Awaiting Repress
Charles Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) 180g LP
20 aug 2021
. Mingus Mingus Mingus / Acoustic Sounds / 180gr.
1-LP Holland
Jazz
High Quality, Remastered, Gatefold Sleeve
One of the quintessential Charles Mingus recordings regardless of label, Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus finds a mini-big-band playing some of Mingus’ best-known compositions – albeit with new titles! Features Mingus favorites Eric Dolphy, Booker Ervin and Jaki Byard among its all-star cast.
Mainly recorded during the sessions for the Black Saint And The Sinner Lady, this 1964 classic featured many of Mingus’s greatest compositions including ‘Celia’, ‘Theme For Lester Young’ and ‘Better Git Hit In Yo’ Soul’
Verve’s Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.
- Acoustic Sounds Series reissue from Verve/Universal Music Enterprises
- 180g Vinyl LP
- All-Analog
- Mastered by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound From Original Analog Tapes
- Pressed at Quality Record Pressings
- Stoughton Printing gatefold old-style tip-on jacket
Musicians
| Eddie Preston | trumpet (all tracks) |
|---|---|
| Richard Williams | trumpet (Tracks 1, 4-7) |
| Rolf Ericson | trumpet (Tracks 2-3, 5) |
| Britt Woodman | trombone (Tracks 1, 4-7) |
| Quentin Jackson | trombone (Tracks 2-3, 5) |
| Don Butterfield | tuba (all tracks) |
| Jerome Richardson | soprano & baritone sax, flute (all tracks) |
| Dick Hafer | tenor sax, clarinet, flute (all tracks) |
| Booker Ervin | tenor sax (Tracks 1, 4-7) |
| Eric Dolphy | alto sax, flute (Tracks 1, 4-7) |
| Charles Mariano | alto sax (Tracks 2-3, 5) |
| Jaki Byard | piano (all tracks) |
| Charlie Mingus | bass, piano (all tracks) |
| Walter Perkins | drums (Tracks 1, 4-7) |
| Dannie Richmond | drums (Tracks 2-3, 5) |
Selections
Side A:
- II B.S.
- I X Love
- Celia
- Mood Indigo
Side B:
- Better Get Hit In Yo' Soul
- Theme For Lester Young
- Hora Decubitus
