The Essential Charles Mingus: The Columbia & RCA Years

Charles Mingus

• Released on 3/09/2013 by Columbia - Legacy
• Main artists: Charles Mingus
• Genre: Jazz

1 Better Git It in Your Soul

00:07:21

Charles Mingus, Associated Performer, Bass, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Bass - Teo Macero, Producer - Dannie Richmond, Drums - C.Mingus, Composer, Lyricist - Horace Parlan, Piano - John Handy, Alto Saxophone - Booker Ervin, Tenor Saxophone - Shafi Hadi, Tenor Saxophone - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone

Originally released 1959. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

2 Goodbye Pork Pie Hat

00:05:42

Charles Mingus, Associated Performer, Bass, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Bass - Teo Macero, Producer - Dannie Richmond, Drums - C.Mingus, Composer, Lyricist - Horace Parlan, Piano - John Handy, Alto Saxophone - Booker Ervin, Tenor Saxophone

Originally released 1959. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

3 Fables of Faubus

00:08:14

Charles Mingus, Associated Performer, Bass, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Bass, Composer, Lyricist - Teo Macero, Producer - Dannie Richmond, Drums - Michael Cuscuna - Horace Parlan, Piano - Ray Moore, Recording Engineer - Fred Plaut, Recording Engineer - John Handy, Alto Saxophone - Booker Ervin, Tenor Saxophone - Shafi Hadi, Tenor Saxophone - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone

Originally released 1959. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

4 Boogie Stop Shuffle

00:04:59

Charles Mingus, Associated Performer, Bass, Composer, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Bass, Composer - Teo Macero, Producer - Dannie Richmond, Drums - Michael Cuscuna - Horace Parlan, Piano - Ray Moore, Recording Engineer - Fred Plaut, Recording Engineer - John Handy, Alto Saxophone - Booker Ervin, Tenor Saxophone - Shafi Hadi, Tenor Saxophone - Willie Dennis, Trombone

Originally released 1959. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

5 Far Wells, Mill Valley

00:06:11

Charles Mingus, Associated Performer, Bass, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Bass - Teo Macero, Producer - Dannie Richmond, Drums - C.Mingus, Composer, Lyricist - Roland Hanna, Piano - John Handy, Alto Saxophone - Booker Ervin, Tenor Saxophone - Benny Golson, Tenor Saxophone - Jerome Richardson, Baritone Saxophone - Richard Williams, Trumpet - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone

Originally released 1960. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

6 Mood Indigo

00:08:12

Charles Mingus, Associated Performer, Bass, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Bass - Teo Macero, Producer - Dannie Richmond, Drums - E.K. Ellington, Composer, Lyricist - Roland Hanna, Piano - Barney Bigard, Composer, Lyricist - Irving Mills, Composer, Lyricist - John Handy, Alto Saxophone - Booker Ervin, Tenor Saxophone - Don Ellis, Trumpet - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone

Originally released 1960. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

7 Song with Orange

00:06:47

Charles Mingus, Associated Performer, Bass, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Bass - Teo Macero, Producer - Dannie Richmond, Drums - C.Mingus, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Moore, Recording Engineer - Roland Hanna, Piano - Fred Plaut, Recording Engineer - John Handy, Alto Saxophone - Booker Ervin, Tenor Saxophone - Benny Golson, Tenor Saxophone - Jerome Richardson, Baritone Saxophone - Mark Wilder, Recorder - Rob Schwarz, Recorder - Richard Williams, Trumpet - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone

Originally released 1960. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

8 Strollin'

00:04:33

Charles Mingus, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Teo Macero, Producer - Honey Gordon - C.Mingus, Composer - Ray Moore, Recording Engineer - Dannie Richmond, Drums - G. Gordon, Composer, Lyricist - Fred Plaut, Recording Engineer - Roland Hanna, Piano - John Handy, Alto Saxophone - Booker Ervin, Tenor Saxophone - Benny Golson, Tenor Saxophone - Jerome Richardson, Baritone Saxophone - Mark Wilder, Recorder - Rob Schwarz, Recorder - Richard Williams, Trumpet - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone

Originally released 1959. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

9 Ysabel's Table Dance (1957/62 Master Takes)

00:10:26

Charles Mingus, Associated Performer, Bass, Composer, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Bass, Composer - Bob Rolontz, Producer - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Clarence Eugene Shaw, Trumpet - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone - Shafi Hadi, Alto Saxophone - Bill Triglia, Piano - Dannie Richmond, Drums - Ysabel Morel - Frankie Dunlop, Percussion

