alto saxophone Charles McPherson
arranged by, conductor Sy Johnson
bass Charles Mingus
bass Milt Hinton
bass Richard Davis
bass Ron Carter
cello Charles McCracken
conductor, alto saxophone Teo Macero
drums Dannie Richmond
engineer Russ Payne
engineer Stan Tonkel
flute Hubert Laws
french horn Julius Watkins
horn Marvin Stamm
liner notes Charles Mingus
liner notes Katsumi Saiki
liner notes [日本語訳] 藤沢睦実
painting [cover], design Ed Lee
photography by [back cover] David Gahr
producer Teo Macero
tenor saxophone Bobby Jones
tenor saxophone James Moody
trumpet Joe Wilder
trumpet Lonnie Hillyer
trumpet Snooky Young
Record Company Sony Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Copyright (c) Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Manufactured By Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
Pressed By Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
Recorded from September 23 to November 18, 1971.
Originally released in January/February 1972.

#4 (Taurus In The Arena Of Life) does not appear on the original LP, and has only been released on the CD reissue.

This Japanese edition has been released as part of the SONY's 'Best Value Line 2000' series.
Barcode: 4988009706221
Rights Society: JASRAC
Matrix / Runout: DP-5353 1 (Mirrored)
Other: SMJ (Hub)