The Freedom Rider

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Tell It Like It Is Composed By – Wayne Shorter	7:51
2	The Freedom Rider Composed By – Art Blakey	7:23
3	El Toro Composed By – Wayne Shorter	6:18
4	Petty Larceny Composed By – Lee Morgan	6:12
5	Blue Lace Composed By – Lee Morgan	5:58

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Toshiba EMI Ltd
• Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Credits

• Bass – Jymie Merritt
• Design [Cover] – Reid Miles
• Drums – Art Blakey
• Liner Notes – Nat Hentoff
• Photography By – Francis Wolff
• Piano – Bobby Timmons
• Producer – Alfred Lion
• Recorded By, Remastered By – Rudy Van Gelder
• Tenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter
• Trumpet – Lee Morgan

Notes

Originally recorded on February 18 (track 4) and May 27, 1961 (tracks 1-3,5) at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
Originally issued as Blue Note BST 84156.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4 988006 781795

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BLP 4156	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	The Freedom Rider ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Blue Note	BLP 4156	US	1964
4156, BLP 4156	Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers*	The Freedom Rider ‎(LP, Album, Mono, RP)	Blue Note, Blue Note	4156, BLP 4156	US	1966
ST-84156, ERLP 1018	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	The Freedom Rider ‎(LP, Album, Ltd, RE, 180)	Blue Note, Elemental Music	ST-84156, ERLP 1018	Europe	2015
TOCJ-4156, BNST-4156	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	The Freedom Rider ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Blue Note, Blue Note	TOCJ-4156, BNST-4156	Japan	1994
BST 84 156 K	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	The Freedom Rider ‎(LP, Album)	Blue Note	BST 84 156 K	Germany	Unknown