Search - Charles Mingus :: Very Best of Charles Mingus (Ocrd)

Track listing 1. Pithecanthropus Erectus 2. Profile of Jackie 3. Tonight at Noon 4. Haitian Fight Song 5. Reincarnation of a Lovebird 6. Moanin' 7. Cryin' Blues 8. Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting 9. Ecclusiastics 10. Passions of a Man 11. Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am Details Playing time: 76 min. Contributing artists: Booker Ervin, Dannie Richmond, Jackie McLean, Jimmy Knepper, John Handy, Mal Waldron, Rahsaan Roland Kirk Distributor: WEA (Distributor) Recording type: Studio Recording mode: Stereo SPAR Code: n/a Album notes Personnel includes: Charles Mingus (vocals, bass); Jackie McLean, Shafi Hadi, John Handy (alto saxophone); Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute, siren); J.R. Monterose, Booker Ervin (tenor saxophone); Pepper Adams (baritone saxophone); Jimmy Knepper, Willie Dennis (trombone); Mal Waldron, Wade Legge, Horace Parlan (piano); Doug Watkins (bass); Willie Jones, Dannie Richmond (drums). Producer: Nesuhi Ertegun. Compilation producer: Patrick Milligan. Engineers include: Tom Dowd, Hall Lustig, Phil Iehle. Recorded at Audio-Video Studios, New York, New York on January 30, 1956 and at Atlantic Studios, New York, New York between March 12, 1957 and November 6, 1961. Includes liner notes by Neil Tesser. Digitally remastered by Dan Hersch (DigiPrep). Personnel: Charles Mingus (bass guitar); Jackie McLean (alto); Shafi Hadi (alto saxophone); J.R. Monterose, Booker Ervin (tenor saxophone); Pepper Adams (baritone saxophone); Jimmy Knepper, Willie Dennis (trombone); Horace Parlan, Mal Waldron, Wade Legge (piano); Dannie Richmond, Willie Jones (drums). Audio Remasterer: Dan Hersch