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1-1	Greensleeves Written-By – Traditional	9:57
1-2	Song Of The Underground Railroad Written-By – Traditional	6:44
1-3	Greensleeves (Alternate Take) Written-By – Traditional	10:53
1-4	The Damned Don't Cry Arranged By, Conductor – Romulus FranceschiniWritten-By – Cal Massey	7:34
1-5	Africa (First Version) Bass – Paul Chambers Written-By – John Coltrane	14:08
2-1	Blues Minor Written-By – John Coltrane	7:20
2-2	Africa (Alternate Take) Bass – Art DavisWritten-By – John Coltrane	16:08
2-3	Africa Bass – Art DavisWritten-By – John Coltrane	16:29

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – MCA Victor, Inc.
• Distributed By – MCA Victor, Inc.

Credits

• Alto Saxophone, Flute, Bass Clarinet, Conductor – Eric Dolphy
• Arranged By – John Coltrane (tracks: 1-1 to 1-3, 1-5 to 2-3), McCoy Tyner (tracks: 1-1 to 1-3, 1-5 to 2-3)
• Baritone Saxophone – Pat Patrick (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3)
• Bass – Reggie Workman (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4, 2-1)
• Drums – Elvin Jones
• Engineer [Recording] – Rudy Van Gelder
• Euphonium – Carl Bowman (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3), Charles Greenlee (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5), Julian Priester (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5)
• French Horn – Donald Corrado, Jimmy Buffington* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5), Julius Watkins, Bob Northern*, Robert Swisshel*
• Piano – McCoy Tyner
• Piccolo Flute, Reeds – Garvin Bushell (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5)
• Producer – Creed Taylor
• Soprano Saxophone – John Coltrane (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5)
• Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3)
• Trumpet – Booker Little, Freddie Hubbard (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5)
• Tuba – Bill Barber

Notes

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
on May 23, 1961 (disc one) and June 4, 1961 (disc two).

Tracks 1-1 and 2-3: Originally issued on Africa/Brass 1961.
Tracks 1-3 and 2-1: Originally issued on Africa/Brass Sessions - Volume 2 1974.
Tracks 1-4 and 1-5: Originally issued on Trane's Modes 1979 (Category IZ 9361).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
IMPD-2-168	The John Coltrane Quartet	The Complete Africa / Brass Sessions ‎(2xCD, Comp, RE)	Impulse!	IMPD-2-168	US	1995
IMP 21682	The John Coltrane Quartet	The Complete Africa / Brass Sessions ‎(2xCD, Comp, RE, Dig)	Impulse!	IMP 21682	Europe	1995

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