Charles Mingus (bass), Hampton Hawes (piano), (Tracks 1 to 7), Danny Richmond (drums), (Tracks 1 to 7)
Tracks 1 to 7: July 9, 1957, New York City, originally issued as "Mingus Three" (Jubilee JLP 1054)
Charles Mingus (bass), Bud Powell (piano), (Tracks 8 to 18), Roy Haynes (drums), (Tracks 8 to 18),
Tracks 8 to 18: March 21, 1953, Birdland, NY and/or April 5, 1953, Club Kavakos, Washington, DC, issued partly as "Inner Fires" (Elektra E1-60030)
Tracklist:
CD 1:
1. Back Home Blues (5:27)
2. Yesterdays (4:12)
3. I Can't Get Started (6:28)
4. Hamp's New Blues (3:50)
5. Summertime (4:37)
6. Dizzy Moods (6:50)
7. Laura (6:33)
CD 2:
8. How High The Moon (2:55)
9. Budo (2:04)
10. Hallelujah (2:46)
11. I've Got You Under My Skin (2:38)
12. Embraceable You (4:31)
13. I Want To Be Happy (3:07)
14. I've Got You Under My Skin (2:30)
15. Sure Thing (2:00)
16. Embraceable You (3:32)
17. Woody'n You (2:54)
18. Salt Peanuts (4:16)
Released 1991.