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A1	The Message Written-By – Ben Tucker	3:45
A2	Wild Man Written-By – I. Jacquet*	5:00
A3	Bassoon Blues Written-By – E. Edwards*, I. Jacquet*	3:50
A4	On Broadway Written-By – Leiber, Stoller*, Mann, Weil*	4:00
B1	Like Young Written-By – Andre Previn*	4:00
B2	Turnpike Written-By – I. Jacquet*	5:45
B3	Bonita Written-By – E. Edwards*	5:40

Credits

• Bass – Ben Tucker
• Bassoon – Illinois Jacquet
• Drums – Ray Lucas
• Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
• Guitar – Kenny Burrell, Wallace Richardson*
• Organ – Ralph Smith
• Percussion – William Rodriguez*
• Photography By – Esmond Edwards
• Supervised By [Supervision] – Esmond Edwards
• Tenor Saxophone – Illinois Jacquet

Notes

Recorded: Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 5/7 & 8, 1963 division of all platinum record group.
Yellow & pink label

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A): CA-722 S-1 870-A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): CA-722 S-2 870-B

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
LP-722, LP 722	Illinois Jacquet	The Message ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Argo , Argo Jazz	LP-722, LP 722	US	1963
DJLP-722, LP 722	Illinois Jacquet	The Message ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Argo , Argo Jazz	DJLP-722, LP 722	US	1963
LPS-722, LP 722	Illinois Jacquet	The Message ‎(LP, Album)	Argo , Argo Jazz	LPS-722, LP 722	US	1963
LP-722, LP 722	Illinois Jacquet	The Message ‎(LP, Album, Mono, RE)	Cadet Records, Argo , Argo Jazz	LP-722, LP 722	US	Unknown
CH-91554	Illinois Jacquet With Kenny Burrell	Illinois Jacquet With Kenny Burrell - The Message ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Chess	CH-91554	US	1984

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