Complete Studio Recordings

Presented here are the complete contents plus all known alternate songs and takes from the following original albums:
- The Big Beat (Blue Note BST-84029),
- Like Someone in Love (Blue Note BST-84245),
- A Night in Tunisia (Blue Note BST-84049),
- Pisces (Blue Note GXF-3060),
- Roots and Herbs (Blue Note BST 84347),
- The Witch Doctor (Blue Note BST-84258),
- The Freedom Rider (Blue Note BST-84156), and
- Jazz Messengers!!!!! (Impulse AS-7).

Recorded in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey & New York between March 1960 and June 1961.
CD1 total running time: 72:55
1-7: March 6, 1960.
8-10: August 7, 1960.
CD2 total running time: 75:41
1-4: August 7, 1960.
5-10: August 14, 1960.
CD3 total running time: 67:08
1-4: February 12, 1961.
5-10: February 18, 1961.
CD4 total running time: 77:05
1-7: March 14, 1961.
8-12: May 27, 1961.
CD5 total running time: 79:31
1-2: May 27, 1961.
3-8: New York, June 13 & 14, 1961.
CD5-9 to CD5-12 recorded by the same group live at Birdland, New York, September 14, 1960 have been added as bonus tracks.

℗ & © 2013.
Made in the EU.

Issued in 5 cardboard sleeves housed in a slipcase.
24-page booklet includes complete information, detailed updated notes, original artwork, and all of the original liner notes.

Matrix / Runout: [GZ Digital Media logo] ZC0243 009 CD1
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LD02
Mould SID Code: IFPI 5J54
Matrix / Runout: [GZ Digital Media logo] ZC0247 009 CD2
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LD02
Mould SID Code: IFPI 5J34
Matrix / Runout: [GZ Digital Media logo] ZC0256 009 CD3
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LD02
Mould SID Code: IFPI 5J93
Matrix / Runout: [GZ Digital Media logo] ZC0301 009 CD4
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LD02
Mould SID Code: IFPI 5J93
Matrix / Runout: [GZ Digital Media logo] ZC1037 009 CD5
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LD02
Mould SID Code: IFPI 5J05