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A1	Cranky Spanky Written-By – Hardman*	4:48
A2	Stella By Starlight Written-By – M. Washington*, V. Young*	8:55
A3	My Heart Stood Still Written-By – Rodgers*	5:38
B1	Little Melonae Written-By – J. McLean*	8:22
B2	Stanley's Stiff Chickens Written-By – Hardman*, J. McLean*	9:40

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Columbia 30th Street Studio

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Jackie McLean
• Bass – Spanky DeBrest
• Bass, Cello – Oscar Pettiford (tracks: B2)
• Congas – Candido (tracks: B2), Sabu Martinez (tracks: B2)
• Drums – Art Blakey, Jo Jones (tracks: B2)
• Drums, Timpani, Gong – Charles "Specs" Wright* (tracks: B2)
• Liner Notes – Nat Hentoff
• Photography By [Cover] – Rudy De Harak*
• Piano – Ray Bryant (tracks: B2), Sam Dockery
• Producer – Alan Douglas
• Trumpet – Bill Hardman

Notes

Recorded December 12 & 13, 1956 at Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York City

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CL 1040	The Jazz Messengers*	Hard Bop ‎(LP, Album, Mono, Mic)	Columbia	CL 1040	US	1957
BBL.7220	The Jazz Messengers*	Hard Bop ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Philips	BBL.7220	UK	1957
CL 1040	The Jazz Messengers*	Hard Bop ‎(LP, Album)	Columbia	CL 1040	US	Unknown
SICP 4245	The Jazz Messengers*	Hard Bop ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM)	Sony Records Int'l	SICP 4245	Japan	2014
SRCS 7129	The Jazz Messengers*	Hard Bop ‎(CD, Album, RE, Mono)	Sony Records	SRCS 7129	Japan	1993

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