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A1	Blue 'n' Boogie Written-By – Dizzy Gillespie	2:55
A2	Groovin' High Written-By – Gillespie*, Stone*	2:40
A3	Dizzy Atmosphere Written-By – Dizzy Gillespie	2:45
A4	All The Things You Are Written-By – Kern-Hammerstein*	2:45
A5	Salt Peanuts Written-By – Gillespie*, Clarke*	3:12
A6	Shaw 'Nuff Written-By – Parker*, Gillespie*	2:55
B1	Lover Man Written-By – Davis*, Sherman*, Ramirez*	3:17
B2	Hot House Written-By – Tadd Dameron	3:07
B3	One Bass Hit, Part I Written-By – Gillespie*, Fuller*, Brown*	2:52
B4	Oop Bop Sh'Bam Written-By – Gillespie*, Fuller*, Brown*	2:57
B5	A Hand Fulla Gimme Written-By – Gillespie*, Fuller*, Brown*	2:58
B6	That's Earl, Brother Written-By – Gillespie*, Fuller*, Brown*	2:34
C1	Our Delight Written-By – Tadd Dameron	2:45
C2	Good Dues Blues Written-By – Gillespie*, Fuller*, Ray Brown	3:02
C3	One Bass Hit, Part II Written-By – Gillespie*, Fuller*, Brown*	2:55
C4	Ray's Idea Written-By – Fuller*, Brown*	2:30
C5	Things To Come Written-By – Gillespie*, Fuller*	2:22
D1	Emanon Written-By – Gillespie*, Shaw*	3:08
D2	He Beeped When He Shoulda Bopped Written-By – Gillespie*, Fuller*, Brown*	2:40
D3	I Waited For You Written-By – Gillespie*, Russell*	2:39
D4	Nice Work If You Can Get It Written-By – George & Ira Gershwin	2:45
D5	She's Gone Again Written-By – L. Gillespie*	2:42
D6	Thinking Of You Written-By – Kalmar*, Ruby*	2:45

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – Musidisc-Europe
• Printed By – Glory, Asnières
• Remastered At – Fantasy Studios

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Charlie Parker (tracks: A2 to B2), Jimmy Heath (tracks: D4 to D6), Sonny Stitt (tracks: B3 to B6)
• Bass – Curly Russell (tracks: A5 to B2), Murray Shipinsky (tracks: A1), Percy Heath (tracks: D4 to D6), Ray Brown (tracks: B3 to C5, D2), Slam Stewart (tracks: A2 to A4)
• Drums – Cozy Cole (tracks: A2 to A4), Joe Harris (tracks: D1, D3 to D6), Kenny Clarke (tracks: B3 to C5, D2), Shelly Manne (tracks: A1), Sid Catlett* (tracks: A5 to B2)
• Guitar – Chuck Wayne (tracks: A1), Remo Palmieri (tracks: A2 to A4)
• Liner Notes – Ralph J. Gleason
• Piano – Al Haig (tracks: A5 to B6), Clyde Hart (tracks: A2 to A4), Frank Paparelli (tracks: A1), John Lewis (tracks: C1 to C3), John Lewis (tracks: C4 to D3), Milt Jackson (tracks: C1 to C3), Milt Jackson (tracks: D4 to D6)
• Remastered By [1973] – Mike Reese
• Saxophone – Billy Frazier (tracks: D1, D3), Howard Johnson (tracks: C1 to C5, D2), James Moody (tracks: D1, D3), John Brown (tracks: C1 to D3), Pee Wee Moore (tracks: C1 to D3), Ray Abrams (tracks: C1 to C5, D2), Scoops Carey (tracks: D1, D3), Warren Luckey (tracks: C1 to C5, D2)
• Tenor Saxophone – Dexter Gordon (tracks: A1), Jimmy Oliver (tracks: D4 to D6)
• Trombone – Al Moore* (tracks: C1 to D3), Charles Greenlee (tracks: C1 to C3), Gordon Thomas (tracks: C4 to D3), Leon Comegys (tracks: C1 to C5, D2), Taswell Baird (tracks: D1, D3)
• Trumpet – Dave Burns (tracks: C1 to D3), Dizzy Gillespie (tracks: A1 to D6), Elmon Wright (tracks: D1, D3), John Lynch (tracks: C1 to D3), Matthew McKay (tracks: D1, D3), Raymond Orr (tracks: C1 to C5, D2), Talib Daawood* (tracks: C1 to C5, D2)
• Vibraphone [Vibes] – Milt Jackson (tracks: B3 to B6, C4, C5, D2)
• Vocals – Alice Roberts (tracks: B5, C1, D2), Dizzy Gillespie (tracks: B4, D5), Gil Fuller (tracks: B4), Kenny Hagood (tracks: D3), Sarah Vaughan (tracks: B1)

Notes

A1 Feb. 9, 1945
A2 Feb. (probably 28), 1945
A3 Feb. (probably 28), 1945
A4 Feb. (probably 28), 1945
A5 May 11, 1945
A6 May 11, 1945

B1 May 11, 1945
B2 May 11, 1945
B3 May 15, 1946
B4 May 15, 1946
B5 May 15, 1946
B6 May 15, 1946

C1 June 10, 1946
C2 June 10, 1946
C3 July 9, 1946
C4 July 9, 1946
C5 July 9, 1946

D1 Nov. 12, 1946
D2 July 9, 1946
D3 Nov. 12, 1946
D4 Sept. 16, 1950
D5 Sept. 16, 1950
D6 Sept. 16, 1950

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (side 1): MPO MU 24030 A DTV
• Matrix / Runout (side 2): MPO MU 24030 B DTV
• Matrix / Runout (side 3): MPO MU 24030 C DTV
• Matrix / Runout (side 4): MPO MU 24030 D DTV
• Rights Society: SACEM / SGDL / SACD / SDRM
• Other (price code): 2 × Ⓓ

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
P-24030	Dizzy Gillespie	In The Beginning ‎(2xLP, Comp, RM)	Prestige	P-24030	US	1973
PR 24030	Dizzy Gillespie	In The Beginning ‎(2xLP, Comp, Promo, RM)	Prestige	PR 24030	UK	1973
P-24030	Dizzy Gillespie	In The Beginning ‎(2xLP, Comp, RM)	Prestige	P-24030	US	1973
S 66.028	Dizzy Gillespie	In The Beginning ‎(2xLP, Comp, RM)	Prestige, Hispavox	S 66.028	Spain	1981
PR 24030	Dizzy Gillespie	In The Beginning ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono, RM)	Prestige	PR 24030	UK	1973