Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus

1964 studio album by Charles Mingus

Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus

Studio album by

Charles Mingus

Released| January 9, 1964 (1964-01-09)[1]
Recorded| January 20 & September 20, 1963
New York City
Genre| Jazz
Length| 40:18
Label| Impulse!
A-54
Producer| Bob Thiele
Charles Mingus chronology
| The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
(1963)  | Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
(1964)  | Tonight at Noon
(1964)

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AllMusic| [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings| [4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide| [3]

Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus is a studio album by the American jazz composer and bassist Charles Mingus which was released on January 9, 1964.[1]

## Background

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Mingus collaborated with arranger/orchestrator Bob Hammer to score the music for a large ensemble of brass and saxophones.

Most of the compositions on this album had been previously recorded or have since been rerecorded, some under different titles, on other albums:

* "II B.S." as "Haitian Fight Song" on Plus Max Roach and The Clown
* "I X Love" as "Duke's Choice" on A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry.[5][6][7]
* "Celia" on East Coasting
* "Mood Indigo" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington) on Mingus Dynasty
* "Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul" as "Better Git It in Your Soul" on Mingus Ah Um (also "Better Git Hit in Your Soul" on Mingus at Antibes)
* "Theme for Lester Young" as "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" on Mingus Ah Um
* "Hora Decubitus" as "E's Flat, Ah's Flat Too" on Blues & Roots
* "Freedom" on The Complete Town Hall Concert (1962)

## Track listing

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Adapted from 1995 CD reissue;[8] many original LP copies have incorrect durations listed. All tracks composed by Charles Mingus, except where noted.

Side oneNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "II B.S."| 4:46
2.| "I X Love"| 7:38
3.| "Celia"| 6:12
4.| "Mood Indigo (by Duke Ellington and Barney Bigard)"| 4:43

Side twoNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul"| 6:28
2.| "Theme for Lester Young"| 5:50
3.| "Hora Decubitus"| 4:41
Total length:| 40:18

Bonus track on reissuesNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Freedom"| 5:10
Total length:| 45:28

## Personnel

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Tracks #1 and 4–8, recorded on September 20, 1963:

* Eddie Preston – trumpet
* Richard Williams – trumpet
* Britt Woodman – trombone
* Don Butterfield – tuba
* Jerome Richardson – soprano and baritone saxophone, flute
* Dick Hafer – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
* Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
* Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
* Jaki Byard – piano
* Charles Mingus – bass, narration ("Freedom")
* Walter Perkins – drums
* Bob Hammer – arranger and orchestrator

Tracks #2 and 3, recorded on January 20, 1963:

* Rolf Ericson – trumpet
* Richard Williams – trumpet
* Quentin Jackson – trombone
* Don Butterfield – tuba
* Jerome Richardson – soprano and baritone saxophone, flute
* Dick Hafer – tenor saxophone, flute, oboe
* Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
* Jaki Byard – piano
* Jay Berliner – guitar
* Charles Mingus – bass, piano
* Dannie Richmond – drums
* Bob Hammer – arranger and orchestrator

### Production

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* Bob Thiele – producer
* Michael Cuscuna – reissue Producer
* Bob Simpson – engineer
* Erick Labson – remastering

## References

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1. ^ a b Ostrow, Marty; Howard, Ira; Lichtman, Irv, eds. (January 18, 1964). "ABC-Par's 33 New Albums Is a Record-setting Issue" (PDF). Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. p. 9\. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 8, 2022.
2. ^ AllMusic review
3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 140\. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1004\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
5. ^ Santoro, Gene (2000). Myself when I Am Real. Oxford/New York: Oxford University Press. p. 413. ISBN 0-19-514711-1.
6. ^ Mathieson, Kenny (1999). Giant Steps. Canongate US. p. 217\. ISBN 0-86241-859-3.
7. ^ Conversely, Nat Hentoff identifies "Nouroog" as the precursor to "I X Love". Hentoff, Nat (1963). Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (CD booklet). Charles Mingus. Impulse! Records. pp. 2–10\. IMPD-170.
8. ^ "Charles Mingus - Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1995, Tri-fold Digipak, CD) - Discogs". Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved May 7, 2022.

