JACKIE McLEAN — Let Freedom Ring (1961) Two Version (2003, RM | Serie 24 Bit By RVG) + (2003, RM | Serie RVG Edition ) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless & APE (image+.cue), lossless

Jackie McLean had always been a highly emotional soloist, so it makes sense that he was one of the first hard bop veterans to find a new voice in the burning intensity of jazz's emerging avant-garde. McLean had previously experimented with Coltrane's angular modes and scales and Ornette's concept of chordal freedom, but Let Freedom Ring was the landmark masterpiece where he put everything together and ushered in the era of the modernists at Blue Note. A number of saxophonists were beginning to explore the ability of the instrument to mimic human cries of passion, and here McLean perfected a long, piercing squeal capable of expressing joy, anguish, fury, and more. The music on Let Freedom Ring remained more rooted in hard bop structure than Coleman's, and McLean was still recognizably himself, but that was precisely what was revolutionary about the album: It validated the avant-garde aesthetic, demonstrating that it had enough value to convert members of the old guard, and wasn't just the province of radical outcasts. There are only four pieces, one of which is the surging Bud Powell ballad "I'll Keep Loving You"; the other three are McLean originals ("Melody for Melonae," "Rene," and "Omega," dedicated to his daughter, son, and mother respectively) that spotlight his tremendous inventiveness on extended material and amaze with a smoldering fire that never lets up. Pianist Walter Davis takes the occasional solo, but the record is McLean's statement of purpose, and he accordingly dominates the proceedings, with the busy, free-flowing dialogues of bassist Herbie Lewis and Ornette drummer Billy Higgins pushing him to even greater heights. The success of Let Freedom Ring paved the way for a bumper crop of other modernist innovators to join the Blue Note roster and, artistically, it still stands with One Step Beyond as McLean's greatest work. Steve Huey
Tracklist :
1    Melody For Melonae    13:17
 Jackie McLean
2    I'll Keep Loving You    6:14
 Bud Powell
3    Rene    9:57
 Jackie McLean
4    Omega    8:30
 Jackie McLean
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Jackie McLean
Bass – Herbie Lewis
Drums – Billy Higgins
Piano – Walter Davis, Jr.
Recorded By, Remastered By – Rudy Van Gelder

DIZZY GILLESPIE — Birks Works : The Verve Big Band Sessions (1995) 2CD | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist + Credits :

ARCHIE SHEPP - The Way Ahead (1968-1998) RM | Impulse! Master Sessions | FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

The Way Ahead was a turning point for Archie Shepp. For starters, he had looked all over the jazz/improv arena for the proper combination of players -- without a piano. One can speculate that this was because he cut his first teeth with pianist Cecil Taylor, and that could ruin anybody for life. Recorded in 1969, The Way Ahead featured Ron Carter on bass, Grachan Moncur III's trombone, Jimmy Owens' trumpet, and drums by either Beaver Harris or Roy Haynes, with Walter Davis, Jr. on piano. The set is a glorious stretch of the old and new, with deep blues, gospel, and plenty of guttersnipe swing in the mix. From the post-bop blues opener "Damn If I Know (The Stroller)," the set takes its Ellington-Webster cue and goes looking for the other side of Mingus. Shepp's solo is brittle, choppy, honky, and glorious against a set of changes gracefully employed by Moncur and Owens. Harris' stuttering, skittering rhythm may keep it anchored in the blues, but holds the line for anything else to happen. Likewise, the modern edge of things evidenced by Moncur's "Frankenstein" (first recorded with Jackie McLean's group in 1963) turns up the heat a bit more. Shepp's take is wholly different, accenting pedal points and microharmonics in the breaks. On "Sophisticated Lady" and "Fiesta," Haynes fills the drum chair and cuts his manic swinging time through the arrangements, lending them more of an elegant flair than perhaps they deserve here, though they also dig deeper emotionally than one would expect.
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Tracklist :
1    Damn If I Know (The Stroller) 6:16
Written-By – Walter Davis Jr.
2    Frankenstein 13:50
Written-By – Grachan Moncur III
3    Fiesta 9:54
Written-By – Archie Shepp
4    Sophisticated Lady 7:08
Written-By – Duke Ellington
5    New Africa 12:55
Written-By – Grachan Moncur III
6    Bakai 10:04
Written-By – Cal Massey
Credits
Baritone Saxophone – Charles Davis (pistas: 5, 6)
Bass – Ron Carter (pistas: 1 to 4), Walter Booker (pistas: 5, 6)
Drums – Beaver Harris (pistas: 1, 2, 5, 6), Roy Haynes (pistas: 3, 4)
Piano – Dave Burrell (pistas: 5, 6), Walter Davis Jr. (pistas: 1 to 4)
Tenor Saxophone – Archie Shepp
Trombone – Grachan Moncur III
Trumpet – Jimmy Owens

