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art direction Darcy Cloutier-Fernald
tracks 1-1 to 1-8, 1-20 to 1-23, 2-1 to 2-5 bass Curly Russell
tracks 2-6 to 2-23 bass George Duvivier
tracks 3-1 to 3-9, 4-5 to 4-14 bass Paul Chambers
tracks 4-15 bass Pierre Michelot
tracks 3-10 to 3-14, 4-1 to 4-4 bass Sam Jones
tracks 1-9 to 1-19 bass Tommy Potter
tracks 3-10 to 3-14, 4-1 to 4-4 drums "Philly" Joe Jones
tracks 2-6 to 3-9, 4-5 to 4-14 drums Art Taylor
tracks 4-15 drums Kenny Clarke
tracks 1-1 to 1-8, 1-20 to 1-23, 2-1 to 2-5 drums Max Roach
tracks 1-9 to 1-19 drums Roy Haynes
tracks cd1, cd2 mastered by Malcolm Addey
tracks cd3, cd4 mastered by Wally Traugott
photography by Francis Wolff
piano Bud Powell
tracks 1-9 to 1-19, 2-1 to 2-15 producer [original session] Alfred Lion
tracks 1-20 to 1-23 producer [original session] Michael Cuscuna
tracks 1-1 to 1-8, 2-16 to 2-23 producer [original sessions] Teddy Reig
tracks 3-1 to 3-14, 4-1 to 4-14 recorded by Rudy Van Gelder
tracks 1-1 to 1-23. 2-1 to 2-15 recorded by [wor studios] Doug Hawkins
reissue producer Michael Cuscuna
tracks 1-9 to 1-19 tenor saxophone Sonny Rollins
transferred by Malcolm Addey
transferred by Ron McMaster
tracks 3-7 to 3-9 trombone Curtis Fuller
tracks 1-9 to 1-19, trumpet Fats Navarro
Phonographic Copyright (p) Capitol Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) Capitol Records, Inc.
Recorded At WOR Studios
Recorded At Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Recorded At CBS Studios, Paris
Designed At Oscar Schnider Design, Inc.
Manufactured By Capitol Records, Inc.
Manufactured By Capitol Records, Inc.
Manufactured By Capitol Records, Inc.
Manufactured By Capitol Records, Inc.
Hard cardboard box including 4 CD's and a 40 page booklet.

CD1
#1-1 to 1-8: Recorded in NYC on October 1, 1947.
#1-9 to 1-19: Recorded at the WOR Studios, NYC, on August 8, 1947
#1-20 to 1-23: Recorded at the WOR Studios, NYC on January 5, 1951
Total Time: 69:03

CD2
#2-1 to 2-5: Recorded at the WOR Studios, NYC on January 5, 1951
#2-6 to 2-15: Recorded at the WOR Studios, NYC on August 14, 1953
#2-16 to 2-23: Recorded in NYC, September 1953
Total Time: 69:58

CD3
#3-1 to 3-9: Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey, March 8, 1957.
#3-10 to 3-14: Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey, May 24, 1958.
Total Time: 64:13

CD4
#4-1 to 4-4; Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey, May 24, 1958.
#4-5 to 4-14: Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey, December 29, 1958.
#15: Recorded at CBS Studios, Paris, May 23, 1963.
Total Time: 72:11
Barcode: 7 24383 00832 2 (Written)
Barcode: 724383008322 (Scanned)
Matrix / Runout: 30084-2 MO L4721L Y 1-1-3 EMI JAX (CD1)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI 1634 (CD1)
Matrix / Runout: 30085-2 MO L4724O Y 1-1-3 EMI JAX (CD2)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI 1634 (CD2)
Matrix / Runout: 30086-2 MO L4623A Y 1-1-3 EMI JAX (CD3)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI 1634 (CD3)
Matrix / Runout: 30087-2 MO L4621G Y 1-1-2 EMI JAX (CD4)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI 1634 (CD4)