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Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | SpeedlinerBass – Red CallenderDrums – J. C. Heard*Guitar – Oscar MoorePiano – Carl Perkins Written-By – Jean Baptiste Illinois Jacquet* |
3:01 |
| 2 | PastelBass – Red CallenderDrums – J. C. Heard*Guitar – Oscar MoorePiano – Carl Perkins Written-By – George Sylvester "Red" Callender* |
2:32 |
| 3 | Groovin' Bass – Gene RameyDrums – Art BlakeyGuitar – John Collins Piano – Hank JonesWritten-By – Jean Baptiste Illinois Jacquet* |
2:40 |
| 4 | Cotton Tail Bass – Gene RameyDrums – Art BlakeyGuitar – John Collins Piano – Hank JonesWritten-By – Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington* |
2:51 |
| 5 | Boot 'Em UpAlto Saxophone – Earle Warren, Ernie HenryArranged By – Salim*Baritone Saxophone – Cecil PayneBass – Al LucasDrums – Shadow WilsonGuitar – Freddie GreenPiano – Johnny AceaTenor Saxophone – Count HastingsTrombone – Henry Coker, Matthew GeeTrumpet – Elmon Wright, Joe Newman, Lamar Wright, Jr*, Russell JacquetWritten-By – A. K. Salim*, Jean Baptiste Illinois Jacquet* |
2:57 |
| 6 | BluesitisAlto Saxophone – Earle Warren, Ernie HenryArranged By – Salim*Baritone Saxophone – Cecil PayneBass – Al LucasDrums – Shadow WilsonGuitar – Freddie GreenPiano – Johnny AceaTenor Saxophone – Count HastingsTrombone – Henry Coker, Matthew GeeTrumpet – Elmon Wright, Joe Newman, Lamar Wright, Jr*, Russell JacquetWritten-By – A. K. Salim*, Jean Baptiste Illinois Jacquet* |
3:03 |
| 7 | Lean Baby Bass – Ray BrownDrums – Jimmy CrawfordGuitar – Freddie GreenOrgan – Count BasiePiano – Hank JonesWritten-By – William May*, Roy Alfred |
3:01 |
| 8 | Port Of Rico Bass – Ray BrownDrums – Jimmy CrawfordGuitar – Freddie GreenOrgan – Count BasiePiano – Hank JonesWritten-By – Jean Baptiste Illinois Jacquet* |
2:41 |
| 9 | Where Are You?Bass – Al LucasDrums – Shadow WilsonGuitar – Joe SinacoreOrgan – Hank JonesPiano – Sir Charles ThompsonWritten-By – Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh |
2:53 |
| 10 | HeadsBaritone Saxophone – Cecil PayneBass – Al LucasDrums – Shadow WilsonPiano – Johnny AceaTrombone – Matthew GeeTrumpet – Russell JacquetWritten-By – Jean Baptiste Illinois Jacquet* |
3:19 |
| 11 | It's The Talk Of The Town Baritone Saxophone – Cecil PayneBass – Al LucasDrums – Shadow WilsonPiano – Johnny AceaTrombone – Matthew GeeTrumpet – Russell JacquetWritten-By – Al J. Neiburg*, Jerry Livingston, Marty Symes |
3:26 |
| 12 | The Kid And The Brute Bass – Al LucasCongas – Chino PozoDrums – Osie JohnsonPiano – Johnny AceaTenor Saxophone – Ben WebsterWritten-By – Jean Baptiste Illinois Jacquet* |
8:25 |
| 13 | SophiaBass – Curtis CounceDrums – Al BarteeGuitar – Irving AshbyOrgan – Gerry Wiggins*Piano – Carl Perkins Trumpet – Edison*Written-By – Harry "Sweets" Edison*, Jean Baptiste Illinois Jacquet* |
4:13 |
| 14 | Honeysuckle Rose Bass – Curtis CounceDrums – Al BarteeGuitar – Irving AshbyOrgan – Gerry Wiggins*Piano – Carl Perkins Trumpet – Edison*Written-By – Andy Razaf, Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller* |
6:45 |
| 15 | Star DustBass – Curtis CounceDrums – Al BarteeGuitar – Irving AshbyOrgan – Gerry Wiggins*Piano – Carl Perkins Trumpet – Edison*Written-By – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish |
3:41 |
| 16 | Las Vegas Blues Bass – Ray BrownDrums – Jo JonesGuitar – Herb EllisPiano – Jimmy Jones Trumpet – Eldridge*Written-By – David Roy Eldridge* |
6:13 |
| 17 | Achtung Bass – Ray BrownDrums – Jo JonesGuitar – Herb EllisPiano – Jimmy Jones Trumpet – Eldridge*Written-By – Jean Baptiste Illinois Jacquet* |
5:03 |
| 18 | Have You Met Miss Jones?Bass – Ray BrownDrums – Jo JonesGuitar – Herb EllisPiano – Jimmy Jones Trumpet – Eldridge*Written-By – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers |
5:53 |
| 19 | No Sweat Drums – Johnny Williams Guitar – Kenny BurrellOrgan – Davis*Written-By – William Strethen "Wild Bill" Davis* |
2:51 |
| 20 | Flying Home Drums – Johnny Williams Guitar – Kenny BurrellOrgan – Davis*Written-By – Benjamin David Goodman*, Lionel Hampton, Sid Robin |
3:09 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – PolyGram Classics & Jazz
- Record Company – PolyGram Records, Inc.
- Manufactured By – Verve Records
- Marketed By – Verve Records
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – PolyGram Records, Inc.
- Copyright (c) – PolyGram Records, Inc.
- Mastered At – PolyGram Studios
Credits
- Artwork, Art Direction – Lisa Po-Ying Huang
- Booklet Editor [Notes Edited By] – Peter Pullman
- Coordinator [Design] – Ali Hoffman
- Executive-Producer – Richard Seidel
- Illustration [Front And Rear] – David Stone Martin
- Liner Notes, Compiled By [Selected And Sequenced By] – Brian Priestley
- Mastered By – Andrew Nicholas
- Photography By – Institute Of Jazz Studies*
- Producer [Original Recordings] – Norman Granz (tracks: 1 to 18), Val Valentin (tracks: 19, 20)
- Producer [Production Assistance] – Aric Lach Morrison
- Research [Additional Research] – Ben Young
- Research, Reissue Producer [Restored By] – Phil Schaap
- Supervised By – Michael Lang
- Tenor Saxophone – Illinois Jacquet
Notes
The tray liner has graphics printed on both sides.Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (text): 731452164421
- Matrix / Runout: 314 521 644-2 01@
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 521 644-2 | Illinois Jacquet | Flying Home: The Best Of The Verve Years (CD, Comp) | Verve Records | 521 644-2 | Germany | 1994 |
| EFVEi-089 | Illinois Jacquet | Flying Home: The Best Of The Verve Years (CD, Comp, RE) | Folio | EFVEi-089 | Italy | 2003 |











