Frank Wess, tenor saxophone, alto flute (#2 only), flute (#3 only), Oliver Nelson, tenor saxophone, Albert Aarons, trumpet, George Barrow, baritone saxophone, Tommy Flanagan, piano, George Duvivier, bass, Osie Johnson, drums, Ray Barretto, conga drums (track 1-7) ; Frank Wess, tenor saxophone, flute (#9-12 only), Thad Jones, trumpet, Gildo Mahones, piano, Buddy Catlett, bass, Roy Haynes, drums (track 8-13)
Arrangements (track 1-7) by Oliver Nelson.
Jazz ensembles.
Original program notes by Nat Henhoff (Prestige 7231) and David A. Himmelstein (Prestige 7266) ([4] pages) inserted in original container.
Originally issued as compact disc.
Originally released as Southern comfort on Prestige 7231 (track 1-7) and as Yo, ho! Poor you, little me on Prestige 7266.
Recorded in Englewood, Cliffs, NJ, March 22, 1962 (track 1 -7), and January 24, 1963 (track 8-13).
Southern comfort / Oliver Nelson (6:32) -- Blue skies / Irving Berlin (5:40) -- Gin's beguine / Frank Wess (6:43) -- Blues for butterball / Bob Bryant (4:50) -- Summer frost / Wess (3:56) -- Dancing in the dark / Dietz, Schwartz (4:34) -- Shufflin' / Nelson (2:57) -- The lizard / Thad Jones (5:10) -- Little me / Coleman, Leigh (5:10) - - Yo-ho / Wess (5:17) -- Cold miner / Wess (3:37) -- Poor you / Lane, Harburg (3:44) -- The long road / Wess (9:50)