personnel performance bud powell -- piano ( all ) curtis fuller -- trombone ( tracks 6-8 ) paul chambers -- bass ( all except track 4 ) art taylor -- drums ( all except track 4 ) production bob blumenthal -- liner notes michael boland - art direction and design michael cuscuna -- producer leonard feather -- liner notes gordan h. jee - creative direction alfred lion -- producer , original session producer reid miles -- cover design rudy van gelder -- recording engineer , mastering francis wolff -- photography , cover photo release history the album was first released in 1957 as a 12 '' lp .