| # | Title | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | No Tears, In The End | | 3:50 |
| 2 | Loran's Dance | | 7:36 |
| 3 | Ain't No Sunshine- engineer:
- Rudy van Gelder (in 1971-09)
- producer:
- Creed Taylor
- baritone saxophone:
- Don Ashworth (in 1971-09)
- bass:
- Ron Carter (in 1971-09)
- cello:
- Maurice Brown (in 1971-09), Charles McCracken (in 1971-09), Alan Shulman (in 1971-09) and Anthony Sophos (in 1971-09)
- drums (drum set):
- Idris Muhammad (in 1971-09)
- electric piano:
- Bob James (in 1971-09)
- flugelhorn:
- Eugene Young (in 1971-09)
- French horn:
- Thad Jones (in 1971-09)
- organ:
- Richard Tee (in 1971-09)
- percussion:
- Airto Moreira (in 1971-09)
- saxophone:
- Grover Washington, Jr. (in 1971-09)
- trombone:
- Wayne Andre (in 1971-09)
- trumpet:
- Thad Jones (in 1971-09) and Eugene Young (in 1971-09)
- violin:
- Julius Brand (in 1971-09), Paul Gershman (in 1971-09), Julius Held (in 1971-09), Leo Kahn (in 1971-09), Harry Katzman (in 1971-09), Raoul Polikian (in 1971-09), Max Pollikoff (in 1971-09) and Paul Winter (in 1971-09)
- vocals:
- Hilda Harris (in 1971-09), Marilyn Jackson (in 1971-09), Maretha Stewart (in 1971-09) and Tasha Thomas (in 1971-09)
- conductor:
- Bob James (in 1971-09)
- arranger:
- Bob James
- recorded at:
- Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (in 1971-09)
- medley including a cover recording of:
- Ain’t No Sunshine (in 1971-09)
- lyricist and composer:
- Bill Withers
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and EMI Songs Ltd.
- medley including a instrumental cover recording of:
- Theme From "Man and Boy": Better Days (in 1971-09)
- writer:
- J.J. Johnson and Bill Withers
| | 8:32 |
| 4 | Black Frost- engineer:
- Rudy van Gelder (in 1974-11)
- producer:
- Creed Taylor
- alto saxophone and soprano saxophone:
- Grover Washington, Jr. (in 1974-11)
- baritone saxophone:
- Phil Bodner (in 1974-11)
- bass:
- Gary King (in 1974-11)
- bass trombone:
- Tony Studd (in 1974-11)
- cello:
- Charles McCracken (in 1974-11) and Alan Shulman (in 1974-11)
- drums (drum set):
- Harvey Mason (in 1974-11)
- electric piano and piano:
- Bob James (in 1974-11)
- flugelhorn and trumpet:
- Jon Faddis (in 1974-11) and Marvin Stamm (in 1974-11)
- guitar:
- Eric Gale (in 1974-11)
- percussion:
- Ralph MacDonald (in 1974-11)
- tenor saxophone:
- Jerry Dodgion (in 1974-11) and Grover Washington, Jr. (in 1974-11)
- trombone:
- Wayne Andre (in 1974-11)
- viola:
- Al Brown (in 1974-11) and Manny Vardi (in 1974-11)
- violin:
- Max Ellen (in 1974-11), Paul Gershman (in 1974-11), Harry Glickman (in 1974-11), Harold Kohon (in 1974-11), Harry Lookofsky (in 1974-11), Joe Malin (in 1974-11), David Nadien (in 1974-11) and Matthew Raimondi (in 1974-11)
- conductor:
- Bob James (in 1974-11)
- arranger:
- Bob James
- recorded at:
- Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (in 1974-11)
- recording of:
- Black Frost (in 1974-11)
- composer:
- Robert M. James and Grover Washington, Jr.