Originally released 1957. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

10 Flamingo (1957/62 Master Takes)

00:05:33

Charles Mingus, Associated Performer, Bass, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Bass - Bob Rolontz, Producer - Edmund Anderson, Composer - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Clarence Eugene Shaw, Trumpet - Ted Grouya, Composer - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone - Shafi Hadi, Alto Saxophone - Bill Triglia, Piano - Dannie Richmond, Drums

Originally released 1957. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

11 A Colloquial Dream

00:10:56

Charles Mingus, Associated Performer, Bass, Composer, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Bass, Composer - Bob Rolontz, Producer - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Clarence Eugene Shaw, Trumpet - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone - Shafi Hadi, Alto Saxophone - Bill Triglia, Piano - Dannie Richmond, Drums - Lonnie Elder, Speaker - Frankie Dunlop, Tambourine

Originally released 1957. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

DISC 2

1 Revelations (First Movement)

00:12:01

Charles Mingus, Associated Performer, Bass, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Bass - C.Mingus, Composer, Lyricist - Louis Mucci, Trumpet - Art Farmer, Trumpet - John LaPorta, Alto Saxophone - Hal McKusick, Tenor Saxophone - Teo Macero, Baritone Saxophone - Manuel Zegler, Bassoon - Robert Di Domenica, Flute - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone - Jimmy Buffington, French Horn - Bill Evans, Piano - Barry Galbraith, Guitar - Teddy Charles, Vibraphone - Fred Zimmermann, Bass - Margaret Ross, Harp - Teddy Sommer, Drums - Gunther Schuller, Conductor

Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

2 The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers

00:09:34

Charles Mingus, Associated Performer, Bass, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Bass - C.Mingus, Composer, Lyricist - Dannie Richmond, Drums - Roland Hanna, Piano - John Foster, Piano - Ron Carter, Bass - Richard Davis, Bass - Milt Hinton, Bass - Homer Mensch, Bass - Charles McPherson, Alto Saxophone - Bobby Jones, Tenor Saxophone - Jerry Dodgion, Tenor Saxophone - Danny Banks, Baritone Saxophone - Snooky Young, Trumpet - Jimmy Nottingham, Trumpet - Julius Watkins, French Horn - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone - Eddie Bert, Trombone - Urbie Green, Trombone - Teo Macero, Producer - John Synder, Producer

(P) 1972 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

3 Adagio Ma Non Troppo

00:08:23

Charles Mingus, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - C.Mingus, Composer, Lyricist - Teo Macero, Producer - Alan Ralph, Conductor - John Synder, Producer - Vic Anesini, Engineer

(P) 1972 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

4 The I of Hurricane Sue

00:10:09

Charles Mingus, Associated Performer, Bass, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Bass - C.Mingus, Composer, Lyricist - Dannie Richmond, Drums - Teo Macero, Producer - Roland Hanna, Piano - John Synder, Producer - Charles McPherson, Woodwinds - Bobby Jones, Woodwinds - Jerry Dodgion, Woodwinds - Danny Bank, Woodwinds - Joe Temperley, Woodwinds - Seymour Press, Woodwinds - Al Regni, Woodwinds - Dan Trimboli, Woodwinds - Hank Freeman, Woodwinds - Ray Beckenstein, Woodwinds - Hal McKusick, Woodwinds - Romeo Penque, Woodwinds - Wallace Shapiro, Woodwinds - George Marge, Woodwinds - John Leone, Woodwinds - Lonnie Hillyer, Trumpet - Al DeRisi, Trumpet - Joe Wilder, Trumpet - Snooky Young, Trumpet - Ernie Royal, Trumpet - Marvin Stamm, Trumpet - Jimmy Nottingham, Trumpet - Jimmy Buffington, Trumpet - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone - Julius Watkins, French Horn - Eddie Bert, Trombone - Warren Covington, Trombone - Jack Jeffers, Trombone

Originally released 1972. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment

5 Ecclusiastics (Live)

00:09:01

Charles Mingus, Associated Performer, Bass, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Bass - C.Mingus, Composer - Sy Johnson, Arranger - Teo Macero, Conductor, Producer - Joe Chambers, Drums - John Foster, Piano - Gene Ammons, Associated Performer, Tenor Saxophone - Bobby Jones, Associated Performer, Tenor Saxophone - Jon Faddis, Associated Performer, Trumpet - Milt Hinton, Bass - Richie Perri, Alto Saxophone, Flute - George Dorsey, Alto Saxophone - Lee Konitz, Alto Saxophone - Charles McPherson, Alto Saxophone - Gerry Mulligan, Baritone Saxophone - Howard Johnson, Baritone Saxophone - Lloyd Michaels, Trumpet - Eddie Preston, Trumpet - Lonnie Hillyer, Trumpet - Sharon Moe, French Horn - Dick Berg, French Horn

