Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Head Start	2:55
2	Freaky Zeke	3:47
3	Beatle Ballads: Blackbird / Julia / I Will	7:07
4	Lanoola Goes Limp	4:24
Bonus Track
5	The Flying Dutchman	3:26
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The Jazz Story
6	Part 1 - Pickin' Taters Blues Guitar – Joe PassVocals – George "Harmonica" Smith*	1:40
7	Part 2 - Oh Didn't He Ramble / High Society Bass – Joe PassalaqueClarinet – Joe DarensbourgDrums – Alton ReddPiano – Alton PurnellTrombone – John EwingTrumpet – Bernard Carrere	4:49
8	Part 3 - Jungle Sound	2:48
9	Part 4 - Swing Era	1:25
10	Part 5 - Be Bop	3:52
11	Part 6 - In The Vineyard / Avant Garde Bass – Tom WilliamsonDrums – Buzz FreemanPiano – Horace TapscottTenor Saxophone – John Carter Trumpet – Bobby Bradford	8:58
Dedication To John Coltrane
12	A - Lament For John Coltrane Bass – Wilbur LittleDrums – Elvin JonesFlute – Joe Farrell	7:29
13	B - A Love Supreme Flute – Joe FarrellNarrator – Rosko	4:20
14	C - Holiday For A Graveyard Alto Saxophone – Ornette ColemanBass – Charlie Haden, David IzenzonDrums – Charles Moffett	5:16
15	A Few Thoughts For The Day (Biafra, King, John And Robert, The American Indian) Electronics – Appleton Syntonic Menagerie*Lyrics By – Frank KofskyNarrator – Bob ThieleVoice [Sample] – Biafra , King*, John*, Robert*	16:44

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Flying Dutchman
• Copyright (c) – Ace Records Ltd.
• Licensed To – Ace Records Ltd.
• Marketed By – Ace Records Ltd.
• Distributed By – Ace Records Ltd.
• Mastered At – Sound Mastering

Credits

• Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Tom Scott (tracks: 1 to 5, 8 to 10, 15)
• Alto Saxophone, Flute – Bill Perkins (tracks: 1 to 5, 8 to 10, 15)
• Baritone Saxophone, Oboe, Flute, Clarinet – Jim Horn (tracks: 1 to 5, 8 to 10, 15)
• Bass [Fender, Upright, Indian Ecktara] – Chuck Domanico (tracks: 1 to 5, 8 to 10, 15)
• Bass Trombone – Ernie Tack (tracks: 1 to 5, 8 to 10, 15)
• Coordinator, Liner Notes [New] – Dean Rudland
• Design [Package] – [email protected]*
• Drums, Timbales – Jimmy Gordon* (tracks: 1 to 5, 8 to 10, 15), John Guerin (tracks: 1 to 5, 8 to 10, 15)
• French Horn, Horn [Tuben, Descant] – Bob Henderson* (tracks: 1 to 5, 8 to 10, 15)
• Guitar – Howard Roberts (tracks: 1 to 5, 8 to 10, 15)
• Liner Notes – Bob Thiele
• Liner Notes [Original] – Frank Kofsky
• Mastered By – Nick Robbins
• Piano, Organ, Harpsichord, Celesta – Roger Kellaway (tracks: 1 to 5, 8 to 10, 15)
• Producer – Bob Thiele
• Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Pete Christlieb (tracks: 1 to 5, 8 to 10, 15)
• Trombone – George Bohanon (tracks: 1 to 5, 8 to 10, 15), Mike Barone (tracks: 1 to 5, 8 to 10, 15)
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Buddy Childers (tracks: 1 to 5, 8 to 10, 15), Gary Barone (tracks: 1 to 5, 8 to 10, 15), Paul Hubinon (tracks: 1 to 5, 8 to 10, 15)
• Valve Trombone – Bobby Brookmeyer* (tracks: 1 to 5, 8 to 10, 15)
• Vibraphone [Vibes, Electronic Vibes], Xylophone, Congas, Drums, Bongos, Bells, Timpani, Instruments [Flexions], Gong [Nipple], Bongos [Bongoboard], Temple Block – Gary Coleman (tracks: 1 to 5, 8 to 10, 15)

Notes

"Dedicated To Pee Wee Russell, Bix Beiderbecke, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Louis Armstrong, Frank Teschemaker, Johnny Dodds, Jess Stacy, Frank Zappa, B.B. King, Bob Thiele Jr, Tenice and my father." (Bob Thiele)

Track 5 is a previously unissued bonus track.
Stereo except 14 Mono.

"Producer Bob Thiele's spiritual and political masterpiece reissued for the first time , with an unrealeased bonus track. He takes on the history of jazz and the state of the world, and plays tribute to John Coltrane. All-star cast includes Ornette Coleman, Charlie Haden, Elvin Jones and Horace Tapscott.

Made in the EU

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 0 29667 52652 4
• Barcode (Scanned): 029667526524
• Rights Society: MCPS
• Label Code: LC 05502

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
FDS-104	Bob Thiele Emergency	Head Start ‎(2xLP, Album)	Flying Dutchman	FDS-104	US	1969
FDS-104	Bob Thiele Emergency	Head Start ‎(2xLP, Album, Promo)	Flying Dutchman	FDS-104	US	1969