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1	All God's Chillun Got Rhythm Written-By – Kaper*, Kahn*, Jurmann*	2:57
2	Sonny Side Written-By – Sonny Stitt	2:21
3	Bud's Blues Written-By – Stitt*	2:32
4	Sunset Written-By – Stitt*	3:44
5	Fine And Dandy (Take 1) Written-By – Swift*, James*	2:39
6	Fine And Dandy (Take 2) Written-By – Swift*, James*	2:38
7	Strike Up The Band Written-By – Gershwin*, Gershwin*	3:26
8	I Want To Be Happy Written-By – Caesar*, Youmans*	3:09
9	Taking A Chance On Love Written-By – Latouche*, Fetter*, Duke*	2:32
10	Afternoon In Paris (Take 1) Written-By – John Lewis	3:03
11	Afternoon In Paris (Take 2) Written-By – John Lewis	2:59
12	Elora (Take 1) Written-By – J.J. Johnson	3:03
13	Elora (Take 2) Written-By – J.J. Johnson	3:07
14	Teapot (Take 1) Written-By – Johnson*	2:43
15	Teapot (Take 2) Written-By – Johnson*	3:01
16	Blue Mode (Take 1) Written-By – Johnson*	3:45
17	Blue Mode (Take 2) Written-By – Johnson*	2:49

Companies, etc.

• Remastered At – Fantasy Studios

Credits

• Artwork – Don Martin
• Bass – Curly Russell (tracks: 1 to 9), Nelson Boyd (tracks: 10 to 17)
• Drums – Max Roach
• Liner Notes – Ira Gitler, Mark Gardner
• Piano – Bud Powell (tracks: 1 to 9), John Lewis (tracks: 10 to 17)
• Remastered By – Joe Tarantino
• Supervised By – Bob Weinstock
• Tenor Saxophone – Sonny Stitt
• Trombone – J.J. Johnson (tracks: 10 to 17)

Notes

Tracks 10, 12 & 14 are additional tracks not on the original 1950 LP, but on the 1971 reissue, Bud's Blues (Prestige 7839).

Tracks 1 to 4 were recorded on December 11, 1949.
Tracks 5 to 9 were recorded on January 26, 1950.
Tracks 10 to 17 were recorded on October 17, 1949.

Remastered at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 02521811092
• Barcode (text): 0 25218-1109-2
• SPARS Code: AAD

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
PRLP 7024	Sonny Stitt / Bud Powell / J.J. Johnson	Sonny Stitt / Bud Powell / J.J. Johnson - Sonny Stitt / Bud Powell / J.J. Johnson ‎(LP, Album, Comp, Mono, RM)	Prestige	PRLP 7024	US	1956
LPR-88012	Sonny Stitt / Bud Powell / J.J. Johnson	Sonny Stitt / Bud Powell / J.J. Johnson - Sonny Stitt / Bud Powell / J.J. Johnson ‎(LP, Album)	Prestige	LPR-88012	Japan	Unknown
FELP 10008	Sonny Stitt / Bud Powell / J.J. Johnson	Sonny Stitt / Bud Powell / J.J. Johnson - Sonny Stitt / Bud Powell / J.J. Johnson ‎(LP, Album)	La Voix De Son Maître	FELP 10008	France	Unknown
SMJ-6508(M)	Sonny Stitt / Bud Powell / J.J. Johnson	Sonny Stitt / Bud Powell / J.J. Johnson - Sonny Stitt / Bud Powell / J.J. Johnson ‎(LP, Album, Mono, RE)	Prestige	SMJ-6508(M)	Japan	1976
SMJ-6508(M)	Sonny Stitt / Bud Powell / J.J. Johnson	Sonny Stitt / Bud Powell / J.J. Johnson - Sonny Stitt / Bud Powell / J.J. Johnson ‎(LP, Album, Mono, Promo, RE)	Prestige	SMJ-6508(M)	Japan	1976