Original Album Series

~ Release by Charles Mingus (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Pithecanthropus Erectus
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1Pithecanthropus Erectus
earliest release:
Pithecanthropus Erectus (Audio-Video Studios, NYC, January 30, 1956) by Charles Mingus
samples from:
Pithecanthropus Erectus (Original vinyl release) by Charles Mingus (in 1956-07)
recording of:
Pithecanthropus Erectus
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
10:36
2A Foggy Day
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd and Hal Lustig
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
alto saxophone:
Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-01-30)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1956-01-30)
drums (drum set):
Willie Jones (jazz drummer, not Willie Jones III) (on 1956-01-30)
piano:
Mal Waldron (American jazz pianist) (on 1956-01-30)
tenor saxophone:
J. R. Monterose (on 1956-01-30)
recorded at:
Audio-Video Studios (NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1956-01-30)
instrumental recording of:
A Foggy Day (in London Town) (on 1956-01-30)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell North America Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
7:50
3Profile of Jackie
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd and Hal Lustig
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
alto saxophone:
Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-01-30)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1956-01-30)
drums (drum set):
Willie Jones (jazz drummer, not Willie Jones III) (on 1956-01-30)
piano:
Mal Waldron (American jazz pianist) (on 1956-01-30)
tenor saxophone:
J. R. Monterose (on 1956-01-30)
recorded at:
Audio-Video Studios (NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1956-01-30)
recording of:
Profile of Jackie (on 1956-01-30)
composer:
Charles Mingus
3:12
4Love Chant
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd and Hal Lustig
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
alto saxophone:
Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-01-30)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1956-01-30)
drums (drum set):
Willie Jones (jazz drummer, not Willie Jones III) (on 1956-01-30)
piano:
Mal Waldron (American jazz pianist) (on 1956-01-30)
tenor saxophone:
J. R. Monterose (on 1956-01-30)
recorded at:
Audio-Video Studios (NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1956-01-30)
recording of:
Love Chant (on 1956-01-30)
composer:
Charles Mingus
14:55
2▼CD: The Clown
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1Haitian Fight Song
alto saxophone:
Curtis Porter (American jazz tenor and alto saxophonist aka. Shafi Hadi) and Curtis Porter (on 1957-02-12)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1957-02-12)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1957-02-12)
piano:
Wade Legge (on 1957-02-12)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1957-02-12)
recorded at:
Audio-Video Studios (NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-02-12)
later releases:
Haitian Fight Song by Charles Mingus, Haitian Fight Song by Charles Mingus and Haitian Fight Song by Charles Mingus
recording of:
Haitian Fight Song (on 1957-02-12)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
412:02
2Blue Cee
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-03-13)
alto saxophone:
Curtis Porter (American jazz tenor and alto saxophonist aka. Shafi Hadi) and Curtis Porter (on 1957-03-13)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1957-03-13)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1957-03-13)
piano:
Wade Legge (on 1957-03-13)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1957-03-13)
recording of:
Blue Cee (on 1957-03-13)
composer:
Charles Mingus
7:53
3Reincarnation of a Lovebird
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-03-13)
alto saxophone:
Curtis Porter (American jazz tenor and alto saxophonist aka. Shafi Hadi) and Curtis Porter (on 1957-03-13)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1957-03-13)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1957-03-13)
piano:
Wade Legge (on 1957-03-13)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1957-03-13)
recording of:
Reincarnation of a Lovebird (on 1957-03-13)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
8:34
4The Clown
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-03-13)
alto saxophone:
Curtis Porter (American jazz tenor and alto saxophonist aka. Shafi Hadi)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1957-03-13)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1957-03-13)
piano:
Wade Legge (on 1957-03-13)
tenor saxophone:
Curtis Porter (American jazz tenor and alto saxophonist aka. Shafi Hadi) and Curtis Porter (on 1957-03-13)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1957-03-13)
spoken vocals [improvised narration]:
Jean Shepherd (American storyteller, radio and TV personality, writer and actor) (on 1957-03-13)
recording of:
The Clown (on 1957-03-13)
composer:
Charles Mingus
12:11
3▼CD: Blues & Roots
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1Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1959-02-04)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-02-04) and Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
baritone saxophone:
Pepper Adams (baritone saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-02-04)
piano:
Horace Parlan (American-Danish jazz pianist) (on 1959-02-04)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
trombone:
Willie Dennis (on 1959-02-04) and Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1959-02-04)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-02-04)
recording of:
Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting (on 1959-02-04)
composer:
Charles Mingus
5:43
2Cryin' Blues
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1959-02-04)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-02-04) and Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
baritone saxophone:
Pepper Adams (baritone saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-02-04)
piano:
Horace Parlan (American-Danish jazz pianist) (on 1959-02-04)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
trombone:
Willie Dennis (on 1959-02-04) and Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1959-02-04)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-02-04)
recording of:
Cryin' Blues (on 1959-02-04)
composer:
Charles Mingus
5:02
3Moanin'
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1959-02-04)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-02-04) and Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
baritone saxophone:
Pepper Adams (baritone saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-02-04)
piano:
Horace Parlan (American-Danish jazz pianist) (on 1959-02-04)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
trombone:
Willie Dennis (on 1959-02-04) and Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1959-02-04)
double bass arranger:
Charles Mingus
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-02-04)
recording of:
Moanin' (on 1959-02-04)
composer:
Charles Mingus
8:03
4Tensions
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1959-02-04)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-02-04) and Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
baritone saxophone:
Pepper Adams (baritone saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-02-04)
piano:
Horace Parlan (American-Danish jazz pianist) (on 1959-02-04)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
trombone:
Willie Dennis (on 1959-02-04) and Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1959-02-04)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-02-04)
recording of:
Tensions (on 1959-02-04)
composer:
Charles Mingus
6:30
5My Jelly Roll Soul
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1959-02-04)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-02-04) and Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
