Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. I Left My Heart in San Francisco
2. Reincarnation of a Lovebird
3. Peggy's Blue Skylight
4. Love Is a Dangerous Necessity
5. Blue Bird
6. Pithecanthropus Erectus

Disc 2:

1. Reincarnation of a Lovebird: Warm Up and First False Start [Alternate T
2. Reincarnation of a Lovebird: Second False Start [Alternate Take][#]
3. Reincarnation of a Lovebird: Third False Start [Alternate Take][#]
4. Reincarnation of a Lovebird: Incomplete [Alternate Take][#]
5. Peggy's Blue Skylight: First False Start [Alternate Take][#]
6. Peggy's Blue Skylight: Second False Start [Alternate Take][#]
7. Peggy's Blue Skylight: Third False Start and Rehearsal [Alternate Take]
8. Peggy's Blue Skylight: Alternate [Fast Version][Alternate Take][#]
9. Blue Bird: Incomplete [Alternate Take][#]
10. Reprise [Alternate Take][#]
11. Love Is a Dangerous Necessity: First False Start [Alternate Take][#]
12. Love Is a Dangerous Necessity: Second False Start [Alternate Take][#]
13. Pithecanthropus Erectus: First Take, Incomplete [Alternate Take][#]
14. Pithecanthropus Erectus (Reprise) [Alternate Take][#]
15. Pithecanthropus Erectus: Rehearsal [Alternate Take][#]
16. Pithecanthropus Erectus: False Start [Alternate Take][#]
17. Pithecanthropus Erectus: To the End [Alternate Take][#]
18. Pithecanthropus Erectus: Mingus Explanations, Restart [Alternate Take]

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #144189 in Music
• Released on: 2008-03-17
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Best of
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .31 pounds

Album Description
Digitally remastered two CD set from the Jazz great. The complete recordings -- both master and alternate takes -- of the famous Charles Mingus session recorded in Paris in October of 1970! The work here was originally issued on two different albums by the America label, but it was all recorded on a single day -- and features some of the best later Mingus work in the studio! The tracks here are all relatively long, and captured with an intensity that's similar to some of Charles' amazing live work from the same period -- really cut loose and unfettered, with long solos that build up from a tremendous sense of imagination and creativity. The group's relatively small -- a sextet with Mingus on bass, Jaki Byard on piano, Bobby Jones on tenor, Charles McPherson on alto, Eddie Preston on trumpet, and Dannie Richmond on drums -- all coming together in classic Mingus small group formation, with the kind of drive you'd expect more from the late 50s or early 60s. 24 tracks including 'Reincarnation Of A Lovebird', 'Love Is A Dangerous Necessity' and 'Blue'. Universal Classics & Jazz.

Album Details
The Complete Recordings -- Both Master and Alternate Takes -- of the Famous Charles Mingus Session Recorded in Paris in October of 1970! the Work Here was Originally Issued on Two Different Albums by the America Label, but it was all Recorded on a Single Day -- and features Some of the Best Later Mingus Work in the Studio! the Tracks Here Are all Relatively Long, and Captured with an Intensity That's Similar to Some of Charles' Amazing Live Work from the Same Period -- Really Cut Loose and Unfettered, with Long Solos that Build Up from a Tremendous Sense of Imagination and Creativity. The Group's Relatively Small -- a Sextet with Mingus on Bass, Jaki Byard on Piano, Bobby Jones on Tenor, Charles Mcpherson on Alto, Eddie Preston on Trumpet, and Dannie Richmond on Drums -- all Coming Together in Classic Mingus Small Group Formation, with the Kind of Drive You'd Expect More from the Late 50s Or Early 60s.