Tracklist

1	The Chess Players	9:36
2	Sakeena's Vision	6:05
3	Politely	6:04
4	Dat Dere	8:47
5	Lester Left Town	6:25
6	It's Only A Paper Moon	6:40

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
• Record Company – Universal Classics & Jazz
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Blue Note Records
• Copyright (c) – Blue Note Records
• Marketed By – Universal Music LLC
• Distributed By – Universal Music LLC

Credits

• Bass – Jymie Merritt
• Drums – Art Blakey
• Piano – Bobby Timmons
• Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
• Tenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter
• Trumpet – Lee Morgan
• Written-By – Bill Hardman (tracks: 3), Billy Rose (tracks: 6), Bobby Timmons (tracks: 4), E.Y. Harburg (tracks: 6), Harold Arlen (tracks: 6), Wayne Shorter (tracks: 1, 2, 5)

Notes

Recorded March 6, 1960
Original LP Catalog Number, ST-84029
24-bit Remaster

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4 988005 893949

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BLP 4029	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	The Big Beat ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Blue Note	BLP 4029	US	1960
CDP 7 46400 2	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	The Big Beat ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Blue Note	CDP 7 46400 2	US	1987
4BN 84029	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	The Big Beat ‎(Cass, Album, RM)	Blue Note	4BN 84029	US	1985
BLP 4029	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	The Big Beat ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Blue Note	BLP 4029	Japan	Unknown
BST-84029	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	The Big Beat ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Blue Note	BST-84029	US	1971

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