Charles Mingus : Pre-Bird

For this 1961 release, Mingus chose music composed before he heard the revolutionary playing of Charlie Parker. The album features large ensembles and includes two swing-era contrapuntal mash-ups, with one song playing out of the left channel and another from the right.

Verves Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.

Track Listing:
Side A
1. Take the A Train
2. Prayer For Passive Resistance
3. Eclipse
4. Mingus Fingus No. 2
5. Weird Nightmare

Side B
6. Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me
7. Bemoanable Lady
8. Half-Mast Inhibition

Charles Mingus, bass Eric Dolphy, alto saxophone Charles McCracken, cello Dannie Richmond, drums Robert DiDomenica, flute Harry Schulman, oboe George Scott, percussion Paul Bley, piano Bill Barron, tenor saxophone Charles Greenlee, trombone Cl