ARCHIE SHEPP - Attica Blues (1972-2003) RM | Serie: LP Reproduction | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Refining his large-ensemble experiments of 1971, Attica Blues is one of Archie Shepp's most significant post-'60s statements, recorded just several months after authorities ended the Attica prison uprising by massacring 43 inmates and hostages. Perhaps because Shepp's musical interests were changing, Attica Blues isn't the all-out blast of rage one might expect; instead, it's a richly arranged album of mournful, quietly agonized blues and Ellingtonian swing, mixed with a couple of storming funk burners. Of course, Shepp doesn't quite play it straight, bringing his avant-garde sensibilities to both vintage big band and contemporary funk, with little regard for the boundaries separating them all. His soloing on tenor and soprano is typically sharp-edged and modal, and his nasal, slicing tone on soprano is featured quite heavily. The stylishness of the slow numbers is undercut with quivering, faintly unsettling dissonances, and the up-tempo funk cuts recall the way Sly Stone's arrangements ping-ponged many different elements off each other in a gleeful organized chaos. That's especially true on the gospel-inflected title song, a monster of a groove that later became a hit on the acid jazz revival circuit (and stands up to anything recorded by straight-up funk bands of the era). In the same vein, "Blues for Brother George Jackson" sounds like an edgier Isaac Hayes-style blaxploitation soundtrack cut. Vocal ballads are plentiful, and Joe Lee Wilson ("Steam," a song Shepp would return to often) and Carl Hall (aka Henry Hull) both acquit themselves well; more debatable are the poetic recitations and the choice of flügelhornist/composer Cal Massey's young daughter Waheeda to sing "Quiet Dawn" (although Waheeda's almost-there intonation is effectively creepy). Still, in the end, Attica Blues is one of Shepp's most successful large-group projects, because his skillful handling of so many different styles of black music produces such tremendously groovy results. Steve Huey
Tracklist :
1     Attica Blues 4'47
(W.G. Harris / Archie Shepp)    
Alto Saxophone – Marion Brownburr
Backing Vocals – Albertine Robinson, Joshie Armstead
Bass [Fender] – Jerry Jemmott
Lead Vocals – Henry Hull
2     Invocation: Attica Blues 0'19
(W.G. Harris)    
Narrator – William Kunstler
3     Steam, Pt. 1 5'07
(Archie Shepp)
Electric Piano – Dave Burrell
Flute [Bamboo] – Marion Brown
Lyrics By – Archie Shepp
Vocals – Joe Lee Wilson    

