Recorded：December 9, 1964
Studio：Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
The John Coltrane Quartet[edit]
John Coltrane – bandleader, liner notes, vocals, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone[40]
Jimmy Garrison – double bass
Elvin Jones – drums, gong, timpani
McCoy Tyner – piano
Additional personnel[edit]
Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone on alternate takes of "Acknowledgement"
Art Davis – double bass on alternate takes of "Acknowledgement"
Rudy Van Gelder – engineering and mastering
Bob Thiele – production and cover photo[41]
George Gray/Viceroy – cover design
Victor Kalin – illustration
Joe Lebow – liner design