Track listing

All compositions by Don Pullen except as indicated

1. "Mr. Smoothie" (George Adams) - 6:07
2. "Just Foolin' Around" - 6:20
3. "Song From the Old Country" - 8:13
4. "We've Been Here All the Time" - 9:09
5. "A Time for Sobriety" (Adams) - 9:43
6. "The Necessary Blues (or: Thank You Very Much Mr Monk)" - 13:35 Bonus track on CD only
   • Recorded at RCA Studio A in New York City on April 30, 1986

Personnel

• Don Pullen
  Don Pullen
  Don Pullen was an American jazz pianist and organist. Pullen developed a strikingly individual style throughout his career. He composed masterworks ranging from blues to bebop and modern jazz...
  
   – piano
  Piano
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• George Adams
  George Adams (musician)
  George Rufus Adams was an American jazz musician who played tenor saxophone, flute and bass clarinet. He is best known for his work with Charles Mingus, Gil Evans, Roy Haynes and in the quartet he co-led with pianist Don Pullen, featuring bassist Cameron Brown and drummer Dannie Richmond...
  
   – tenor saxophone
  Tenor saxophone
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• Cameron Brown – bass
  Double bass
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• Dannie Richmond
  Dannie Richmond
  Dannie Richmond was an American drummer who was best known among jazz fans for his work with Charles Mingus, and among pop fans for his work with Joe Cocker, Elton John and Mark-Almond....
  
   – drums
  Drum kit
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