tracks 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 2-6 alto saxophone [alto sax] Ray Charles tracks 1-1 to 2-2 bass Oscar Pettiford tracks 2-3 to 2-7 bass Percy Heath cover [cover design], design [cover design] Marvin Israel tracks 2-3 to 2-7 drums Art Taylor tracks 1-1 to 2-2 drums Connie Kay tracks 2-6 electric piano Ray Charles engineer [recording engineer] Tom Dowd tracks 2-3 to 2-7 guitar Kenny Burrell tracks 2-2 guitar Milt Jackson tracks 1-1, 1-2, 1-6 to 2-2 guitar Skeeter Best liner notes [atlantic lp 1279] Gary Kramer liner notes [atlantic lp 1360] Bill Randle photography by [cover photo] Lee Friedlander tracks 1-1, 2-1, 2-2 piano Milt Jackson tracks 1-1 to 1-7, 2-2 to 2-7 piano Ray Charles tracks 1-3, 1-4 producer [produced by] Jerry Wexler producer [produced by] Nesuhi Ertegun reissue producer [reissue produced by] Bob Porter tracks 1-1, 1-2, 1-5 to 2-2 tenor saxophone [tenor sax] Billy Mitchell tracks 1-1, 1-2, 1-5 to 1-7, 2-2 to 2-5, 2-7 vibraphone [vibraharp] Milt Jackson Record Company Warner Communications Phonographic Copyright (p) Atlantic Recording Corporation Copyright (c) Atlantic Recording Corporation Made By Warner Music Manufacturing Europe Published By Leeds Published By Progressive (3) Published By Chappell & Co., Inc. Published By MJQ Music Pressed By Cinram GmbH Issued in a Thick Jewel Case with black trays and 8 page booklet, which includes the liner notes from the 2 original Atlantic LPs - Soul Brothers (Atlantic LP 1279) and Soul Meeting (Atlantic LP 1360)
Tracks 1-3 and 1-4 are bonus tracks from the original LP release. Track durations are as listed on the release except 2-6, which is taken from CD player due to a difference of over one minute
Credits clarifications from booklet: 1-1: Jackson is heard on piano only during Ray Charles' alto sax chorus, and Oscar Pettiford's first chorus on bass 2-2: Jackson - piano or guitar; Charles - piano or alto sax 2-2: Charles plays piano to the end of the guitar solo; he then plays the alto sax solo; he is heard on electric piano from the end of the alto sax solo until the end of the selection
Track details: 1-1 to 2-2 <> Recorded in New York City, September 12, 1957 2-3 to 2-7 <> Recorded in New York City, April 10, 1958