Tracklist

1-1	Midriff	3:19
1-2	Ain't Life Grand	3:12
1-3	Tippin'	7:03
1-4	Pristine	5:43
1-5	El Toro Valiente	2:44
1-6	The Kiss Of No Return	5:38
1-7	Late Date	3:37
1-8	The Outer World	4:12
1-9	Not So Sleepy	6:43
1-10	Love And The Weather	4:05
1-11	If I'm Lucky	6:45
1-12	Turtle Walk	5:22
2-1	Oasis	2:46
2-2	Midriff (Take 1)	2:45
2-3	Midriff (Take 2)	3:24
2-4	The Kiss Of No Return (Take 1)	6:01
2-5	The Kiss Of No Return (Take 5)	6:17
2-6	The Outer World (Take 2)	3:16
2-7	The Outer World (Take 5)	3:32
2-8	El Torro Valiente (Take 1)	3:16
2-9	Ain't Life Grand (Take 2)	4:16
2-10	Ain't Life Grand (Take 4)	2:45
2-11	Pristine (Take 2)	7:20
2-12	Pristine (Take 6)	8:43
2-13	Pristine (Take 8)	6:07
2-14	Tippin' (Take 1)	6:24
2-15	Tippin' (Take 3)	6:16

Companies, etc.

• Remastered At – Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Bethlehem Music Company Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Bethlehem Music Company Inc.
• Distributed By – Bethlehem Music Company Inc.
• Made By – Europadisk

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Bill Graham (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-5 to 1-8, 2-1 to 2-10), Gene Quill (tracks: 1-9 to 1-11), Sahib Shihab (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-5 to 1-8, 2-1 to 2-10)
• Baritone Saxophone – Al Cohn (tracks: 1-9 to 1-12), William Slapin (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-5 to 1-8, 2-1 to 2-10)
• Bass – Oscar Pettiford (tracks: 1-9 to 1-12), Wendell Marshall (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8, 2-1 to 2-15)
• Compiled By, Remastered By – Tom Moulton
• Drums – Philly Joe Jones* (tracks: 1-9 to 1-12), Art Blakey (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8, 2-1 to 2-15)
• Guitar – Freddie Green (tracks: 1-9 to 1-12)
• Liner Notes – Art Lange
• Piano – Walter Bishop* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8, 2-1 to 2-15)
• Piano, Vibraphone – Eddie Costa (tracks: 1-9 to 1-12)
• Tenor Saxophone – Al Cohn (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-5 to 1-8, 2-1 to 2-10), John Coltrane
• Trombone – Frank Rehak (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-5 to 1-12, 2-1 to 2-10), Jimmy Cleveland (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-5 to 1-8, 2-1 to 2-10), Melba Liston (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-5 to 1-8, 2-1 to 2-10)
• Trumpet – Bill Hardman (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-5 to 1-8, 2-1 to 2-10), Donald Byrd, Idrees Sulieman (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-5 to 1-8, 2-1 to 2-10), Ray Copeland (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-5 to 1-8, 2-1 to 2-10)

Notes

Recorded in New York, October-December 1957

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Printed): 7 42827 50012 6
• Barcode: 742827500126
• Matrix / Runout: W.O. 10408 038139-6 MFG. BY EUROPADISK, LTD., NY, USA
• Matrix / Runout: W.O. 10408 038146-2 MFG. BY EUROPADISK, LTD., NY, USA

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MCCD572	John Coltrane	In A Soulful Mood ‎(2xCD, Comp)	Music Club	MCCD572	Europe	2005
COCY-80350	John Coltrane	The Bethlehem Years ‎(CD, Comp, Mono)	Bethlehem Records	COCY-80350	Japan	1996
R2 75987	John Coltrane	The Bethlehem Years ‎(2xCD, Comp, RE)	Avenue Jazz	R2 75987	US	2000
COCY-78653	John Coltrane	The Bethlehem Years ‎(CD, Comp, Mono, RE, RM, Pap)	Bethlehem Records	COCY-78653	Japan	1995
5270193	John Coltrane	The Bethlehem Years ‎(2xCD, Comp, RM)	Jazz Heritage Society	5270193	US	2003

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