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A1	Tender Openings Bass – Malachi Favors Megistus*Drums – Charles Bobo Shaw, Don Moye*Percussion, Instruments [Little Instruments] – Joseph BowieTrumpet – Lester BowieViolin – Raymund Cheng*	9:31
A2	St. Louis Blues (Chicago Style) Bass – Malachi Favors Megistus*Drums – Charles Bobo Shaw, Don Moye*Trombone – Joseph BowieTrumpet, Arranged By – Lester Bowie	9:38
B1	Mirage Bass – Malachi Favors Megistus*Drums – Don Moye*Trumpet – Lester Bowie	6:38
B2	Rope-A-Dope Bass – Malachi Favors Megistus*Congas – Don Moye*Drums – Charles Bobo ShawTrombone – Joseph BowieTrumpet – Lester Bowie	9:33

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – King Record Co. Ltd
• Recorded At – Blue Rock Studio

Credits

• Art Direction, Graphics, Photography By – Hal Wilson
• Engineer – Eddie Korvin
• Liner Notes – Michael Cuscuna
• Producer – Michael Cuscuna

Notes

Recorded Jun. 17, 1975 at Blue Rock Studios, NYC

Ⓒ Ⓟ 1976, Muse Records, a division of Blanchris, Inc.
Manufactured and distributed by King Record Co., Ltd. Japan. Printed in Japan by NPc. 1983.
¥1,800

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A): SILBT 12128-1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B): SILBT 12129-1
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix# 1 Label Side A): MR. 5081 A
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix# 2 Label Side A): (SILBT 12128) M
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix# 1 Label Side B): MR. 5081 B
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix# 2 Label Side B): (SILBT 12129) M
• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MR 5081	Lester Bowie	Rope-A-Dope ‎(LP, Album)	Muse Records	MR 5081	US	1976
SRCS 9417	Lester Bowie	Rope-A-Dope ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Pap)	Sony Records	SRCS 9417	Japan	1998
MR 5081	Lester Bowie	Rope-A-Dope ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Muse Records	MR 5081	US	1976

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