Steven Bernstein — Trumpet, Slide Trumpet
Catherine Russel — Vocals
Curtis Fowlkes — Trombone
Charlie Burnham — Violin
Doug Wieselman — Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone
Peter Apfelbaum — Tenor & Soprano Saxophone
Erik Lawrence — Baritone Saxophone
Matt Munisteri — Guitar
John Medeski — Organ (track 6)
Ben Allison — Bass
Ben Perowsky — Drums

Produced & Arranged by Steven Bernstein
Recorded at Brooklyn Recording
Recorded and Mixed by Andy Taub
Mastered by Gene Paul for G&J Audio
Artwork and Design by Victor Melamed
Additional Design by Gregory J. Del Deo
A&R + Label Management by Kevin Calabro
Project Coordination by Tinku Bhattacharyya

The River’s Invitation - Written by Percy Mayfield (Sony/ATV Songs)
Yes We Can - Written by Allen Toussaint (Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc.)
Good Ole Wagon - Written by Bessie Smith & Stuart Balcom (Public Domain)
Loveless Love - Written by W.C. Handy (Handy Brothers Music Co. Inc.)
Come On - Written by Earl King (EMI Unart Catalog Inc.)
Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand - Written by Henry Roeland Byrd (Professor Longhair Music)

Thank you Levon, Lou, Henry and Hal
And thanks to Jay Weissman for inviting MTO to play “The Early Blues” at the Lowdown Hudson Blues Festival July 2011

“Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand” is in tribute to Joel Dorn’s notation on “The Entertainer” from Rahsaan Roland Kirk’s “Case Of The 3-Sided Dream”

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