Charlie Mingus "Pre-Bird" 1961

This pair of 1960 studio sessions represents some of Charles Mingus' best arrangements. Leading the smaller of two groups, he interpolates "Exactly Like You" into a driving version of "Take the 'A' Train" and adds a soulful blues, "Prayer for Passive Resistance," both of which feature great solos by tenor saxophonists Booker Ervin, Yusef Lateef, and Joe Farrell...
... A much larger ensemble is utilized on three tracks, including the advanced bop "Mingus Fingus No. 2" and "Bemoanable Lady," which features a rather strangely conservative alto sax solo by Eric Dolphy. Less successful are Lorraine Curson's vocals on the dissonant "Eclipse" and pulsating "Weird Nightmare." But this reissue, re-released previously under the title Mingus Revisited, has received a superb 24-bit remastering and also includes a number of photos from the sessions. - Review by Ken Dryden

Members:
Alto Saxophone – Eric Dolphy, John LaPorta / Baritone Saxophone – Danny Bank / Bass – Charles Mingus / Cello – Charles McCracken / Drums – Dannie Richmond / Flute – Robert DiDomenica / Oboe – Harry Schulman / Percussion – George Scott, Sticks Evans / Piano – Paul Bley, Sir Roland Hanna / Tenor Saxophone – Bill Barron, Booker Ervin, Joe Farrell, Yusef Lateef / Trombone – Charles Greenlee, Eddie Bert, Jimmy Knepper, Slide Hampton / Trumpet – Clark Terry, Hobart Dotson, Marcus Belgrave, Richard Williams / Tuba – Don Butterfield / Vocals – Lorraine Cusson

trax:
1 Take The "A" Train 2 Prayer For Passive Resistance 3 Eclipse 4 Mingus Fingus No. 2 5 Weird Nightmare 6 Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me 7 Bemoanable Lady 8 Half-Mast Inhibition
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