tracks 2-1 to 2-5 acoustic guitar, electric guitar Sam Brown tracks 2-1 to 2-5 alto saxophone Carlos Ward tracks 2-5 composed by Charlie Haden tracks 2-3 composed by Ornette Coleman tracks 1-1 to 2-2, 2-4, 3-1 to 6-7 composed by Paul Motian design Sascha Kleis tracks 1-1 to 2-5 double bass Charlie Haden tracks 3-1 to 3-6 double bass David Izenzon tracks 5-1 to 5-8 double bass Ed Schuller tracks 4-1 to 4-5 double bass J.-F. Jenny-Clark tracks 3-1 to 6-7 drums Paul Motian tracks 3-1 to 6-7 engineer Martin Wieland tracks 2-1 to 2-5 engineer Tony May tracks 1-1 to 2-5 engineer [mixing engineer] Martin Wieland tracks 1-1 to 1-6 engineer [recording engineer] George Klabin tracks 1-1 to 1-6 flute Becky Friend tracks 5-1 to 6-7 guitar Bill Frisell tracks 2-1 to 2-5 guitar Paul Metzke tracks 1-1 to 1-6 guitar Sam Brown tracks 6-1 to 6-7 guitar synthesizer Bill Frisell liner notes Ethan Iverson tracks 1-1 to 4-5, 6-1 to 6-7 percussion Paul Motian photography by [booklet page 15] Regina Stetter photography by [booklet page 45] Arne Reimer photography by [booklet pages 1, 8–13, 25, 29, 30] Christian Rose photography by [booklet pages 17, 35, 39] Gérard Rouy photography by [booklet pages 3, 43] Roberto Masotti photography by [booklet pages 4, 5, 20, 21] Johannes Anders tracks 1-1 to 1-6 piano, flute Keith Jarrett producer Manfred Eicher tracks 3-1 to 4-5 soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone Charles Brackeen tracks 5-1 to 6-7 tenor saxophone Joe Lovano tracks 5-1 to 5-8 tenor saxophone, alto saxophone Billy Drewes tracks 1-1 to 1-6 violin Leroy Jenkins Phonographic Copyright (p) ECM Records GmbH Copyright (c) ECM Records GmbH Made By EDC, Germany Made By EDC, Germany Made By EDC, Germany Made By EDC, Germany Made By EDC, Germany Made By EDC, Germany Recorded At Butterfly, New York Recorded At Sound Ideas Studios Recorded At Generation Sound Studios Recorded At Tonstudio Bauer Conception Vessel Recorded November 1972 Butterfly and Sound Ideas Studios, New York
Tribute Recorded May 1974 Generation Sound Studios, New York
Dance Recorded September 1977 Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg
Le Voyage Recorded March 1979 Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg
Psalm Recorded December 1981 Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg
It Should've Happened A Long Time Ago Recorded July 1984 Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg