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Charles Mingus
Pre-Bird

Album US 1961 on Mercury label
Jazz (Post-Bop)

Recorded May 24, 1960 were tracks A4, B2 & B3. Recorded May 25 1960 were tracks A1, A2, A3, A5, & B1. "Take the "A" Train" interpolates "Exactly Like You" (Jimmy McHugh-Dorothy Fields). "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me" interpolates "I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart" (Duke Ellington-Henry Nemo-John Redmond). Both sessions were recorded in New York City on Ampex tape recorders at 15 inches per second. Front cover of sleeve is laminated.

     
Musicians
PortraitCharles Mingus b, 1922-1979 US
bass, album by, written by, vocals
PortraitEric Dolphy as, fl, bcl, 1928-1964 US
alto saxophone, vocals
John LaPorta
alto saxophone
PortraitDanny Bank bs, bcl, 1922-2010 US
baritone saxophone
PortraitCharles McCracken vc, US
cello
PortraitGunther Schuller frh, alp, 1925-2015 US
conductor
PortraitDannie Richmond dr, 1931-1988 US
drums
PortraitRobert DiDomenica fl, as,
flute
PortraitHarry Shulman ob, US
oboe
PortraitGeorge Scott dr, perc,
percussion
PortraitSticks Evans dr, perc, 1923-1994 US
percussion
PortraitPaul Bley p, 1932-2016 CA
piano, vocals
PortraitRoland Hanna p, 1932-2002 US
piano
PortraitBill Barron ts, 1927-1989 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitBooker Ervin ts, 1930-1970 US
tenor saxophone, vocals
PortraitJoe Farrell ts, fl, 1937-1986 US
tenor saxophone, vocals
PortraitYusef Lateef fl, ts, 1920-2013 US
tenor saxophone, vocals
PortraitCharles Greenlee tb, alp, 1927-1993 US
trombone
PortraitEddie Bert tb, 1922-2012 US
trombone
PortraitJimmy Knepper tb, 1927-2003 US
trombone, vocals
PortraitSlide Hampton tb, *1932 US
trombone
PortraitClark Terry tr, fh, 1920-2015 US
trumpet
PortraitHobart Dotson tr, 1922-1971 US
trumpet
PortraitMarcus Belgrave tr, 1936-2015 US
trumpet
PortraitRichard Williams tr, US
trumpet
PortraitDon Butterfield tu, 1923-2006 US
tuba
Lorraine Cousins
vocals
PortraitTed Curson tr, *1935 US
vocals
PortraitMax Roach dr, 1924-2007 US
percussion
Producers
Martin Williams liner notes
Leonard Feather producer
Composers
Billy Strayhorn
Charles Mingus
Bob Russell
Duke Ellington
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Take The "A" TrainCharles MingusBilly Strayhorn3:34
2Prayer For Passive ResistanceCharles MingusCharles Mingus3:49
3EclipseCharles MingusCharles Mingus3:45
4Mingus Fingus No. 2Charles MingusCharles Mingus3:22
5Weird NightmareCharles MingusCharles Mingus3:35
6Do Nothin' Till You Hear From MeCharles MingusBob Russell, Duke Ellington3:33
7Bemoanable LadyCharles MingusCharles Mingus4:22
8Half-Mast InhibitionCharles MingusCharles Mingus8:12
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