1956's Pithecanthropus Erectus is the Charles Mingus record where he really begins to take hold of his own personal vision of how jazz music could look. After cutting his teeth on the L.A. Scene and touring with Louis Armstrong and Lionel Hampton, Mingus moved to New York, began Debut Records with Max Roach, and entered into the most productive. Editors' Notes With such major statements as Pithecanthropus Erectus and The Clown behind him, bassist-composer Charles Mingus reached an early career height in 1959 with Mingus Ah Um, his first album for Columbia.It’s not trivial that roughly half of it was recorded on May 5, the same day that John Coltrane waxed roughly half of Giant Steps for Atlantic. Charles Mingus Pithecanthropus Erectus. Review by jefflebowski USER December 15th, 2011 36 replies. Release Date: 1956 Tracklist. Review Summary: Mingus' first great statement, still aging beautifully. 1956 is, by most accounts, an overlooked year for Jazz, both as genre and cultural phenomenon. The previous year had seen the. Pithecanthropus Erectus is a 1956 album by jazz composer and bassist Charles Mingus.Mingus noted that this was the first album where he taught arrangements to his musicians by ear in lieu of putting the chords and arrangements in writing.
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Artist: Charles Mingus
Title: The Complete Albums Collections 1953-1957
Year Of Release: 2016
Label: Enlightenment [EN4CD9093]
Genre: Jazz
Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks+cue, log) / WAV (tracks)
Total Time: 5:22:45
Total Size: 742 mb / 1.19 gb / 3.18 gb
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Title: The Complete Albums Collections 1953-1957
Year Of Release: 2016
Label: Enlightenment [EN4CD9093]
Genre: Jazz
Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks+cue, log) / WAV (tracks)
Total Time: 5:22:45
Total Size: 742 mb / 1.19 gb / 3.18 gb
WebSite: Album Preview
THE COMPLETE ALBUMS COLLECTION 1953 - 1957 One of the most important figures in the development of American music, Charles Mingus will forever be remembered as being amongst the most inspirational and innovative composers and musicians of the 20th Century. A virtuoso double bassist and an accomplished pianist, Mingus extensive back catalogue of legendary recordings set a new standard in jazz experimentation, blending hard bop with elements of gospel, blues, classical and avant-garde. With a fearsome reputation as bandleader, Mingus direction drew some of the finest performances from the best performers ever to grace the genre, and in turn he left his mark on the work of generations of jazz musicians. This four disc collection, containing 10 original Charles Mingus records, serves as a superb introduction to the genius of the great man as bandleader. Running at over five hours in completion, with these classic records remastered to the highest possible quality, this compilation of early works demonstrates just how advanced Mingus skills were at this early point in his recording career. Featuring a host of fine supporting musicians across a selection featuring some of his most important albums, this set will prove a delight for both the long term fan and those new to the glories of Charles Mingus music.
:: TRACKLIST ::
Disc 1
Strings and Keys
1. What Is This Thing Called Love
2. Darn That Dream
3. Yesterdays
4. Body And Soul
5. Blue Moon
6. Blue Tide
Charles Mingus Octet
7. Miss Bliss
8. Eclipse
9. Pink Topsy
10. Blue Tide
Jazzical Moods, Vol. 1
11. Minor Intrusion
12. What Is This Thing Called Love
13. Stormy Weather
14. Abstractions
Jazzical Moods, Vol. 2
15. Thrice Upon A Time
16. Four Hands
17. The Spur Of The Moment/Echonitus
Disc 2
Mingus at the Bohemia
1. Jump Monk
2. Serenade In Blue
3. Percussion Discussion
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5. Septemberly
6. All The Things You C#
The Charles Mingus Quintet + Max Roach
7. A Foggy Day
8. Drums
9. Haitian Fight Song
10. Lady Bird
11. I'll Remember April
12. Love Chant
Disc 3
Jazz Composers Workshop
1. Purple Heart
2. Gregarian Chant
3. Eulogy for Rudy Williams
4. Tea For Two
5. Smog L.A.
6. Level Seven
7. Transeason
8. Rose Geranium
9. Getting Together
Pithecanthropus Erectus
10. Pithecanthropus Erectus
11. A Foggy Day
12. Profile Of Jackie
13. Love Chant
Disc 4
The Clown
1. Haitian Fight Song
2. Blue Cee
3. Reincarnation Of A Lovebird
4. The Clown
Mingus Three
5. Yesterdays
6. Back Home Blues
7. I Can't Get Started
8. Hamp's New Blues
Charles Mingus Autobiography
9. Summertime
10. Dizzy Moods
11. Laura
Alto Saxophone – Jackie McLean (tracks: 3-10 to 3-13), John LaPorta (tracks: 1-11 to 1-17, 3-1 to 3-9)
Alto Saxophone, Flute – Eddie Caine (tracks: 1-7 to 1-10)
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Shafi Hadi (tracks: 4-1 to 4-4)
Baritone Saxophone – George Barrow (tracks: 3-1 to 3-9), Teo Macero (tracks: 3-1 to 3-9)
Cello – Jackson Wiley (tracks: 1-7 to 1-17)
Clarinet – John Laporta (tracks: 3-1 to 3-9), Teo Macero (tracks: 1-7 to 1-10)
Conductor – Paul Bley (tracks: 1-7 to 1-10)
Double Bass – Charles Mingus
Drums – Clem De Rosa (tracks: 1-11 to 1-17), Dannie Richmond (tracks: 4-1 to 4-11), Kenny Clarke (tracks: 1-7 to 1-10), Max Roach (tracks: 2-3, 2-7 to 2-12), Rudy Nichols (tracks: 3-1 to 3-9), Willie Jones (tracks: 2-1, 2-2, 2-4 to 2-12, 3-10 to 3-13)
Narrator – Jean Shepherd (2) (tracks: 4-2)
Piano – Charles Mingus (tracks: 1-11 to 1-17), Hampton Hawes (tracks: 4-5 to 4-11), John Lewis (2) (tracks: 1-7 to 1-10), Mal Waldron (tracks: 2-1 to 2-12, 3-1 to 3-13), Spaulding Givens (tracks: 1-1 to 1-6), Wade Legge (tracks: 4-1 to 4-4)
Charles Mingus Quotes
Tenor Saxophone – George Barrow (tracks: 2-1 to 2-6, 2-8, 2-11, 3-1 to 3-9), J.R. Monterose (tracks: 3-10 to 3-13), Teo Macero (tracks: 1-7 to 1-17, 3-1 to 3-9)Trombone – Eddie Bert (tracks: 2-1 to 2-12), Jimmy Knepper (tracks: 4-1 to 4-4), Willie Dennis (tracks: 1-7 to 1-10)
Trumpet – Ernie Royal (tracks: 1-7 to 1-10), Oliver King (tracks: 1-11 to 1-17)
Vocals – Janet Thurlow (tracks: 1-7 to 1-10)
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