art direction Phil Carroll
tracks a5 to b2 baritone saxophone Gerry Mulligan
tracks b3 to b6 baritone saxophone Rudy Williams
tracks a5 to b2 bass Curly Russell
tracks a1 to a4 bass Leonard Gaskin
tracks d2 to d5 bass Paul Chambers
tracks c1 to d1 bass Peck Morrison
tracks b3 to b6 bass Tommy Potter
tracks d2 to d5 congas Candido
tracks c1 to d1 drums Al Harewood
tracks b3 to b6 drums Art Blakey
tracks a1 to a4 drums Max Roach
tracks d2 to d5 drums Osie Johnson
tracks a5 to b2 drums Roy Haynes
tracks c1 to d5 engineer [original recordings] Rudy Van Gelder
liner notes Leonard Feather
photography by [cover] Phil Bray
photography by [inside] Jim Marshall
tracks d2 to d5 piano Cliff Smalls
tracks c1 to d1 piano Dick Katz
tracks a5 to b2 piano George Wallington
tracks a1 to a4 piano John Lewis
tracks b3 to b6 piano Teddy Brannon
producer [original recordings] Bob Weinstock
reissue producer Orrin Keepnews
reissue producer Ralph Kaffel
remastered by David Turner
tracks b3 to b6 tenor saxophone Big Nick Nicholas
tracks a5 to b2 tenor saxophone Brew Moore
tracks d2 to d5 tenor saxophone Charlie Rouse
tracks b3 to b6 tenor saxophone Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
tracks a1 to a4 tenor saxophone Sonny Rollins
tracks b3 to b6, d2 to d5 trombone Bennie Green
tracks a1 to a4, c1 to d1 trombone J.J. Johnson
tracks a5 to b2, c1 to d1 trombone Kai Winding
tracks a5 to b2 trumpet Jerry Lloyd
tracks a1 to a4 trumpet Kenny Dorham
Phonographic Copyright (p) Prestige Records (2)
Distributed By Fantasy Records
Gatefold jacket.



Tracks A1 to A4 recorded May 26, 1949.
Tracks A5 to B2 recorded August 23, 1949.
Tracks B3 to B6 recorded October 5, 1951.
Tracks C1 to D1 recorded December 3, 1954.
Tracks D2 to D5 recorded June 10, 1955

All runouts etched.

Matrix / Runout: P-24067A-1A (Runout, side A, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: P-24067B-1A (Runout, side B, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: P-24067C-1B (Runout, side C, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: P-24067D-1B (Runout, side D, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: P-24067A-1A ~..~ FML61876DT CRPSM#1 A2 SX 5 2 (Runout, side A, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: P-24067B-1A ~..~ FML61876DT CRPSM#1 A2 S 2 4 (Runout, side B, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: P-24067C-1A ~..~ FML61876DT CRPSM#1 SX 5 2 (Runout, side C, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: P-24067D-1A ~..~ FML61876DT CRPSM#1 CD (Runout, side D, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: P-24067-A (Side A Matrix)
Matrix / Runout: P-24067-B (Side B Matrix)
Matrix / Runout: P-24067-C (Side C Matrix)
Matrix / Runout: P-24067-D (Side D Matrix)