A NIGHT AT CAFE BOHEMIA / PITHECANTHROPUS ERECTUS

INCLUDES 4 BONUS TRACKS

Taken together, the ‘Cafe Bohemia' and ‘Pithecanthropus Erectus' recordings - as featured on this release - capture an important juncture in the career of Charles Mingus signalling him establishing a formidable musical identity as both composer/arranger and bandleader, Featured are Jackie McLean, J.R. Montorose, Eddie Bert, George Barrow, Mal Waldronm Willie Jones and Max Roach. Includes the Pithecanthropus Erectus Session

PERSONNEL:

CHARLIE MINGUS, bass
EDDIE BERT, trombone
GEORGE BARROW, tenor sax
MAL WALDRON, piano
WILLIE JONES, drums

Recorded at Café Bohemia, New York, December 23, 1955

CD 2 (5-8): Recorded at Audio-Video Studios, New York, January 30, 1956

CD 1

1.Jump Monk
2.Serenade In Blue
3.Percussion Discussion
4.Work Song
5.Septemberly
6.All The Things You Are
7.Jump Monk 2
8.All The Things You Are 2
9.A Foggy Day
10.Drums

CD 2

1.Haitian Fight Song
2.Lady Bird
3.I'll Remember April
4.Love Chant
5.Pithecanthropus Erectus*
6.A Foggy Day*
7.Love Chant*
8.Profile Of Jackie*

*Bonus Tracks