Tracklist
| A1 | Message |
| A2 | Jungleaire |
| A3 | Emancipation Blues |
| B1 | There's A Yearning |
| B2 | Going Up North |
| B3 | Disillusioned |
| B4 | Freedom Dance |
Credits
- Alto Saxophone, Flute – Jerry Dodgion (tracks: A1, A3, B1, B3, B4)
- Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet – Arthur "Babe" Clark* (tracks: A3, B3, B4)
- Bass – Art Davis
- Cello – Charles McCracken (tracks: A1, A3, B1, B3, B4), Peter Makis (tracks: A1, A3, B1, B3, B4)
- Congas, Bongos – Ray Barretto
- Drums – Ed Shaughnessy
- French Horn – Jim Buffington (tracks: A1, B1), Julius Watkins (tracks: A1, B1), Ray Alonge (tracks: A1, B1)
- Piano – Patti Bown (tracks: A3, B3, B4)
- Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
- Supervised By – Esmond Edwards
- Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Written-By, Arranged By, Conductor, Liner Notes – Oliver Nelson
- Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Eric Dixon (tracks: A2, A3, B2 to B4)
- Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet – Bob Ashton* (tracks: A1, A3, B1, B3, B4)
- Trombone – Billy Byers (tracks: A2, B2), Britt Woodman (tracks: A1, A3, B1, B3, B4), Melba Liston (tracks: A2, B2), Paul Faulise (tracks: A1, A3, B1, B3, B4), Urbie Green (tracks: A1, A3, B1, B3, B4)
- Trumpet – Clyde Reasinger (tracks: A2, B2), Ernie Royal, Jerry Kail, Joe Newman, Joe Wilder (tracks: A1, A3, B1, B3, B4)
- Tuba – Don Butterfield
Notes
Blue label, White lettering, Bergenfield address, RVG stamped in the dead wax.Sticker "STEREO" on the sleeve
1st date: A1, B1
2nd date: A3, B3, B4
3rd date: A2, B2
Recorded: September 29, 1961 and November 10, 1961
solos [from liner notes]:
A1 - Dodgion - fl, Davis - b, Shaughnessy, Barretto - d
A3 - Newman, Brown, Nelson - as
B1 (full title: There's A Yearnin' Deep Inside Me) - Dodgion - fl
B2 - Nelson - ts
B3 - McCracken - cello
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout: PRST 7225
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR 7225, PRLP 7225 | Oliver Nelson Orchestra* | Afro/American Sketches (LP, Album, Mono) | Prestige, Prestige | PR 7225, PRLP 7225 | US | 1962 |
| PRT 7225 | Oliver Nelson Orchestra* | Afro/American Sketches (LP, Album, RE) | Prestige | PRT 7225 | US | 1972 |
| PR 7225 | Oliver Nelson Orchestra* | Afro/American Sketches (LP, Album, RE) | Transatlantic Records, Prestige | PR 7225 | UK | 1966 |
| BJS 40100 | Oliver Nelson Orchestra* | Afro/American Sketches (LP, Album) | Bellaphon, Prestige | BJS 40100 | Germany | 1972 |
| 00025218181921 | Oliver Nelson Orchestra* | Afro/American Sketches (CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM) | Original Jazz Classics, Prestige | 00025218181921 | Europe | 2006 |
