Resonance Records
CD 1 Recorded February 7, 1966
Thad Jones: trumpet, flugelhorn, arranger, conductor
Hank Jones: piano
Sam Herman: guitar, percussion
Richard Davis: bass
Mel Lewis: drums
Saxophones, clarinets, flutes:
Jerome Richardson, alto saxophone, clarinet, flute
Jerry Dodgion, alto saxophone, clarinet, flute
Joe Farrell, tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
Eddie Daniels, tenor saxophone, clarinet
Marv Halliday, baritone saxophone
Trumpets:
Jimmy Nottingham
Snooky Young
Jimmy Owens
Bill Berry
Trombones:
Bob Brookmeyer
Garnett Brown
Cliff Heather
Jack Rains
1. Back Bone (13:21) (Thaddeus J. Jones/D'Accord Music, Inc./ASCAP)
Solos:
Jerry Dodgion, alto saxophone;
Richard Davis, bass;
Hank Jones,piano;
Bob Brookmeyer and Garnett Brown, trombones;
Mel Lewis, drums
2. All My Yesterdays (4:22) (Thaddeus J. Jones/D'Accord Music, Inc./ASCAP)
Solos:
Hank Jones, piano;
Jimmy Owens, trumpet;
Joe Farrell, tenor saxophone
3. Big Dipper (5:51) (Thaddeus J. Jones/Little Pumpkin Music, Inc./ASCAP)
Solos:
Jerome Richardson, alto saxophone;
Jimmy Nottingham, trumpet;
Richard Davis, bass
4. Mornin' Reverend (4:49) (Thaddeus J. Jones/D'Accord Music, Inc./ASCAP)
Solo:
Eddie Daniels, tenor saxophone
5. The Little Pixie (14:24) (Thad Jones/Little Pumpkin Music, Inc./ASCAP)
Hank Jones, piano;
Jerome Richardson, alto saxophone;
Thad Jones, trumpet
6. Big Dipper (alternate take) (5:44) (Thaddeus J. Jones/Little Pumpkin Music, Inc./ASCAP)
Solos:
Jerome Richardson, alto saxophone;
Jimmy Nottingham, trumpet;
Richard Davis, bass
CD 2 Recorded March 21, 1966
Thad Jones: trumpet, flugelhorn, arranger, conductor
Hank Jones: piano
Sam Herman: guitar
Richard Davis: bass
Mel Lewis: drums
Jerome Richardson, alto saxophone, clarinet, flute
Jerry Dodgion, alto saxophone, clarinet, flute
Joe Farrell, tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
Eddie Daniels, tenor saxophone, clarinet
Pepper Adams, baritone saxophone
Trumpet:
Jimmy Nottingham
Bill Berry
Jimmy Owens
Danny Stiles
Trombone:
Jack Rains
Garnett Brown
Cliff Heather
Tom McIntosh
1. Low Down (4:38) (Thaddeus J. Jones/Little Pumpkin Music, Inc./ASCAP)
Solo: Thad Jones, trumpet
2. Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?) (5:24) (Jimmy Davis, Roger "Ram" Ramirez, James Sherman/Universal Music Corporation/ ASCAP)
Solo: Joe Farrell, tenor saxophone
3. Ah, That's Freedom (10:08) (Henry William Jones/Thank Music Corp./ASCAP)
Solos:
Hank Jones, piano;
Tommy McIntosh, trombone
4. Don't Ever Leave Me (4:28) (Thaddeus J. Jones/D'Accord Music, Inc./ASCAP)
Solos:
Danny Stiles, trumpet;
Joe Farrell, flute
5. Willow Weep for Me (6:15) (Ann Ronell Ann Ronell Music/ASCAP)
Solos:
Thad Jones, trumpet;
Tommy McIntosh, trombone
6. Mean What You Say (5:51) (Thaddeus J. Jones/D'Accord Music, Inc./ASCAP)
Solos:
Hank Jones, piano;
Thad Jones, trumpet;
Eddie Daniels, tenor saxophone
7. Once Around (12:44) (Thaddeus J. Jones/D'Accord Music, Inc./ASCAP)
Bill Berry, trumpet;
Pepper Adams, baritone sax;
Hank Jones, piano;
Mel Lewis, drums
8. Polka Dots & Moonbeams (4:02) (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen/Bourne Co., Marke Music Publishing Co., Inc., My Dad's Songs Inc., Pocketful Of Dreams Music Publisher, Reganesque Music Company/ASCAP)
Solo: Hank Jones
9. Mornin' Reverend (5:49) (Thaddeus J. Jones/D'Accord Music, Inc./ASCAP)
Solo: Eddie Daniels, tenor saxophone
10. All My Yesterdays (4:24) (Thaddeus J. Jones/D'Accord Music, Inc./ASCAP)
Solos:
Hank Jones, piano;
Jimmy Owens, trumpet;
Joe Farrell, tenor saxophone
11. Back Bone (12:58) (Thaddeus J. Jones/D'Accord Music, Inc./ASCAP)
Solos:
Jerry Dodgion, alto;
Hank Jones, piano;
Richard Davis, bass;
Tommy McIntosh, trombone;
interplay with Jerome Richardson, Pepper Adams, Thad Jones;
Mel Lewis, drums
