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A1	A Long Drink Of The Blues (Take 1) Written-By – J. McLean*	2:18
A2	A Long Drink Of The Blues (Take 2) Written-By – J. McLean*	20:45
B1	Embraceable You Written-By – George And Ira Gershwin*	7:05
B2	I Cover The Waterfront Written-By – Heyman*, Green*	6:24
B3	These Foolish Things Written-By – Link*, Marvell*, Strachey*	8:19

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Jackie McLean
• Bass – Arthur Phipps* (tracks: B1 to B3), Paul Chambers (tracks: A1, A2)
• Drums – Arthur Taylor* (tracks: B1 to B3), Louis Hayes (tracks: A1, A2)
• Liner Notes – Joe Goldberg
• Piano – Gil Coggins (tracks: A1, A2), Mal Waldron (tracks: B1 to B3)
• Recorded By [Recording By] – Rudy Van Gelder
• Supervised By – Bob Weinstock
• Tenor Saxophone – Jackie McLean (tracks: A1, A2)
• Trombone – Curtis Fuller (tracks: A1, A2)
• Trumpet – Webster Young (tracks: A1, A2)

Notes

Side A recorded in Hackensack, NJ; August 30, 1957.
Side B recorded in Hackensack, NJ; February 15, 1957.

Original release in 1957, Prestige / New Jazz 8253

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
8253, NJLP 8253	Jackie McLean	A Long Drink Of The Blues ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Prestige, New Jazz, New Jazz	8253, NJLP 8253	US	1961
OJC-253, 8253	Jackie McLean	A Long Drink Of The Blues ‎(LP, Album)	Original Jazz Classics, New Jazz, Prestige	OJC-253, 8253	US	Unknown
8253, NJLP 8253, 772117	Jackie McLean	A Long Drink Of The Blues ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Prestige, New Jazz, New Jazz, WaxTime	8253, NJLP 8253, 772117	US	2016
8253, NJLP 8253, ST 8253	Jackie McLean	A Long Drink Of The Blues ‎(LP, Album, Mono, RE, RP)	Prestige, New Jazz, Status Records	8253, NJLP 8253, ST 8253	US	1965
ST 8253	Jackie McLean	A Long Drink Of The Blues ‎(LP, Album, Mono, RE)	Prestige	ST 8253	US	1964

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