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A1	Ezz-Thetic Written-By – George Russell	9:18
A2	Dr. Free-Zee Written-By – Max Roach	2:06
A3	Just One Of Those Things Written-By – Cole Porter	7:18
B1	Mr. X Written-By – Max Roach	5:15
B2	Body And Soul Written-By – Edward Heyman, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Robert Sour	6:50
B3	Woodyn' You Written-By – Dizzy Gillespie	6:51

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Nippon Phonogram Co., Ltd.
• Distributed By – Nippon Phonogram Co., Ltd.

Credits

• Bass – George Washington Morrow*
• Drums – Max Roach
• Piano – Raphael Homer Bryant*
• Tenor Saxophone – Theodore "Sonny" Rollins*
• Timpani – Max Roach (tracks: A2)
• Trumpet – Kenny Dorham

Notes

Recorded in New York, September 17, 19 & 20, 1956

"This is the first long-play Max Roach has made since death cast a gruesome shadow on his combo in the summer of 1956. The automobile accident that took the life of Clifford Brown, his brilliant young trumpeter-partner, on June 26 last, also claimed the life of Richard Powell, pianist who had been a key figure in the group as its chief arranger.
The twin blows were not easy to sustain either on a musical or a personal level. After the initial shock had worn off, Max cast about him to find musicians who would tally with his conception of how the group around him should sound. We will not call them replacements, for nothing can ever replace a gap created by the tragedy that took these two promising talents from the scene."

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Including two sided Japanese inner-sheet with Japanese titles, liner-notes and discography.
English liner-notes on back cover.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Other (Description): MG 36098-3
• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MG 36098	Max Roach	+4 ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	EmArcy	MG 36098	US	1957
822 673-2	Max Roach	+4 ‎(CD, Album, RE)	EmArcy	822 673-2	Germany	1990
MG 36098	Max Roach	+4 ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	EmArcy	MG 36098	Netherlands	1956
822 673-2	Max Roach	+4 ‎(CD, Album, RE)	EmArcy	822 673-2	US	1990
6372 481	Max Roach	+4 ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Mercury	6372 481	France	Unknown

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