Howard McGhee and Milt Jackson

The Allmusic review by Jim Todd stated: "this is an unpretentious slice of bebop heaven, particularly attractive to listeners interested in the trumpeter".^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

All compositions by Howard McGhee except as indicated

1. "Merry Lee" - 2:04
2. "Short Life" - 1:57
3. "Talk of the Town" (Jerry Livingston, Al J. Neiburg, Marty Symes) - 2:50
4. "Bass C Jam" (Herman Lubinsky) - 2:56
5. "Flip Lip" - 2:29
6. "Belle from Bunnycock" - 2:44
7. "Down Home" - 2:44
8. "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias) - 2:59
9. "Fiesta" (M. Daniels) - 2:08
10. "I'm in the Mood for Love" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) - 2:53
11. "The Man I Love" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:39
12. "The Last Word" - 2:20

• corrected recording date info: tracks 5, 6, 11 & 12, October 15 or November 10, 1947; tracks 1–4 & 7–10, December 24–31, 1947 (all recorded in Chicago for the Vitacoustic Records label).

• Howard McGhee - trumpet
• Milt Jackson - vibraphone (tracks 1–4 & 7–10)
• Billy Eckstine - valve trombone (tracks 5, 6 & 12)
• Jimmy Heath - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone (tracks 1–4, 7 & 10)
• Kenny Mann - tenor saxophone (tracks 5, 6 & 12)
• Will Davis (tracks 1–4 & 7–10), Hank Jones (tracks 5, 6, 11 & 12) - piano
• Percy Heath (tracks 1–4 & 7–10), Ray Brown (tracks 5, 6, 11 & 12) - bass
• Joe Harris (tracks 1–4 & 7–10), J.C. Heard (tracks 5, 6, 11 & 12) - drums
• Marcel Daniels (tracks 5 & 12) - vocal