Charles Mingus

• 3-CD BOX SET

• INCLUDES 20-PAGE BOOKLET

This amazing set compiles all existing Birdland broadcasts by the Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop of 1961-62. These long unavailable broadcasts feature such important musicians as Booker Ervin, Yusef Lateef, Jimmy Knepper, Pepper Adams, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Charles McPherson, Jaki Byard, Toshiko Akiyoshi andDannie Richmond. Among the many highlights is the drumless broadcast of May 12, 1962, which presents two bassists on Mingus’ only existing live version of “Ysabel’s Table Dance”, from Tijuana Moods. Mingus is the piano soloist on two broadcasts. This music has only been previously available on separate long out of print releases with inferior sound quality.

PERSONNEL:

• CHARLES MINGUS, bass, piano & leader, with:

• COLLECTIVE PERSONNEL: Jimmy Knepper (tb), Yusef Lateef (fl), Rahsaan Roland Kirk (ts), Booker Ervin (ts, Charles McPherson (as), Pepper Adams (bs), Richard Williams, Edward Armour (tp), Don Butterfield (tba), Jaki Byard, Toshiko Akiyoshi (p), Henry Grimes, Doug Watkins, Herman Wright (b), Dannie Richmond (d).

• All tunes recorded live at Birdland, New York, on:
• CD 1 [1-3]: October 21, 1961. CD 1 [4-7]: March 24, 1962.
• CD 1 [8-10]: March 31, 1962. CD 2 [1-5]: May 5, 1962.
• CD 2 [6-9]: May 12, 1962. CD 3 [1-4]: October 19, 1962.
• CD 3 [5-8]: October 26, 1962.

TRACKS:

• DISC 1: Total Time: 68:28 min.
• 01 NOUROOG
• 02 ECCLUSIASTICS
• 03 HOG CALLIN’ BLUES
• 04 Dead Air with Symphony Sid
• 05 TAKE THE “A” TRAIN
• 06 FABLES OF FAUBUS
• 07 EAT THAT CHICKEN #1
• 08 MONK, FUNK OR VICE VERSA #1
• 09 OH LORD, DON’T LET THEM DROP THAT ATOMIC BOMB ON ME, DROP IT ON
• THEMSELVES, COZ THEY MADE IT
• 10 EAT THAT CHICKEN #2

• DISC 2: Total Time: 62:59 min.
• 01 EAT THAT CHICKEN #3
• 02 REETS AND I
• 03 MONK, FUNK OR VICE VERSA #2
• 04 DEVIL WOMAN
• 05 EAT THAT CHICKEN #4
• 06 Introduction by Symphony Sid
• 07 PEGGY’S BLUE SKYLIGHT
• 08 YSABEL’S TABLE DANCE
• 09 EAT THAT CHICKEN #5

• DISC 3: Total Time: 53:17 min.
• 01 THE SEARCH [I CAN’T GET STARTED] #1
• 02 MONK, FUNK OR VICE VERSA #3
• 03 PLEASE DON’T COME BACK FROM THE MOON
• 04 EAT THAT CHICKEN #6
• 05 EAT THAT CHICKEN #7
• 06 MONK, FUNK OR VICE VERSA #4
• 07 O.P.
• 08 THE SEARCH [I CAN’T GET STARTED] #2