| | 6:01 |
| 5 | Masterpiece- engineer:
- Rudy van Gelder (in 1973-03)
- producer:
- Creed Taylor
- alto saxophone, soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
- Grover Washington, Jr. (in 1973-03)
- bass and electric bass guitar:
- Ron Carter (in 1973-03)
- bass [arco bass]:
- Ron Carter (in 1973-03) and Richard Davis (in 1973-03)
- bass clarinet and cor anglais:
- Romeo Penque (in 1973-03)
- bass saxophone and contrabass clarinet:
- Wally Kane (in 1973-03)
- bass trombone:
- Paul Faulise (in 1973-03), Alan Raph (in 1973-03) and Tony Studd (in 1973-03)
- bassoon:
- Donald McCourt (in 1973-03)
- cello:
- Seymour Barab (in 1973-03), Charles McCracken (in 1973-03) and George Ricci (in 1973-03)
- clarinet:
- Wally Kane (in 1973-03) and Romeo Penque (in 1973-03)
- drums (drum set):
- Idris Muhammad (in 1973-03)
- electric piano and piano:
- Bob James (in 1973-03)
- flugelhorn:
- Jon Faddis (in 1973-03), Bernie Glow (in 1973-03) and Randall Brecker (in 1973-03)
- flute:
- Harvey Estrin (in 1973-03), Wally Kane (in 1973-03), Hubert Laws (in 1973-03), George Marge (in 1973-03) and Romeo Penque (in 1973-03)
- French horn:
- Peter Gordon (in 1973-03), Jim Buffington (in 1973-03) and Brooks Tillotson (in 1973-03)
- guitar:
- Eric Gale (in 1973-03)
- oboe:
- George Marge (in 1973-03) and Romeo Penque (in 1973-03)
- organ:
- Richard Tee (in 1973-03)
- percussion:
- Airto (in 1973-03), Dave Friedman (in 1973-03), Phil Kraus (in 1973-03) and Ralph MacDonald (in 1973-03)
- piccolo:
- Harvey Estrin (in 1973-03), Hubert Laws (in 1973-03), George Marge (in 1973-03) and Romeo Penque (in 1973-03)
- recorder:
- Harvey Estrin (in 1973-03)
- trombone:
- Wayne Andre (in 1973-03) and Santo Russo (in 1973-03)
- trumpet:
- Jon Faddis (in 1973-03), John Frosk (in 1973-03), Bernie Glow (in 1973-03) and Randall Brecker (in 1973-03)
- viola:
- Alfred Brown (in 1973-03), Theodore Israel (in 1973-03) and Emanuel Vardi (in 1973-03)
- violin:
- Harry Cykman (in 1973-03), Max Ellen (in 1973-03), Paul Gershman (in 1973-03), Emanuel Green (in 1973-03), Harold Kohon (in 1973-03), Charles Libove (in 1973-03), Harry Lookofsky (in 1973-03), Joe Malin (in 1973-03), David Nadien (in 1973-03), Gene Orloff (in 1973-03) and Elliot Rosoff (in 1973-03)
- vocals:
- Bill Eaton (in 1973-03), Eileen Gilbert (in 1973-03), Barbara Massey (in 1973-03), Randolph Peyton (in 1973-03), Maeretha Stewart (in 1973-03) and Bernard Thacker (in 1973-03)
- conductor:
- Bob James (in 1973-03)
- arranger:
- Bob James
- recorded at:
- Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (in 1973-03)
- instrumental cover recording of:
- Masterpiece (in 1973-03)
- composer:
- Norman Jesse Whitfield
- publisher:
- Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
| | 13:18 |
| 6 | The Sea Lion | | 5:58 |
| 7 | Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)- engineer:
- Rudy van Gelder (in 1971-09)
- producer:
- Creed Taylor
- baritone saxophone:
- Don Ashworth (in 1971-09)
- bass:
- Ron Carter (in 1971-09)
- cello:
- Maurice Brown (in 1971-09), Charles McCracken (in 1971-09), Alan Shulman (in 1971-09) and Anthony Sophos (in 1971-09)
- drums (drum set):
- Idris Muhammad (in 1971-09)
- electric piano:
- Bob James (in 1971-09)
- flugelhorn and trumpet:
- Eugene Young (in 1971-09)
- French horn and trumpet:
- Thad Jones (in 1971-09)
- guitar:
- Eric Gale (in 1971-09)
- organ:
- Richard Tee (in 1971-09)
- percussion:
- Airto Moreira (in 1971-09)
- saxophone:
- Grover Washington, Jr. (in 1971-09)
- trombone:
- Wayne Andre (in 1971-09)
- violin:
- Julius Brand (in 1971-09), Paul Gershman (in 1971-09), Julius Held (in 1971-09), Leo Kahn (in 1971-09), Harry Katzman (in 1971-09), Raoul Polikian (in 1971-09), Max Pollikoff (in 1971-09) and Paul Winter (in 1971-09)
- conductor:
- Bob James (in 1971-09)
- arranger:
- Bob James
- recorded at:
- Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (in 1971-09)
- instrumental cover recording of:
- Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) (in 1971-09)
- composer:
- Marvin Gaye and James Nyx
- publisher:
- Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
| | 7:11 |
| 8 | All The King's Horses | | 3:48 |
| 9 | Love Makes It Better | | 8:06 |
| 10 | Earth Tones- engineer:
- Rudy van Gelder (in 1974-11)
- producer:
- Creed Taylor
- alto saxophone and soprano saxophone:
- Grover Washington, Jr. (in 1974-11)
- baritone saxophone:
- Phil Bodner (in 1974-11)
- bass:
- Phil Upchurch (in 1974-11)
- bass trombone:
- Tony Studd (in 1974-11)
- cello:
- Charles McCracken (in 1974-11) and Alan Shulman (in 1974-11)
- drums (drum set):
- Harvey Mason (in 1974-11)
- electric piano and piano:
- Bob James (in 1974-11)
- flugelhorn and trumpet:
- Jon Faddis (in 1974-11) and Marvin Stamm (in 1974-11)
- guitar:
- Eric Gale (in 1974-11)
- percussion:
- Ralph MacDonald (in 1974-11)
- tenor saxophone:
- Jerry Dodgion (in 1974-11) and Grover Washington, Jr. (in 1974-11)
- trombone:
- Wayne Andre (in 1974-11)
- viola:
- Al Brown (in 1974-11) and Manny Vardi (in 1974-11)
- violin:
- Max Ellen (in 1974-11), Paul Gershman (in 1974-11), Harry Glickman (in 1974-11), Harold Kohon (in 1974-11), Harry Lookofsky (in 1974-11), Joe Malin (in 1974-11), David Nadien (in 1974-11) and Matthew Raimondi (in 1974-11)
- conductor:
- Bob James (in 1974-11)
- arranger:
- Bob James
- recorded at:
- Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (in 1974-11)
- recording of:
- Earth Tones (in 1974-11)
- composer:
- Robert James
| | 12:20 |
