Charles Mingus

3 LPs ON 2-CD SET

- From 1971 and 1972, two albums originally released on the CBS/Columbia record label

- ‘Let My Children Hear Music’ features seven original Mingus compositions

- ‘Charles Mingus And Friends In Concert’, originally a double LP set, features a star-studded selection of sidesmen including GERRY MULLIGAN, JAMES MOODY, DIZZY GILLESPIE and LEE KONITZ amongst others

- Digitally remastered and slipcased, and with extensive new notes

CD 1: LET MY CHILDREN HEAR MUSIC
New York, September 23, 1971

01. The Shoes Of The Fisherman’s Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers
02. Adagio Ma Non Troppo
03. Don’t Be Afraid, The Clown’s Afraid Too
04. Taurus in the Arena of Life
05. Hobo Ho
06. The Chill Of Death
07. The I Of Hurricane Sue

CD 2: CHARLES MINGUS AND FRIENDS IN CONCERT
Concert "Philharmonic Hall", New York, February 4, 1972

01. Introduction by Bill Cosby
02. Jump Monk
03. E.S.P.
04. Ecclusiastics
05. Eclipse Us Is Two
06. Us Is Two
07. Taurus in the Arena of Life (aka Number One Decubitus)
08. Mingus Blues
09. Introduction to Little Royal Suite by Bill Cosby
10. Little Royal Suite

CD 3: CHARLES MINGUS AND FRIENDS IN CONCERT
Concert "Philharmonic Hall", New York, February 4, 1972

01. Introduction to Strollin'
02. Strollin'
03. The I of Hurricane Sue
04. E’s Flat, Ah’s Flat Too
05. Ool-Ya-Koo
06. Portrait
07. Don't Be Afraid, The Clown's Afraid Too