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A1	Tell It Like It Is Written-By – Wayne Shorter
A2	The Freedom Rider Written-By – Art Blakey
B1	El Toro Written-By – Wayne Shorter
B2	Petty Larceny Written-By – Lee Morgan
B3	Blue Lace Written-By – Lee Morgan

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Credits

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

Notes

Recorded on February 18 (track B2) & May 27, 1961 (tracks A1-B1, B3).

1st original Stereo issue has:
- blue/white Blue Note Records Inc - New York Usa labels,
- Stereo and Van Gelder stamped separately in the dead wax, both sides,
- "P" (otherwise wrongly called "ear") for Plastylite etched in the trail off, both sides,
- laminated jacket,
- 43 West 61st St., New York 23 address on back cover

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BLP 4156	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	The Freedom Rider ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Blue Note	BLP 4156	US	1964
4156, BLP 4156	Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers*	The Freedom Rider ‎(LP, Album, Mono, RP)	Blue Note, Blue Note	4156, BLP 4156	US	1966
ST-84156, ERLP 1018	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	The Freedom Rider ‎(LP, Album, Ltd, RE, 180)	Blue Note, Elemental Music	ST-84156, ERLP 1018	Europe	2015
TOCJ-4156, BNST-4156	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	The Freedom Rider ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Blue Note, Blue Note	TOCJ-4156, BNST-4156	Japan	1994
BST 84 156 K	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	The Freedom Rider ‎(LP, Album)	Blue Note	BST 84 156 K	Germany	Unknown