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A1	The Chess Players Written-By – Wayne Shorter
A2	Sakeena's Vision Written-By – Wayne Shorter
A3	Politely Written-By – bill Hardman
B1	Dat Dere Written-By – Bobby Timmons
B2	Lester Left Town Written-By – Wayne Shorter
B3	It's Only A Paper Moon Written-By – Rose*, Harburg*, Arlen*

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – United Artists Records, Inc.
• Record Company – United Artists Records, Inc.
• Manufactured By – United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc.
• Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Credits

• Bass – Jymie Merritt
• Design [Cover] – Reid Miles
• Drums – Art Blakey
• Liner Notes – Nat Hentoff
• Photography By [Cover Photo] – Francis Wolff
• Piano – Bobby Timmons
• Producer – Alfred Lion
• Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
• Tenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter
• Trumpet – Lee Morgan

Notes

(C) MCMMLXXIII United Artists Records, Inc

Blue Label with white "b" logo (blue note in center of logo) + Ⓡ below logo
Blue Note printed in white
For the earlier black "b" version see Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - The Big Beat
Rear Cover top left: Blue Note A Product Of Liberty Records

Variations on release:
- Spine: Cat # Blue Note 84029
- Front Cover: Cat # 84029 Blue Note
- Rear Cover: Cat # BLP-4029/84029
- Center Label: Cat # BST-84029

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout dide 1 etched): BST - 84029 - I - X
• Matrix / Runout (Runput Side 2 etched): BST - 84029 - 2 - X

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BLP 4029	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	The Big Beat ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Blue Note	BLP 4029	US	1960
4BN 84029	Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers*	The Big Beat ‎(Cass, Album, RE, RM, XDR)	Blue Note	4BN 84029	Canada	1985
CDP 7 46400 2	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	The Big Beat ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Blue Note	CDP 7 46400 2	US	1987
4BN 84029	Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers*	The Big Beat ‎(Cass, Album, RE, RM, XDR)	Blue Note	4BN 84029	US	1985
BNJ 71052, BLP 4029	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	The Big Beat ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Blue Note, Blue Note	BNJ 71052, BLP 4029	Japan	1985