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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 Drums – Phillip WilsonEngineer – Oliver SainProducer – Julius Hemphill*Trumpet – Baikida E. J. Carroll*	20:07

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – Logo Records
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Logo Records
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Phonoco Ltd.
• Marketed By – Logo Records
• Published By – Mbari Music
• Recorded At – C.I. Recording Studios
• Recorded At – Archway Studios

Credits

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

℗ 1979 Logo Records (cover)
℗ 1979 Phonoco Limited (labels)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: BMI

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, Promo)	Arista, Freedom	AL 1012	US	1975