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.
Artist: Charles Mingus
Genre: Jazz
Label: Verve US
Release date:
Verve’s Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.
Tracklist:
Side A
1. Take the A Train
2. Prayer For Passive Resistance
3. Eclipse
4. Mingus Fingus No. 2
5. Weird Nightmare
Side B
1. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
2. Bemoanable Lady
3. Half-Mast Inhibition
About the artist
An American jazz bassist, composer, and bandleader, influential in the development of modern jazz.
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- Limited Edition
- Heavy Weight Vinyl