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tracks 1 to 6 alto saxophone, flute, piccolo flute Frank Wess
tracks 1 to 6 arranged by Slide Hampton
art direction [reissue art direction] Howard Fritzson
bass Rufus Reid
design [original cover design] John Berg
design [reissue design] Randall Martin
tracks 7, 8 drums Eddie Gladden
tracks 1 to 6 drums Victor Lewis
tracks 7, 8 engineer Don Puluse
tracks 1 to 6 engineer William Wittman
liner notes Bruce Lundvall
liner notes Ira Gitler
liner notes Michael Cuscuna
mastered by Debra Parkinson
painting [original cover painting] Thomas B. Allen
photography by [liner] Art Maillet
piano George Cables
producer Michael Cuscuna
production manager [production assistance] Rene Arsenault
project manager [project director] Seth Rothstein
tracks 7, 8 tenor saxophone Dexter Gordon
tracks 1 to 6 tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone Dexter Gordon
tracks 7, 8 trombone Curtis Fuller
tracks 1 to 6 trombone Slide Hampton
tracks 1 to 6 trombone [lead] Wayne Andre
tracks 7, 8 trumpet Woody Shaw
tracks 1 to 6 trumpet [lead], flugelhorn Benny Bailey
tracks 1 to 6 trumpet, flugelhorn, soloist [trumpet] Woody Shaw
tracks 1 to 6 tuba, baritone saxophone Howard Johnson
tracks 1 to 6 vibraphone [vibes] Bobby Hutcherson
tracks 7, 8 vocals Eddie Jefferson
Copyright (c) Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Manufactured By Columbia Records
Recorded At Sound Ideas Studios
Recorded At Columbia Recording Studios
Mastered At Sony Music Studios, New York City
Glass Mastered At Sony Music, Pitman
#1-6 originally issued in 1977 as Sophisticated Giant (Columbia JC 34989)
#7-8 originally issued in 1979 as Great Encounters (Columbia JC 35978)

#1-6 recorded at Sound Ideas, New York City on June 21 & 22, 1977.
#7-8 recorded at Columbia Studios on January 26, 1979.
Mastered at Sony Music Studios, NYC.

Barcode: 0 7464-65295-2 2
Matrix / Runout: DIDP-093886 F3 1A 02
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L423
Mould SID Code: IFPI 7203
Other: DIDP 093886 (Disc face)