John Coltrane, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Taylor, drums. On Naima, Wynton Kelly replaces Tommy Flanagan on piano, and Jimmy Cobb replaces Art Taylor on drums.
Recording engineers: Tom Dowd & Phil Iehle Cover photo: Lee Friedlander Cover design: Marvin Israel Supervision: Nesuhi Ertegun
Disc 2, tracks 1, 2, 3, and 7: Recorded on Thursday, March 26, 1959, Atlantic Studios New York City. John Coltrane, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Les Humphries, drums. Note: the session has previously been listed in discographies as taking place on April 1, 1959. However, documentation discovered at Atlantic reveals that it actually took place on March, 26, 1959.
Disc 1, tracks 2 and 4. Disc 2, track 6: Recorded on Monday, May 4, 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City John Coltrane, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Taylor, drums.
Disc 1, tracks 1, 3, 5, and 7. Disc 2, tracks 4, 5 and 8: Recorded on Tuesday, May 5, 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City John Coltrane, tenor saxophone; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Taylor, drums.
Disc 1, track 6: Recorded on Wednesday, December 2, 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City John Coltrane, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums.