(P) 1973 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

6 Jumpy Monk (Live)

00:07:11

Charles Mingus, Associated Performer, Bass, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Bass - C.Mingus, Composer - Sy Johnson, Arranger - Teo Macero, Conductor, Producer - Joe Chambers, Drums - John Foster, Piano - Gene Ammons, Associated Performer, Tenor Saxophone - Eddie Bert, Associated Performer - Charles McPherson, Alto Saxophone, Associated Performer - Lonnie Hillyer, Associated Performer, Trumpet - Milt Hinton, Bass - Richie Perri, Alto Saxophone, Flute - George Dorsey, Alto Saxophone - Lee Konitz, Alto Saxophone - Bobby Jones, Tenor Saxophone - Gerry Mulligan, Baritone Saxophone - Howard Johnson, Baritone Saxophone - Jon Faddis, Trumpet - Lloyd Michaels, Trumpet - Eddie Preston, Trumpet - Sharon Moe, French Horn - Dick Berg, French Horn

(P) 1973 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

7 Mingus Blues (Live)

00:05:16

Charles Mingus, Associated Performer, Bass, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Bass - C.Mingus, Arranger, Composer - Teo Macero, Conductor, Producer - Joe Chambers, Drums - John Foster, Piano - Gene Ammons, Associated Performer, Tenor Saxophone - Milt Hinton, Bass - Richie Perri, Alto Saxophone, Flute - George Dorsey, Alto Saxophone - Lee Konitz, Alto Saxophone - Charles McPherson, Alto Saxophone - Bobby Jones, Tenor Saxophone - Gerry Mulligan, Baritone Saxophone - Howard Johnson, Baritone Saxophone - Jon Faddis, Trumpet - Lloyd Michaels, Trumpet - Eddie Preston, Trumpet - Lonnie Hillyer, Trumpet - Sharon Moe, French Horn - Dick Berg, French Horn

(P) 1973 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

8 Peggy's Blue Skylight

00:04:35

Charles Mingus, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Gunther Schuller, Conductor, Producer - Sue Mingus, Producer - C.Mingus, Composer, Lyricist - John Abercrombie, Guitar - JOHN MCCLURE, Producer - Daniel Druckman, Percussion - Victor Lewis, Drums - Sir Roland Hanna, Piano - John Hicks, Piano - Reggie Johnson, Bass - Edwin Schuller, Bass - John Handy, Alto Saxophone - Jerome Richardson, Alto Saxophone - Bobby Watson, Alto Saxophone - George Adams, Tenor Saxophone - Phil Bodner, Tenor Saxophone - Roger Rosenberg, Baritone Saxophone - Gary Smulyan, Baritone Saxophone - Michael Rabinowitz, Bassoon - Dale Kleps, Bass Clarinet - Randy Brecker, Trumpet - Wynton Marsalis, Trumpet - Lew Soloff, Trumpet - Jack Walrath, Trumpet - Joe Wilder, Trumpet - Snooky Young, Trumpet - Eddie Bert, Trombone - Sam Burtis, Trombone - Paul Faulise, Trombone - Urbie Green, Trombone - David Taylor, Trombone - Britt Woodman, Trombone

(P) 1990 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

9 Ballad (In Other Words, I Am Three)

00:09:43

Charles Mingus, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Gunther Schuller, Conductor, Producer - Sue Mingus, Producer - C.Mingus, Composer, Lyricist - John Abercrombie, Guitar - JOHN MCCLURE, Producer - Daniel Druckman, Percussion - Victor Lewis, Drums - Sir Roland Hanna, Piano - John Hicks, Piano - Reggie Johnson, Bass - Edwin Schuller, Bass - John Handy, Alto Saxophone - Jerome Richardson, Alto Saxophone - Bobby Watson, Alto Saxophone - George Adams, Tenor Saxophone - Phil Bodner, Tenor Saxophone - Roger Rosenberg, Baritone Saxophone - Gary Smulyan, Baritone Saxophone - Michael Rabinowitz, Bassoon - Dale Kleps, Bass Clarinet - Randy Brecker, Trumpet - Wynton Marsalis, Trumpet - Lew Soloff, Trumpet - Jack Walrath, Trumpet - Joe Wilder, Trumpet - Snooky Young, Trumpet - Eddie Bert, Trombone - Sam Burtis, Trombone - Paul Faulise, Trombone - Urbie Green, Trombone - David Taylor, Trombone - Britt Woodman, Trombone

(P) 1990 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

About the album

• 2 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
• Total length: 02:34:47

• Main artists: Charles Mingus
• Composer: Various Composers
• Label: Columbia - Legacy
• Genre: Jazz
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This Compilation (P) 2013 Sony Music Entertainment