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Charles Mingus

Discography

Studio
albums|

* The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus
* Jazz Composers Workshop
* Pithecanthropus Erectus
* The Clown
* East Coasting
* Mingus Three
* A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry
* Mingus Ah Um
* Blues & Roots
* Mingus Dynasty
* Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus
* Pre-Bird
* Mingus
* Oh Yeah
* Tijuana Moods
* Money Jungle
* The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
* Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
* Tonight at Noon
* Mingus Plays Piano
* Blue Bird
* Pithycanthropus Erectus
* Let My Children Hear Music
* Mingus Moves
* Changes One
* Changes Two
* Three or Four Shades of Blues
* His Final Work
* Cumbia & Jazz Fusion
* Something Like a Bird
* Charles Mingus with Orchestra
* Reincarnation of a Lovebird

Live
albums|

* Mingus at the Bohemia (1956)
* Jazz Portraits: Mingus in Wonderland (1959)
* The Complete Town Hall Concert (1962)
* The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach (1963)
* Astral Weeks (1964)
* Town Hall Concert (1964)
* Revenge! (1964)
* The Great Concert of Charles Mingus (1964)
* Mingus in Europe Volume I (1964)
* Mingus in Europe Volume II (1964)
* Right Now: Live at the Jazz Workshop (1964)
* Mingus at Monterey (1964)
* My Favorite Quintet (1965)
* Music Written for Monterey 1965 (1965)
* Charles Mingus Sextet In Berlin (1970)
* Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert (1972)
* Mingus at Antibes (1974)
* Mingus at Carnegie Hall (1974)
* Cornell 1964 (2007)

Books|

* Beneath the Underdog (1971 autobiography)

Related|

* Mingus Big Band
* Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard
* Mingus Dynasty
* Sue Mingus
* Jazz at Massey Hall (1953)
* Weary Blues (1958)
* Newport Rebels (1960)
* Pepper Adams Plays the Compositions of Charlie Mingus (1964)
* Mingus (1979)
* Epitaph (1990)
* Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968
* Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog (1998 documentary)

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Jaki Byard

Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release, except in most cases where this was long delayed

As leader

co-leader|

* Here's Jaki (1961)
* Hi-Fly (1962)
* Out Front! (1964)
* Jaki Byard Quartet Live! (1965)
* The Last from Lennie's (1965 [2003])
* Freedom Together! (1966)
* On the Spot! (1967)
* Sunshine of My Soul (1967)
* Jaki Byard with Strings! (1968)
* The Jaki Byard Experience (1968)
* Live at the Jazz'Inn (1971)
* Duet! (1972)
* Family Man (1978)
* Improvisations (1981)
* The Magic of 2 (1982 [2013])
* Live at the Royal Festival Hall (1984)
* Phantasies (1984)
* Phantasies II (1988)
* Foolin' Myself (1988)
* The Changes of Life (1996)
* This Happening (1997)
* Night Leaves (1997)
* July in Paris (1998)

Solo
piano|

* Blues for Smoke (1960 [1988])
* Solo Piano (1969)
* Parisian Solos (1971)
* The Entertainer (1972)
* There'll Be Some Changes Made (1972)
* Flight of the Fly (1976)
* Sunshine of My Soul: Live at the Keystone Korner (1978 [2007])
* A Matter of Black and White (1978–79 [2011])
* The Late Show: An Evening with Jaki Byard (1979 [2014])
* To Them – To Us (1982)
* Jaki Byard at Maybeck (1991)

With
Charles
Mingus|

* The Complete Town Hall Concert (1962)
* The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963)
* Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1963)
* Town Hall Concert (1964)
* The Great Concert of Charles Mingus (1964)
* Mingus in Europe Volume I (1964)
* Mingus in Europe Volume II (1964)
* Mingus at Monterey (1964)
* Astral Weeks (1964)
* Cornell 1964 (1964)
* Revenge! (1964)
* Charles Mingus in Paris: The Complete America Session (1970)
* Charles Mingus Sextet In Berlin (1970)

