Personnel includes: Miles Davis (trumpet); Bill Evans (soprano saxophone); Charlie Parker (alto & tenor saxophones); Lee Konitz, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (alto saxophone); John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Jimmy Heath, Hank Mobley, Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone); Gerry Mulligan (baritone saxophone); Ernie Royal (trumpet); Kai Winding, J.J. Johnson, Jimmy Clevelnd (trombone); Jerome Richardson (flute, clarinet); Dizzy Gillespie, Horace Silver, Red Garland (piano); Herbie Hancock, Marcus Miller, Dave Holland (keyboards); Keith Jarrett (organ); John Scofield (guitar); Paul Chambers, Ron Taylor (bass); Max Roach, Philly Joe Jones, Kenny Clarke, Art Taylor, Jack DeJohnette (drums); Airto Moreira, Paulinho Da Costa (percussion).
Producers include: Teo Macero, Pete Rugolo, Bob Weinstock, Alfred Lion, George Avakian.
Compilation producers: Michael Cuscuna, Bob Belden, Steve Berkowitz, Seth Rothstein.
Engineers include: Doug Hawkins, Rudy Van Gelder, Fred Plaut.
Recorded between 1945 & 1986. Includes liner notes by Bob Blumenthal.
What the critics say...
Q (9/01, p.130) - 5 stars out of 5 - "...Mind-blowing..."