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A1	Straight Ahead	5:23
A2	Violets For Your Furs Written-By – Matt Dennis, Tom Adair	2:46
A3	Green Street Scene	6:15
A4	Chafic	5:10
B1	You Know That	6:45
B2	I Remember Clifford Written-By – Benny Golson	5:37
B3	Short Bridge	6:26

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Rank Records Of America, Inc.

Credits

• Bass – Jimmy Garrison
• Cover – Maurer Studios Inc.
• Drums – Pete La Roca
• Liner Notes – Nat Hentoff
• Photography By [Cover] – Jules Alexander
• Piano – Tommy Flanagan
• Tenor Saxophone – J R Monterose*
• Written-By – JR Monterose* (tracks: A1, A3 to B1, B3)

Notes

Recorded 24th November 1959, New York.
Came with label inner sleeve.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A): TKJV-19029A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): TKJV-19029B

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
JAM-5004	JR Monterose*	The Message ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Jaro International	JAM-5004	US	1960
FSR-CD 201	JR Monterose*	The Message ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Fresh Sound Records	FSR-CD 201	Spain	1992
32DIW 303CD	J.R. Monterose	Straight Ahead ‎(CD, Album, Mono, RE)	DIW	32DIW 303CD	Japan	1986
FSR-678, JAS-8004	JR Monterose*	The Message ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Fresh Sound Records, Jaro International	FSR-678, JAS-8004	Spain	1989
FSRCD 7001	JR Monterose*	The Message ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM, Gol)	Fresh Sound Records	FSRCD 7001	Spain	1995

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