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A1	Reflections	2:30
A2	Lyric	7:24
A3	Skin 1	10:07
A4	Skin 2	2:28
B	The Hard Blues Alto Saxophone – Julius Hemphill*Baritone Saxophone – Hamiet BluiettCello – Abdul WadudDrums – Philip Wilson*Trumpet – Baikida E. J. Carroll*	20:07

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – Arista
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Arista
• Recorded At – Archway Studios
• Recorded At – C.I. Recording Studios

Credits

• Alto Saxophone [Center] – Julius Hemphill* (tracks: A1 to A4)
• Alto Saxophone [Left Channel] – Black Arthur Blythe* (tracks: A1 to A4)
• Art Direction – Bob Heimall*
• Artwork [Cover Art] – Bill Hoffman
• Baritone Saxophone – Hamiet Bluiett (tracks: A1 to A4)
• Cello – Abdul Wadud (tracks: A1 to A4)
• Composed By – Julius Hemphill*
• Congas – Daniel Ben Zebulon (tracks: A1 to A4)
• Coordinator [U.S. Production Coordination] – Michael Cuscuna, Steve Backer
• Drums – Barry Altschul (tracks: A1 to A4)
• Engineer – Elvin Campbell (tracks: A1 to A4), Oliver Sain (tracks: B)
• Liner Notes – Michael Cuscuna
• Liner Notes [Poem On Sleeve] – Julius Hemphill*, Wilma Moses
• Photography By – Ron Warwell
• Producer – Julius Hemphill* (tracks: B), Michael Cuscuna (tracks: A1 to A4)

Notes

Side A recorded on January 29,1975 at C.I. Studios, New York City.
Side B recorded in February 1972 at Archway Studios, St. Louis, Missouri.

'The Hard Blues' is a previously unreleased track from the recording sessions for Hemphill's "Dogan A.D." album.

Record label says "Not For Sale" above side designation.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
AL 1012	Julius Hemphill*	'Coon Bid'ness ‎(LP, Album)	Arista, Freedom	AL 1012	US	1975
CD 741028	Julius Hemphill*	'Coon Bid'ness ‎(CD, Alb)	Freedom	CD 741028	Germany	Unknown
TKCB-70333	Julius Hemphill*	The Hard Blues ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Freedom	TKCB-70333	Japan	1994
FLP41012	Julius Hemphill*	'Coon Bid'ness ‎(LP, Album)	Freedom	FLP41012	UK	1979
AL 1012	Julius Hemphill*	'Coon Bid'ness ‎(LP, Album)	Arista, Freedom	AL 1012	US	1975