Charles Mingus

SPECIAL GATEFOLD EDITION

5 STARS DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE

PERSONNEL:

CHARLES MINGUS, bass & leader
JIMMY KNEPPER, trombone (on A1 & Side B)
WILLIE DENNIS, trombone (on A2-A5)
BOOKER ERVIN, tenor sax
CURTIS PORTER (aka SHAFI HADI), alto & tenor sax
JOHN HANDY, alto & tenor sax, clarinet
HORACE PARLAN, piano
DANNIE RICHMOND, drums

New York, May 5 (A1 & SIDE B) & May 12 (A2-A5), 1959.

SIDE A:

01 BETTER GET IT IN YOUR SOUL
02 GOODBYE PORK PIE HAT
03 BOOGIE STOP SHUFFLE
04 SELF-PORTRAIT IN THREE COLORS
05 OPEN LETTER TO DUKE

SIDE B:

01 BIRD CALLS
02 FABLES OF FAUBUS
03 PUSSY CAT DUES
04 JELLY ROLL