Album · 1960
The Big Beat
Tracklist
1
The Chess Players
The Big Beat
9:32
2
Sakeena’s Vision
The Big Beat
6:04
3
Politely
The Big Beat
6:05
4
Dat Dere
The Big Beat
8:47
5
Lester Left Town
The Big Beat
6:26
6
It’s Only A Paper Moon
The Big Beat
6:38
7
It’s Only A Paper Moon (Alternate Take)
The Big Beat
6:19
In print
First pressed 1960, still pressed 2024 — 57 pressings across 7 countries.
Credits
Gordon H Jee
Art Direction · creative director
Michael Boland
Art Direction
Scott Warpool
Art Direction
Reid Miles
Design
Art Blakey
Instrument · drums
Bobby Timmons
Instrument · piano
Jymie Merritt
Instrument · bass
Lee Morgan
Instrument · trumpet
Wayne Shorter
Instrument · tenor saxophone
Bob Blumenthal
Liner Notes
Don Was
Liner Notes
Himeji Hayashida
Liner Notes
Kevin Gray
Liner Notes
Nat Hentoff
Liner Notes
Nobumasa Takai
Liner Notes
Robert Bantz
Liner Notes
上田篤
Liner Notes
岡崎正通
Liner Notes
岩浪洋三
Liner Notes
Alan Yoshida
Mastering
Ron Rambach
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Rudy van Gelder
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Steve Hoffman
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Wally Traugott
Mastering
Francis Wolff
Photography
Alfred Lion
Producer
Joe Harley
Producer · reissue producer [xrcd reissue produced by]
Michael Cuscuna
Producer · reissue producer [produced for release]
Bill Hardman
Writer
Billy Rose
Writer
Harold Arlen
Writer
Yip Harburg
Writer