tracks b1, b2 arranged by Al Cohn tracks a3, b4 arranged by Bill Potts tracks a1, a2, a4, a5 arranged by Ernie Wilkins tracks b3 arranged by Ralph Burns design McBain Associates double bass Buddie Jones drums Don Lamond engineer Robert Fine french horn Julius Watkins guitar Les Spann liner notes Dizzy Gillespie piano Patti Bown producer Jack Tracy reeds Budd Johnson reeds Jerome Richardson reeds Phil Woods reeds Porter Kilbert reeds Sahib Shihab trombone Billy Byers trombone Frank Rehak trombone Jimmy Cleveland trombone Urbie Green trumpet Art Farmer trumpet Ernie Royal trumpet Jimmy Maxwell trumpet Lee Morgan trumpet Lennie Johnson trumpet Nick Travis Published By Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc. Published By Silhouette Music Corp. Published By American Academy Of Music Published By Ernie Wilkins Publ. Published By Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. Published By Regent Music Published By Irving Berlin Music Published By Gotham Music Service Published By Harwijn Music Published By Silhouette Music (2) Marketed By Phonogram Phonographic Copyright (p) PolyGram Records, Inc. Copyright (c) PolyGram Records, Inc. Made By PolyGram Recorded At Fine Recording Studios HI-FInformation: Recorded both monaurally and stereophonically at Fine Recording Studios, New York City, with Bob Fine handling the audio controls. Microphone pickup was as follows: Reeds (...) Telefunken U-47; Brass (...) two RCA 44 BX's; Piano (...) Telefunken U-47; Bass (...) Altec 639C; Drums (...) Telefunken U-47; and Guitar (...) RCA 44BX. Monaural track was cut on an Ampex 300, while dual tracking was done on an Ampex 350-2. (Signature: Hal Mooney - Mercury Recording Director)
Printed in West Germany. Made in W.Germany. Recorded November 4, 5, 9, 1959 at Fine Recordings Studios in New York.