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A1	Free For All Written-By – Wayne Shorter	11:06
B1	Hammer Head Written-By – Wayne Shorter	7:48
C1	The Core Written-By – Freddie Hubbard	9:23
D1	Pensativa Written-By – Clare Fischer	8:22

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
• Distributed By – Music Matters Ltd.
• Manufactured By – EMI Music Special Markets
• Copyright (c) – Blue Note Records
• Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated – 20462
• Lacquer Cut At – Cohearent Audio

Credits

• Bass – Reggie Workman
• Design [Cover] – Reid Miles
• Drums – Art Blakey
• Lacquer Cut By – AS*, KPG*, RR*
• Liner Notes – Nat Hentoff
• Photography By [Cover Photo] – Francis Wolff
• Piano – Cedar Walton
• Producer – Alfred Lion
• Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
• Tenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter
• Trombone – Curtis Fuller
• Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard

Notes

Recorded on February 10, 1964.

Remastered by Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman at Acoustech from the original Rudy Van Gelder Blue Note master tapes according to the sticker on the outer sleeve but the initials in the runout show Steve Hoffman was not involved wth this pressing.

Pressed at RTI.

Gatefold album with session photos in high resolution.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout Etched): MMBST-84170-A P KPG RR & AS@CA 20462.1
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout Etched): MMBST-84170-B P KPG RR & AS@CA 20462.2
• Matrix / Runout (Side C Runout Etched): MMBST-84170-C P KPG RR & AS@CA 20462.3
• Matrix / Runout (Side D Runout Etched): MMBST-84170-D P KPG RR & AS@CA 20462.4

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BLP 4170	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	Free For All ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Blue Note	BLP 4170	US	1965
BLP 4170	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	Free For All ‎(2xLP, Album, Mono, TP)	Blue Note	BLP 4170	US	2012
UCCQ-5047	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	Free For All ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, SHM)	Blue Note	UCCQ-5047	Japan	2014
TOCJ-9558, ST-84170	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	Free For All ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Pap)	Blue Note, Blue Note	TOCJ-9558, ST-84170	Japan	2003
CDP 7 84170 2	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	Free For All ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Blue Note	CDP 7 84170 2	US	1987

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Free For All Written-By – Wayne Shorter	11:07
2	Hammer Head Written-By – Wayne Shorter	7:49
3	The Core Written-By – Freddie Hubbard	9:26
4	Pensativa Written-By – Clare Fischer	8:22

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Toshiba EMI Ltd
• Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Credits

• Bass – Reggie Workman
• Design [Cover] – Reid Miles
• Drums – Art Blakey
• Liner Notes – Nat Hentoff, 上田篤
• Liner Notes [Translated By] – 中原尚哉*
• Photography By [Cover Photo] – Francis Wolff
• Piano – Cedar Walton
• Producer – Alfred Lion
• Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
• Tenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter
• Trombone – Curtis Fuller
• Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard

Notes

Recorded on February 10, 1964.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4988006702394
• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BLP 4170	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	Free For All ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Blue Note	BLP 4170	US	1965
BLP 4170	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	Free For All ‎(2xLP, Album, Mono, TP)	Blue Note	BLP 4170	US	2012
MMBST-84170, ST-84170	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	Free For All ‎(2x12", Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Gat)	Music Matters Ltd., Blue Note	MMBST-84170, ST-84170	US	2012
UCCQ-5047	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	Free For All ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, SHM)	Blue Note	UCCQ-5047	Japan	2014
TOCJ-9558, ST-84170	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	Free For All ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Pap)	Blue Note, Blue Note	TOCJ-9558, ST-84170	Japan	2003