engineer Bob Simpson tracks 5, 6 engineer Dick Weissman photography by Chuck Stewart tracks 5, 6 piano Dave Burrell tracks 1, 2 piano Walter Davis Jr. producer [original sessions] Bob Thiele reissue producer, liner notes Michael Cuscuna remastered by Erick Labson tenor saxophone Archie Shepp trombone Grachan Moncur III trumpet Jimmy Owens Phonographic Copyright (p) GRP Records, Inc. Copyright (c) GRP Records, Inc. Recorded At RCA Recording Studios Recorded At National Recording Studios, New York City Remastered At MCA Music Media Studios Designed At Viceroy (2) Made By Sonopress #1-4 Recorded at RCA Studios, New York City on January 29, 1968. Originally issued as The Way Ahead (Impulse AS-9170). #5-6 Recorded at National Recording Studios, New York City on February 26, 1969. Originally issued on Kwanza (Impulse AS-9262). #5-6 bonus track