4     Invocation to Mr. Parker 3'16
(Bart Gray / Archie Shepp)    
Flute – Marion Brown
Narrator, Other [Text] – Bartholomew Gray
5     Steam, Pt. 2 5'10
(Archie Shepp)    
Electric Piano – Dave Burrell
Flute [Bamboo] – Marion Brown
Lyrics By – Archie Shepp
Vocals – Joe Lee Wilson
6     Blues for Brother George Jackson 4'00
(Archie Shepp)    
Alto Saxophone – Marion Brown
7     Invocation: Ballad for a Child 0'29
(W.G. Harris)    
Narrator – William Kunstler
8     Ballad for a Child 3'36
(W.G. Harris / Archie Shepp)    
Vocals – Henry Hull
9     Goodbye Sweet Pops 4'22
(Cal Massey)
Conductor – Romulus Franceschini
Drums – Billy Higgins
Music By – Cal Massey
10     Quiet Dawn 6'12
(Cal Massey)
Conductor – Romulus Franceschini
Drums – Billy Higgins
Flugelhorn, Music By, Lyrics By – Cal Massey
Vocals – Waheeda Massey
Credits
Alto Saxophone – Clarence White (pistas: 1, 6, 9, 10)
Baritone Saxophone – James Ware (pistas: 1, 6, 9, 10)
Bass – Jimmy Garrison (pistas: 3, 4, 5, 9, 10)
Bass [Fender] – Roland Wilson (pistas: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8)
Cello – Calo Scott (pistas: 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10), Ronald Lipscomb (pistas: 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10)
Cornet – Clifford Thornton (pistas: 1, 6, 9, 10)
Drums – Beaver Harris (pistas: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8)
Euphonium – Hakim Jami (pistas: 1, 6, 9, 10)
Guitar – Cornell Dupree (pistas: 1, 3, 5, 8)
Lyrics By – William G. Harris (pistas: 1 to 8)
Music By – Archie Shepp (pistas: 1 to 8)
Percussion – Juma Sutan (pistas: 1, 6, 10), Marion Brown (pistas: 3, 4, 5), Nene DeFense (pistas: 1, 6, 10), Ollie Anderson (pistas: 1, 6, 10)
Piano – Walter Davis Jr. (pistas: 6, 8, 9, 10)
Soprano Saxophone – Archie Shepp (pistas: 3, 5, 9)
Tenor Saxophone – Archie Shepp (pistas: 1, 6, 8, 10), Billy Robinson (pistas: 1, 6, 9, 10), Roland Alexander (pistas: 1, 6, 9, 10)
Trombone – Charles Greenlee (pistas: 1, 6, 9, 10), Charles Stephens (pistas: 1, 6, 9, 10), Kiane Zawadi (pistas: 1, 6, 9, 10)
Trumpet – Charles McGhee (pistas: 1, 6, 9, 10), Michael Ridley (pistas: 1, 6, 9, 10), Roy Burrowes (pistas: 1, 6, 9, 10)
Violin – John Blake (pistas: 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10), Leroy Jenkins (pistas: 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10), Shankar (pistas: 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10)

ARCHIE SHEPP - Day Dream (1977-1989) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Don't You Know I Care 7:06
Composed By – Duke Ellington
2    Caravan 5:52
Composed By – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol
3    Day Dream 5:42
Composed By – Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington
4    Satin Doll 5:19
Composed By – Duke Ellington
5    I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good 7:30
Composed By – Duke Ellington
6    Prelude To A Kiss 5:27
Composed By – Duke Ellington
Credits :
Bass – Earl May
Drums – Philly Joe Jones
Piano – Walter Davis
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Archie Shepp

HANK MOBLEY - Complete The Jazz Message Sessions With Kenny Clarke (2003) FLAC (tracks), lossless

