Playlist
DISC 1:
Title: The Story of Love
Artist: Charlie Mingus and his 22-piece Bebop Band (Stan Kenton Sidemen)
Composer; Mingus
Album: Young Rebel
Label: Proper
Number: Properbox 77 CD 2 Track 3
Personnel: Buddy Childers, John Anderson, Hobart Dotson, unknown, t; Britt Woodman, Jimmy Knepper, Marty Smith, tb; Art Pepper, Jewel Grant, Eric Dolphy, Herb Caro, Bill Green, Gene Porter, saxes; Russ Freeman, p; unknown, g; Red Callender, Charles Mingus, b; Roy Porter, d. L.A. Spring 1949
DISC 2: T
itle: Mingus Fingers
Artist: Baron Mingus and his Rhythm
Composer; Mingus
Album: Young Rebel
Label: Proper
Number: Properbox 77 CD 1 Track 21
Personnel: Buddy Collette, as, cl; Jimmy Bunn, p; Mingus, b; Chuck Thompson, d. Los Angeles, Nov 1948.
DISC 3:
Title: Pithecanthropus Erectus
Artist: Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop
Composer; Mingus
Album: Pithecanthropus Erectus
Label: Atlantic Number: 7814562 Track 1 [last section]
Personnel: Jackie McLean, as; J R Monterose, ts; Mal Waldron, p; Mingus, b; Willie Jones, d. 30 Jan 1056 NYC.
DISC 4:
Title: Los Mariachis
Artist: Charles Mingus
Composer; Mingus
Album: Tijuana Moods
Label: RCA Victor/BMG Number: 74321749992 CD 1 Track 4
Personnel: Clarence Shaw, t; Shafi Hadi (Curtis {Porter) as; Jimmy Knepper tb; Bill Triglia p; Mingus, b; Danny Richmond, d; Frankie Dunlop. perc; Ysabel Morel, castanets. RX Jul/Aug 1957 NYC.
DISC 5:
Title: Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am
Artist: Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop
Composer; Mingus
Album: Oh Yeah
Label: Atlantic Number: 7567906672 Track 3
Personnel: Booker Ervin, Roland Kirk, reeds; Jimmy Knepper, tb; Mingus p; Doug Watkins, b; Dannie Richmond, d. 6 Nov 1961
DISC 6:
Title: Folk Forms No. 1
Artist: Charles Mingus
Composer; Mingus
Album: Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus
Label: Candid Number: 9005 Track 1
Personnel: Eric Dolphy, as, bcl; Ted Curson, t; Dannie Richmond, d; Mingus b. 20 Oct 1960, NYC.
DISC 7:
Title: Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
Artist: Charles Mingus
Composer; Mingus
Album: Blues and Roots
Label: Rhino Number: R2 75205 Track 1
Personnel: Jackie McLean, John Handy as; Booker Ervin, ts; Pepper Adams, bar; Jimmy Knepper, Willie Dennis, tb; Horace Parlan, p; Mingus, b; Dannie Richmond. 4 Feb 59, NYC.
DISC 8:
Title: Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
Artist: Charles Mingus
Composer; Mingus
Album: Complete 1959 Columbia Recordings: Mingus Ah Um
Label: Columbia Legacy Number: 065145 Track 2
Personnel: Shafi Hadi, as; John Handy, Booker Ervin, ts; Willie Dennis, tb; Horace Parlan, p; Mingus, b; Dannie Richmond, d; May 12 59. NYC
DISC 9:
Title: Mode E Single Solos and Groups Dance/ Mode F Groups and Solo Dance
Artist: Charles Mingus
Composer; Mingus
Album: The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
Label: Impulse Number: 11742 Track 4 (from guitar solo)
Personnel: Rolf Ericson, Richard Williams, t; Quentin Jackson, tb; Don Butterfield, tu; Jerome Richardson, Dick Hafer, Charlie Mariano, sax; Jaki Byard p; Mingus b; Dannie Richmond, d. 20 Jan 63 NYC.
DISC 10:
Title: Sue's Changes
Artist: Charles Mingus
Composer; Mingus
Album: Changes One
Label: Rhino Number: 8122714032 Track 2
Personnel: George Adams, ts; Jack Walrath, t; Don Pullen, p; Mingus, b; Dannie Richmond, d; 1 Oct 75
Recommendation - Mingus Ah Um (Columbia)
Read Alyn Shipton's Mingus Profile
Review of 'The Clown' at BBC Music
email the programme at jazzlibrary@bbc.co.uk
