Charles Mingus

4 1/2 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

INCLUDES 1 BONUS TRACK

PERSONNEL:

CHARLES MINGUS, bass & leader
EDDIE BERT, trombone
GEORGE BARROW, tenor sax
MAL WALDRON, piano
WILLIE JONES, drums
MAX ROACH, drums (replaces Jones on A3 only)

Recorded at the Café Bohemia, New York, December 18, 1955.

Note: “Percussion Discussion” is a Charles Mingus/Max Roach duet.
“A Portrait of Bud Powell” showcases Mal Waldron playing unaccompanied piano.

SIDE A:

1. JUMP MONK
2. SERENADE IN BLUE
3. PERCUSSION DISCUSSION

SIDE B:

1. WORK SONG
2. SEPTEMBERLY [SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN + TENDERLY]6
3. ALL THE THINGS YOU C-SHARP [ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE + PRELUDE IN C-SHARP MINOR]
4. A PORTRAIT OF BUD POWELL (*)

(*) Bonus track: From the same session, but not included on the original LP.