Album dal vivo registrato con un quintetto che comprende Clifford Jordan al sassofono tenore, John Hicks al piano, Reggie Workman al basso e Ed Blackwell alla batteria.

Recorded at Universal Recorders, Chicago, October 14, 1960.
Tracks from 1 to 7, originally issued on Vee Jay LP (SR 3015).

Compiled & reissued by Fresh Sound Records.
24 bit high resolution remastering.

The tune "Just In Time" erroneously credited to "F. Novak" on release.
The track has been aurally reviewed, and it is the well known standard by Styne, Comden & Green.

2CD. Raccolta dedicata alla nascita dell'hard bop con brani di Lee Morgan, Donald Byrd e Hank Mobley.

Recorded on April 9 (#6), and April 21 (#1-5), 1965 at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
All transfers from analog to digital were made at 24-bit resolution. Liner photographs © Mosaic Images.
Track 6: Not part of original album. Made/Printed in U.S.A.

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3CD. Recorded at The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, California on July 10, 11 & 12, 1970.

Tracks 1-1, 1-4, 1-5, 2-3, 2-4, 3-1 to 3-4: Previously unissued

Note: "Yunjanna" is spelled "Yunyanna" in the Tom Lord Jazz Discography. "The Complete Live at the Lighthouse" (2021) spells this as "Yunjana."