| Other author/creator | Taborn, Craig, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Shahid, Jaribu, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Tabbal, Tani, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Bowie, Lester performer. |
| Other author/creator | Bluiett, Hamiet performer. |
| Other author/creator | Edison, Harry, 1915-1999, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Smith, Larry (Saxophonist), performer. |
| Other author/creator | Tate, Buddy, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Handy, John, 1933- composer. |
| Included Work | Bowie, Lester Freereggaehibop. |
| Included Work | Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955 Parker's mood. |
| Included Work | Young, Lester, 1909-1959 Lester leaps in. |
| Included Work | Coltrane, John, 1926-1967. Naima. |
| Included Work | Tate, Buddy. Blue Creek. |
| Included Work | Edison, Harry, 1915-1999. Centerpiece. |
| Included Work | Braxton, Anthony Composition #40Q. |
| Included Work | Moten, Bennie, 1894-1935 Moten swing. |
| Included Work | Carter, James, 1969- Atitled valse. |
| Variant title |
Conversing with the elders |
| Series | TomtheJazzman Collection TomtheJazzman Collection. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents |
Freereggaehibop / Lester Bowie (8:10) -- Parker's mood / Charlie Parker (6:29) -- Lester leaps in / Lester Young (4:57) -- Naima / John Coltrane (7:09) -- Blue Creek / Buddy Tate (6:13) -- Centerpiece / Harry "Sweets" Edison, John Handy (6:35) -- Composition #40Q / Anthony Braxton (6:41) -- Moten swing / Benny Moten, Buster Moten (7:44) -- Atitled valse / James Carter (8:22). |
| Local note | Gift of TomtheJazzman Mallison. |
| General note | Compact disc. |
| General note | Notes printed on container insert. |
| Credits | Arranged by James Carter. |
| Performer |
Jazz; James Carter, baritone, tenor, and alto saxophones, bass clarinet ; Craig Taborn, piano ; Jaribu Shahid, bass ; Tani Tabbal, drums ; featuring Lester Bowie, trumpet (1st and 9th works) ; Hamiet Bluiett, baritone saxophone (4th and 7th works) ; Harry "Sweets" Edison, trumpet (3rd and 6th works) ; Larry Smith, alto saxophone (2nd work) ; Buddy Tate, clarinet (5th work), and tenor saxophone (8th work). |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded on Oct. 2, 1995, Jan. 30, 1996, and Feb. 5, 1996, at Power Station, New York. |
| UPC |
075678290824 |
| Publisher number | 82908-2 Atlantic |