With
others|

* Live in '65 (Art Blakey DVD, 1965)
* Body and Soul (Al Cohn & Zoot Sims, 1973)
* Double Exposure (Chris Connor & Maynard Ferguson), 196061)
* Far Cry (Eric Dolphy, 1961)
* Outward Bound (Eric Dolphy, 1961)
* How Time Passes (Don Ellis, 1960)
* New Ideas (Don Ellis, 1961)
* The Freedom Book (Booker Ervin, 1963)
* The Space Book (Booker Ervin, 1964)
* Groovin' High (Booker Ervin, 1963–64)
* The Trance (Booker Ervin, 1965)
* Setting the Pace (Dexter Gordon & Booker Ervin, 1965)
* Heavy!!! (Booker Ervin, 1966)
* Newport Suite (Maynard Ferguson, 1960)
* Let's Face the Music and Dance (Maynard Ferguson, 1960)
* Maynard '61 (Maynard Ferguson, 1960–61)
* Two's Company (Maynard Ferguson and Chris Connor, 1960–61)
* "Straightaway" Jazz Themes (Maynard Ferguson, 1961)
* Maynard '64 (Maynard Ferguson, 1961)
* Manhattan Plaza (Ricky Ford, 1978)
* Manhattan Blues (Ricky Ford, 1989)
* Ebony Rhapsody (Ricky Ford, 1990)
* American-African Blues (Ricky Ford, 1991)
* Honi Gordon Sings (Honi Gordon, 1962)
* Smackwater Jack (Quincy Jones, 1971)
* Five on Eight (Rufus "Speedy" Jones, 1964)
* Dr. Chicago (Clifford Jordan, 1984)
* Rip, Rig and Panic (Roland Kirk, 1965)
* Here Comes the Whistleman (Roland Kirk, 1966)
* Grits & Gravy (Eric Kloss, 1966)
* Sky Shadows (Eric Kloss, 1968)
* In the Land of the Giants (Eric Kloss, 1969)
* Involution (Michael Marcus, 1998)
* Charlie Mariano with His Jazz Group (Charlie Mariano, 1950)
* Modern Saxophone Stylings of Charlie Mariano (Charlie Mariano, 1951)
* Year of the Iron Sheep (Ken McIntyre, 1962)
* Home (Ken McIntyre, 1975)
* Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 1 (Mingus Dynasty, 1988)
* Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 2, 1988)
* Body and Soul (Ray Nance, 1969)
* Life Is a Many Splendored Gig (Herb Pomeroy, 1957)
* "In" Jazz for the Culture Set (Dannie Richmond, 1965)
* Fuchsia Swing Song (Sam Rivers, 1964)
* Rhythm Is Our Business (Jordan Sandke, 1985)
* Lady Bird (Archie Shepp, 1978)
* Amarcord Nino Rota (Hal Willner, 1981)
* Musique du Bois (Phil Woods, 1974)

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Booker Ervin

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except when this was delayed

As leader|

* The Book Cooks (1960)
* Cookin' (1960)
* That's It! (1961)
* Exultation! (1963)
* Gumbo! (with Pony Poindexter, 1963)
* The Freedom Book (1963)
* The Song Book (1964)
* The Blues Book (1964)
* The Space Book (1964)
* Groovin' High (1963–64)
* The Trance (1965)
* Setting the Pace (with Dexter Gordon, 1965)
* Heavy!!! (1966)
* Structurally Sound (1966)
* Booker 'n' Brass (1967)
* The In Between (1968)
* Tex Book Tenor (1968)
* Back from the Gig (with Horace Parlan, 2LP, 1963/68)

With Charles Mingus|

* Jazz Portraits: Mingus in Wonderland (1959)
* Mingus Ah Um (1959)
* Mingus Dynasty (1959)
* Blues & Roots (1959)
* Mingus (1960)
* Mingus at Antibes (1960 [1976])
* Reincarnation of a Lovebird (1960)
* Oh Yeah (1961)
* Tonight at Noon (1961 [1964])
* Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1963)

With others|

* Hot Line (Bill Barron, 1962)
* Out Front! (Jaki Byard, 1964)
* Urge (Ted Curson, 1965)
* Cracklin' (Roy Haynes, 1963)
* In the Land of the Giants (Eric Kloss, 1969)
* Havin' a Ball at the Village Gate (Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan, 1963)
* Up & Down (Horace Parlan, 1961)
* Happy Frame of Mind (Horace Parlan, 1963)
* The Exciting New Organ of Don Patterson (Don Patterson)
* Hip Cake Walk (Don Patterson, 1964)
* Patterson's People (Don Patterson, 1964)
* Tune Up! (Don Patterson, 1964 [1971])
* Soul People (Sonny Stitt, 1964)
* The Quest (Mal Waldron, 1961)
* Highlife (Randy Weston, 1963)
* Randy/African Cookbook (Randy Weston, 1964)
* Monterey '66 (Randy Weston, 1966 [1994])

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