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1	Listen, Hear Written-By – Eddie Harris	8:30
2	SKJ Written-By – Milt Jackson	5:36
3	Who Can I Turn To Written-By – A. Newley*, L. Bricusse*	6:53
4	If I Were A Bell Written-By – F. Loesser*	6:01
5	The Very Thought Of You Written-By – Ray Noble	8:02
6	Bags' Groove Written-By – Milt Jackson	6:50

Companies, etc.

• Licensed From – Warner Bros. Records (Japan) Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – MCA Records, Inc.
• Recorded At – Shelly's Manne-Hole
• Remixed At – The Village Recorder
• Made By – WEA Music K.K.
• Published By – Hargrove Music
• Published By – MJQ Music
• Published By – Musical Comedy Productions, Inc.
• Published By – E. H. Morris & Co.
• Published By – M. Witmark & Sons
• Published By – Campbell-Connelly Inc.
• Published By – Wemar Music

Credits

• Bass – Ray Brown
• Coordinator [Graphic Coordination] – Alan Sekuler
• Design [Album Design] – Ruby Mazur
• Drums – Dick Berk
• Illustration – Bernard L. Bori
• Mixed By [Remixed With] – Baker Bigsby
• Photography By – Phil Melnick*
• Piano – Monty Alexander
• Producer – Ed Michel
• Recorded By – Wally Heider
• Tenor Saxophone – Teddy Edwards
• Vibraphone [Vibes] – Milt Jackson

Notes

Recorded in performance at Shelly's Manne-Hole, Hollywood, California, August 1 and 2, 1969.
Remixed at the Village Recorder with Baker Bigsby.

Album initially released in 1973 as Impulse AS-9230.

℗ 1990 MCA Records, Inc.

Made in Japan.

Publishing:
1: Hargrove Music Corp. (BMI)
2: MJQ Music, (BMI)
3: Musical Comedy Production (BMI)
4: E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. (ASCAP)
5: M. Witmark & Sons/Campbell Connelly, Inc. (ASCAP)
6: Wemar Music Corp. (BMI)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4 988053 601299
• Rights Society: JASRAC
• Matrix / Runout: WMC5-129 PO1

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
AS-9230	Milt Jackson Quintet Featuring Ray Brown	Milt Jackson Quintet Featuring Ray Brown - Just The Way It Had To Be ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Impulse!	AS-9230	US	1973
IMP-88121, AS-9230	Milt Jackson Quintet Featuring Ray Brown	Milt Jackson Quintet Featuring Ray Brown - Just The Way It Had To Be ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Impulse!, Impulse!	IMP-88121, AS-9230	Japan	1973
AS-9230	Milt Jackson Quintet Featuring Ray Brown	Milt Jackson Quintet Featuring Ray Brown - Just The Way It Had To Be ‎(LP, Album, Quad, Promo)	Impulse!, ABC Records	AS-9230	US	1973
LP-0075	Milt Jackson Quintet Con Ray Brown	Milt Jackson Quintet Con Ray Brown - Just The Way It Had To Be ‎(LP, Album, RE, Gat)	ABC Impulse!	LP-0075	Spain	1976
AS-9230	Milt Jackson Quintet Featuring Ray Brown	Milt Jackson Quintet Featuring Ray Brown - Just The Way It Had To Be ‎(LP, Album, Quad)	Impulse!, ABC Records	AS-9230	US	1973