This set features four different sessions which tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley recorded as a leader before he got to Blue Note label. Recorded in 1953 and 1956, Mobley is in four distinct settings here. The first two sessions are with Max Roach on drums, and one has a front line with Idrees Sulieman on trumpet, Gigi Gryce on alto, Franklin Skeete on bass, and Walter Davis, Jr. on piano. The second with Roach, also from that year, strips away the other horns into a quartet. This material is notable for its three Mobley compositions -- "Kismet," "Mobleyization," and "Orientation," as well as several by Roach, including the stellar "Cou-Manchi Cou." The latter material is significant because Mobley's sidemen include drummer Kenny Clarke, and Donald Byrd, as well as two different pianists (depending on the session), either Barry Harris or Ronnie Ball. Doug Watkins swings hard in the bass chair on both sessions. Mobley's compositional chops are way up here, and the interplay between the two is remarkable. They dovetail, go head to head, and complement each other as the hard bop wunderkinds they were, with the sheer joy of invention and competition everywhere present. This pairing of front-line players is, perhaps, the reason the folks at Jazz Factory chose to place the Byrd and Clarke material first on the disc, despite the fact that it was recorded later than the Roach sides. In any case, it's all very fine indeed, and brings to light some little-known early Mobley.
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Tracklist :
1     There Will Never Be Another You 5:49
Mack Gordon / Harry Warren    
2     Cattin' 4:36
Hank Mobley    
3     Madeline 4:41
Hank Mobley    
4     When I Fall in Love 3:45
Edward Heyman / Victor Young    
5     B. For B.B. 6:29
Hank Mobley    
6     Space Flight 4:13
Hank Mobley    
7     Blues Number Two 4:57
Hank Mobley    
8     Orientation 2:53
Hank Mobley
9     Mobleyzation 2:45
Hank Mobley    
10     Glow Worm 2:29
Paul Lincke / S. Wright    
11     Sfax 2:19
Max Roach    
12     Just One of Those Things 3:11
Cole Porter    
13     Cou Manchi-Cou 3:04
Max Roach    
14     Kismet 2:42
Hank Mobley    
15     Chi-Chi 3:03
Charlie Parker    
16     I'm a Fool to Want You 3:16
Joel Herron / Frank Sinatra / Jack Wolf    
17     Drum Conversation 2:41
Max Roach

HANK MOBLEY - Newark 1953 (2012) 2CD | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

While major jazz record labels chase the latest crossover fad with borderline jazz content and ignore historical, significant, unissued jazz performances in their vaults, smaller labels like Uptown regularly surprise jazz fans with live recordings that few knew existed at all, such as this evening taped by jazz industry veteran Ozzie Cadena. Hank Mobley is heard leading a house band with pianist Walter Davis, Jr., drummer Charlie Persip, and the obscure bassist Jimmy Schenck, with trombonist Bennie Green as the guest for the week. These two sets recorded at The Piccadilly in Newark come from a single night in 1953, making them among Mobley's earliest known recordings. Green was the senior man on the date and likely the one calling the tunes, though the house band matches him throughout the evening with their potent solos and strong rhythm. The extended workout of "Ow" is marked by a number of humorous quotes in the solos of Green and Davis, while the ballad medley (a regular feature in Jazz at the Philharmonic concerts and numerous club dates) showcases each man in turn save Persip. The extended rendition of "All the Things You Are" incorporates Dizzy Gillespie's famous B-flat introductory vamp, with Green's languid playing swinging, in addition to Mobley's mellow choruses and fine work by Davis as well. Green is showcased in a rhapsodic setting of "Embraceable You" and his own uptempo "Blues Is Green," with the band providing plenty of fire on the latter song. Though Mobley was only 23 at the time of these performances, he is already showing plenty of confidence on the bandstand and is hardly overshadowed by the more widely known Green. The fidelity is typical for night club recordings, giving the listener the feeling of being near the stage, though without excessive crowd noise. Like earlier historical recordings on the label, this two-CD set has detailed liner notes (by Bob Blumenthal) and lots of period photographs. These recordings are the first of several made at The Piccadilly by Cadena to be issued commercially, so hopefully more will follow this valuable release on Uptown. Ken Dryden  
Tracklist 1 :
1     Ow 12:59
John Birks Gillespie    
2     There's a Small Hotel 13:09
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers    
3     Ballad Medley: Darn That Dream/Where or When/In Love in Vain/Stardust 10:04
Hoagy Carmichael / Eddie DeLange / Lorenz Hart / James Van Heusen / Jerome Kern / Mitchell Parish / Leo Robin / Richard Rodgers    
4     All the Things You Are 9:10
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern    
5     Jumpin' with Symphony Sid 9:36
Lester Young
Tracklist 2 :
1     Announcement 0:19     
2     Lullaby of Birdland 3:51
George Shearing    
3     Embraceable You 4:23
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin    
4     Keen and Peachy 10:25     
Ralph Burns / Shorty Rogers    
5     Pennies from Heaven 16:21
Johnny Burke / Arthur Johnston    
6     Blues Is Green 8:39
Bennie Green    
7     'S Wonderful 8:20
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
Credits :
Bass – Jimmy Schenck
Drums – Charli Persip
Piano – Walter Davis, Jr.
Tenor Saxophone – Hank Mobley
Trombone – Bennie Green

