art direction, illustration [front cover] J. J. Stelmach
tracks 1 to 3 baritone saxophone Leo Parker
tracks 4 to 7 bass Curly Russell
tracks 12 to 15 bass Gene Ramey
tracks 1 to 3, 8 to 11 bass Nelson Boyd
tracks 1 to 3 drums Art Blakey
tracks 8 to 11 drums Art Mardigan
tracks 12 to 15 drums Eddie Nicholson
tracks 4 to 7 drums Max Roach
engineer [reissue], mastered by [compact disc] Paul Reid III
executive-producer Steve Vining
graphic design Scott Johnson
liner notes [annotation] Bill Milkowski
photography Savoy Jazz Archives
tracks 4 to 7 piano Bud Powell
tracks 12 to 15 piano Sadik Hakim
tracks 1 to 3, 8 to 11 piano Tadd Dameron
producer [series producer] Steve Backer
production manager [production coordinator] Dan Marx
tenor saxophone Dexter Gordon
tracks 8 to 11 trumpet Fats Navarro
tracks 4 to 7 trumpet Leonard Hawkins
Engineered At Denon Digital LLC Studio 2
Mastered At Denon Digital LLC Studio 2
Phonographic Copyright (p) SLG, LLC
Copyright (c) SLG, LLC
Tracks 1 to 3 recorded in New York, December 11, 1947.
Tracks 4 to 7 recorded in New York, January 29, 1946
Tracks 8 to 11 recorded in New York, December 22, 1947
Tracks 12 to 15 recorded in New York, October 30, 1945


Savoy's Timeless series features state of the art transfers from the actual acetate masters created by these legendary artists at the original, historic recording sessions. High resolution digital transfer and mastering technology is used to strive for the most authentic and lifelike reproduction possible today.
Barcode: 795041716125
Barcode: 7 95041 71612 5 (Text)
Matrix / Runout: *2D* SVY17161 B1 B
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L433