Art Blakey Big Band Bethlehem BCP6027
Art Blakey - drums
Donald Byrd - trumpet (tracks 1, 2 & 5-8)
Ray Copeland - trumpet (tracks 1, 2 & 5-8)
Bill Hardman - trumpet (tracks 1, 2 & 5-8)
Idrees Sulieman - trumpet (tracks 1, 2 & 5-8)
Frank Rehak - trombone (tracks 1, 2 & 5-8)
Jimmy Cleveland - trombone (tracks 1, 2 & 5-8)
Melba Liston - trombone (tracks 1, 2 & 5-8)
Bill Graham - alto saxophone (tracks 1, 2 & 5-8)
Sahib Shihab - alto saxophone (tracks 1, 2 & 5-8)
Al Cohn - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2 & 5-8)
John Coltrane - tenor saxophone
Bill Slapin - baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 2 & 5-8)
Walter Bishop, Jr. - piano
Wendell Marshall - bass

Recorded in New York City, December, 1957

1 Midriff - 3:17
2 Ain't Life Grand - 3:21
3 Tippin' - 6:23
4 Pristine - 5:35
5 El Toro Valiente - 2:43
6 The Kiss of No Return - 5:37
7 Late Date - 3:33
8 The Outer World - 4:06