Mysterious Blues (reissue)

~ Release by Charles Mingus (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

Track 3 listing on back titled Body and Soul (take 2), but this is incorrect, it is take 1. Titled alt take here.

Annotation last modified on 2023-11-03 00:50 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Mysterious Blues
recording engineer:
Bob d’Orleans (on 1960-11-11)
producer:
Nat Hentoff (task: supervision) and Nat Hentoff
alto saxophone:
Eric Dolphy (on 1960-11-11)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1960-11-11)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1960-11-11)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (on 1960-11-11)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1960-11-11)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1960-11-11)
recorded at:
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios (Nola's Penthouse, NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1960-11-11)
recording of:
Mysterious Blues (on 1960-11-11)
composer:
Charles Mingus
8:35
2Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (take 5)
recording engineer:
Bob d’Orleans
producer:
Nat Hentoff (task: supervision) and Nat Hentoff
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1960-11-11)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1960-11-11)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (on 1960-11-11)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1960-11-11)
recorded at:
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios (Nola's Penthouse, NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1960-11-11)
instrumental recording of:
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (on 1960-11-11)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1931) and Billy Moll (songwriter) (in 1931)
composer:
Harry Barris (in 1931)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Ted Koehler Music Co.
3:48
3Body and Soul (alt take)
recording engineer:
Bob d’Orleans
producer:
Nat Hentoff (task: supervision)
alto saxophone:
Eric Dolphy (on 1960-11-11)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1960-11-11)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1960-11-11)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (on 1960-11-11)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1960-11-11)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1960-11-11)
recorded at:
Nola Studios (Nola's Penthouse, NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1960-11-11)
instrumental recording of:
Body and Soul (on 1960-11-11)
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
10:41
4Vassarlean
recording engineer:
Bob d’Orleans (on 1960-10-20)
producer:
Nat Hentoff (task: supervision)
alto saxophone:
Charles McPherson (on 1960-10-20)
bass clarinet:
Eric Dolphy (on 1960-10-20)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1960-10-20)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1960-10-20)
piano:
Nico Bunick (on 1960-10-20)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1960-10-20)
trumpet:
Ted Curson (on 1960-10-20) and Lonnie Hillyer (trumpet) (on 1960-10-20)
recorded at:
Nola Studios (Nola's Penthouse, NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1960-10-20)
recording of:
Vasserlean (aka "Weird Nightmare") (on 1960-10-20)
composer:
Charles Mingus
6:38
5Re-Incarnation of a Love Bird (1st version) (take 4)
recording engineer:
Bob d’Orleans (on 1960-10-20)
producer:
Nat Hentoff (task: supervision)
alto saxophone:
Charles McPherson (on 1960-10-20)
bass clarinet and flute:
Eric Dolphy (on 1960-10-20)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1960-10-20)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1960-10-20)
piano:
Nico Bunick (on 1960-10-20)
trumpet:
Ted Curson (on 1960-10-20) and Lonnie Hillyer (trumpet) (on 1960-10-20)
recorded at:
Nola Studios (Nola's Penthouse, NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1960-10-20)
recording of:
Reincarnation of a Lovebird (on 1960-10-20)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
9:13
6Me and You Blues
recording engineer:
Bob d’Orleans (on 1960-11-11)
producer:
Nat Hentoff (task: supervision)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1960-11-11)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1960-11-11)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (on 1960-11-11)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1960-11-11)
recorded at:
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios (Nola's Penthouse, NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1960-11-11)
recording of:
Me and You (on 1960-11-11)
composer:
Roy Eldridge, Tommy Flanagan, Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) and Charles Mingus
10:08
7Melody From the Drums
recording engineer:
Bob d’Orleans
producer:
Nat Hentoff (task: supervision)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1960-10-20)
recorded at:
Nola Studios (Nola's Penthouse, NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1960-10-20)
recording of:
Melody From the Drums (on 1960-10-20)
composer:
Dannie Richmond (drummer)
9:25

Credits

Release

photography:Ray Avery (jazz photographer)
liner notes:Brian Priestley
producer:Alan Bates (producer, possibly other roles)
design:Malcolm Walker (design)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Candid Productions Ltd. (in 1989)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/7640223 [info]