DONALD BYRD - Byrd in Hand (1959-2003) RVG Edition / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

For this excellent album, trumpeter Donald Byrd teams up with tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse, baritonist Pepper Adams, pianist Walter Davis, Jr., bassist Sam Jones and drummer Art Taylor. Together the sextet performs three Byrd originals, two Davis songs and the standard "Witchcraft." Although none of the new tunes caught on, the group (which includes two distinctive saxophonists and the rapidly maturing trumpet of Donald Byrd) plays consistently creative and spirited solos in the hard bop idiom.  by Scott Yanow 
Tracklist :
1   Witchcraft  8:26
Written-By – C. Leigh, C. Coleman
2   Here Am I  8:23
Donald Byrd
3   Devil Whip  4:39
Donald Byrd
4   Bronze Dance  6:39
Written-By – Walter Davis, Jr.
5   Clarion Calls  5:38
Written-By – Walter Davis, Jr.
6   The Injuns  6:11
Written-By – Donald Byrd
Credits :
Baritone Saxophone – Pepper Adams
Bass – Sam Jones
Drums – Art Taylor
Piano – Walter Davis, Jr.
Producer – Alfred Lion
Tenor Saxophone – Charlie Rouse
Trumpet – Donald Byrd

DONALD BYRD - Byrd in Paris (1959-2000) Jazz in Paris 4 / RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Trumpeter Donald Byrd spent a few months in France in 1958, and a Paris concert resulted in two LPs' worth of material. Byrd's quintet at the time included Bobby Jaspar (on tenor and flute), pianist Walter Davis, Jr., bassist Doug Watkins, and drummer Art Taylor. Byrd was just beginning to find his own sound in the late '50s and he is in excellent form on "Dear Old Stockholm," Sonny Rollins' "Paul's Pal," Jaspar's "Flute Blues," "Ray's Idea," and "The Blues Walk." This is a fine all-around hard bop session. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist  :
1     Dear Old Stockholm 12:23
Traditional
2 Paul's Pal 12:23
Written-By – Sonny Rollins
3 Flute Blues 7:12
Written-By – Bobby Jaspar
4 Ray's Idea 7:26
Written-By – Ray Brown
5 The Blues Walk 9:17
Written-By – Chris Woods
Credits :
Double Bass – Doug Watkins
Drums – Art Taylor
Flute – Bobby Jaspar (tracks: 3)
Piano – Walter Davis Jr.
Tenor Saxophone – Bobby Jaspar (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5)
Trumpet – Donald Byrd

DONALD BYRD QUINTET - Parisian Thoroughfare (1958-2000) Jazz In Paris 5 / RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

The second of two sets that document a Paris concert by trumpeter Donald Byrd, Parisian Thoroughfare features Bobby Jaspar on tenor and flute, pianist Walter Davis, Jr., bassist Doug Watkins, and drummer Art Taylor. Other than Byrd's "At This Time" and Davis' "Formidable," the quintet sticks to bop standards, many of which are quite concise and clock in at around three minutes. Longer versions of the title track (a high point) and "52nd Street Theme" are exceptions. This spirited, bop-oriented music is the equal of the first volume. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1    Salt Peanuts 2:13
Written-By – Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke
2    Parisian Thoroughfare 9:05
Written-By – Bud Powell
3    Stardust 3:19
Written-By – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
4    52nd Street Theme 6:42
Written-By – Thelonious Monk
5    At This Time 10:03
Written-By – Donald Byrd
6    Formidable 9:28
Written-By – Walter Davis Jr.
7    Two-Bass Hit 2:56
Written-By – Dizzy Gillespie, John Lewis
8    Salt Peanuts 2:15
Written-By – Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke
Credits :
Double Bass – Doug Watkins
Drums – Art Taylor
Piano – Walter Davis Jr.
Tenor Saxophone – Bobby Jaspar
Trumpet – Donald Byrd
Nota :
Recorded live on October 22, 1958 at the Olympia, Paris.
Reissue of the Brunswick LP 87 904. 