baritone saxophone:
Pepper Adams (baritone saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-02-04)
piano:
Horace Parlan (American-Danish jazz pianist) (on 1959-02-04)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
trombone:
Willie Dennis (on 1959-02-04) and Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1959-02-04)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-02-04)
recording of:
My Jelly Roll Soul (on 1959-02-04)
composer:
Charles Mingus
6:50
6E's Flat Ah's Flat Too
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1959-02-04)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-02-04) and Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
baritone saxophone:
Pepper Adams (baritone saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-02-04)
piano:
Mal Waldron (American jazz pianist) (on 1959-02-04)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
trombone:
Willie Dennis (on 1959-02-04) and Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1959-02-04)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-02-04)
recording of:
E's Flat Ah's Flat Too (on 1959-02-04)
composer:
Charles Mingus
6:42
4▼CD: Oh Yeah
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1Hog Callin' Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-11-06)
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1961-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1961-11-06)
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1961-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1961-11-06)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1961-11-06)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1961-11-06)
7:27
2Devil Woman
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-11-06)
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1961-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1961-11-06)
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1961-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1961-11-06)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1961-11-06)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1961-11-06)
samples from:
Oh Yeah (stereo) by Charles Mingus (in 1962)
recording of:
Devil Woman
writer, composer and arranger:
Charles Mingus
9:42
3Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-11-06)
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1961-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1961-11-06)
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1961-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1961-11-06)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1961-11-06)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1961-11-06)
double bass arranger:
Charles Mingus
recording of:
Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am (on 1961-11-06)
composer:
Charles Mingus
4:44
4Ecclusiastics
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-11-06)
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1961-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1961-11-06)
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1961-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1961-11-06)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1961-11-06)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1961-11-06)
recording of:
Ecclusiastics (on 1961-11-06)
composer:
Charles Mingus
6:59
5Oh Lord, Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-11-06)
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1961-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1961-11-06)
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1961-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1961-11-06)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1961-11-06)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1961-11-06)
recording of:
Oh Lord, Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me (on 1961-11-06)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
45:43
6Eat That Chicken
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-11-06)
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1961-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1961-11-06)
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1961-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1961-11-06)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1961-11-06)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1961-11-06)
recording of:
Eat That Chicken (on 1961-11-06)
composer:
Charles Mingus
4:39
7Passions Of A Man
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-11-06)
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1961-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1961-11-06)
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1961-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1961-11-06)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1961-11-06)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1961-11-06)
4:52
5▼CD: Tonight At Noon
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1Tonight At Noon
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-03-13)
alto saxophone:
Curtis Porter (on 1957-03-13)
double bass [bass]:
Charles Mingus (on 1957-03-13)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1957-03-13)
piano:
Wade Legge (on 1957-03-13)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1957-03-13)
recording of:
Tonight at Noon (on 1957-03-13)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
2.56:00
2Invisible Lady
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-11-06)
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1961-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1961-11-06)
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1961-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1961-11-06)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1961-11-06)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1961-11-06)
recording of:
Invisible Lady (instrumental) (on 1961-11-06)
composer:
Charles Mingus
4:49
3"Old" Blues For Walt's Torin
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-11-06)
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1961-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1961-11-06)
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1961-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1961-11-06)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1961-11-06)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1961-11-06)
7:56
4Peggy's Blue Skylight
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-11-06)
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1961-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1961-11-06)
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1961-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1961-11-06)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1961-11-06)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1961-11-06)
double bass arranger:
Charles Mingus
recording of:
Peggy's Blue Skylight (on 1961-11-06)
composer:
Charles Mingus
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
9:43
5Passions Of A Woman Loved
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-03-13)
alto saxophone:
Curtis Porter (on 1957-03-13)
double bass [bass]:
Charles Mingus (on 1957-03-13)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1957-03-13)
piano:
Wade Legge (on 1957-03-13)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1957-03-13)
9:43

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Europe (in 2011)
phonographic copyright (℗) by and licensed from:Rhino Entertainment (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 2011)
marketed by:Rhino Entertainment (company credits only; do NOT use as release label)
remaster of:Pithecanthropus Erectus (Original vinyl release) (in 1956-07)
The Clown (in 1957-08)
Blues & Roots (on 1960-04-04)
Oh Yeah (stereo) (in 1962)
Tonight at Noon (stereo) (in 1965)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/4000617 [info]
ASIN:US: B005DEVGWO [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0003422073 [info]