ART BLAKEY — Paris Jam Session (1959-2000) RM | Serie Jazz In Paris – 40 | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This 1959 concert in Paris by Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers has been sporadically available on various labels, but this reissue in Verve's Jazz in Paris series is the best sounding and best packaged of the lot. Blakey's group of this period (Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Jymie Merritt, and Walter Davis, Jr.) is in great form during an extended workout of Morgan's intense blues "The Midget," and Dizzy Gillespie's timeless "A Night in Tunisia" is kicked off by Blakey's an electrifying solo. But it is the addition of some special guests for the first two numbers that proves to be extra special. Bud Powell, sitting in for Davis, and French saxophonist Barney Wilen, on alto rather than his normal tenor sax, are both added to the band for inspired versions of Powell's "Dance of the Infidels" and "Bouncing with Bud." Morgan's trumpet playing is outstanding throughout the concert. This is one of the essential live dates in Art Blakey's rather extensive discography. Ken Dryden
Tracklist :
1     Dance of the Infidels 12:26
Bud Powell
2     Bouncing with Bud 11:38
Gil Fuller / Bud Powell
3     The Midget 11:05
Lee Morgan
4     A Night in Tunisia 7:02
Dizzy Gillespie / Frank Paparelli
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Barney Wilen (faixas: 1, 2)
Bass – Jymie Merritt
Drums – Art Blakey
Piano – Bud Powell (faixas: 1, 2), Walter Davis Jr. (faixas: 3, 4)
Tenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter
Trumpet – Lee Morgan
Nota :
Recorded live December 18, 1959 at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris
Reissue of the Fontana LP 832 692 

ART BLAKEY AND THE JAZZ MESSENGERS - Roots & Herbs (1961-2014) RM / BLUE NOTE MASTERWORKS / SHM-CD / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Originally recorded in 1961, Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers' Roots & Herbs was first released in 1970. Like many titles in the Blue Note catalog, this fine Blakey outing was initially shelved by Alfred Lion for unknown reasons; thankfully, considering Blakey's large array of available Blue Note albums, this wasn't necessarily a crisis. Having already been a magnet for such talented hard bop players and writers as Hank Mobley, Benny Golson, Clifford Brown, Horace Silver (who helped form the original group), and Kenny Dorham, the Messengers' lineup of 1961 featured one of Blakey's best rosters: In addition to trumpeter Lee Morgan, who would alternate in the early '60s with Freddie Hubbard, the band featured tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianists Walter Davis, Jr. and Bobby Timmons, and bassist Jymie Merritt. Feeding off six early compositions by Shorter, all the players reel off top-notch solos atop Blakey's fluidly galvanizing swing beat. Highlights include "Ping Pong," "Look at Birdie," and "Master Mind," compositions that, in their fetchingly askew ways, nicely foreshadow the wealth of ideas to come from Shorter's pen throughout the '60s. by Stephen Cook  
Tracklist:

1 Ping Pong 7:06

Wayne Shorter
2 Roots and Herbs 6:05
Wayne Shorter
3 The Back Sliders 7:51
Wayne Shorter
4 United 7:29
Wayne Shorter
5 Look at the Birdie 6:45
Wayne Shorter

6 Master Mind 6:55

Wayne Shorter

- Bonus Tracks - 

7 The Back Sliders 7:12

Wayne Shorter

8 Ping Pong 5:58

Wayne Shorter

9 United 6:48

Wayne Shorter
Credits:
Bass – Jymie Merritt
Drums – Art Blakey
Piano – Bobby Timmons (tracks: 1, 3, 5 to 9), Walter Davis Jr. (tracks: 2, 4)
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
Tenor Saxophone, Composed By [All Compositions] – Wayne Shorter
Trumpet – Lee Morgan