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Charles Mingus
Something Like A Bird
Album US 1980 on Atlantic label
Jazz (Big Band)
"Something Like A Bird" was recorded on January 18, 1978. "Farewell Farwell" was recorded on January 23, 1978. Other recordings made at this sessions are released as "Me, Myself An Eye" Atlantic SD 8803 A1 is faded out and continue as B1. A second "descriptive" title is: MINGUS HIS LAST RECORDING SESSIONS
Musicians
 | Charles Mingus b, 1922-1979 US arranged by, composed by, album by |
 | Akira Ohmori as, *1949 JP alto saxophone |
 | Charles McPherson as, *1939 US alto saxophone |
 | Lee Konitz as, *1927 US alto saxophone |
 | Ken Hitchcock ts, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone |
 | Malta as, ss, *1949 JP alto saxophone, soprano saxophone |
 | Jack Walrath tr, *1946 US arranged by, trumpet |
 | Paul Jeffrey sax, ts, 1933-2015 US arranged by, conductor |
 | Craig Purpura ts, ss, US baritone saxophone |
 | Pepper Adams bs, sax, 1930-1986 US baritone saxophone |
 | Ronnie Cuber bs, *1941 US baritone saxophone |
 | Eddie Gomez b, *1944 PR bass |
 | George Mraz b, *1944 US bass |
 | Dannie Richmond dr, 1931-1988 US drums |
 | Joe Chambers dr, vib, *1942 US drums |
 | Kenny Werner p, *1951 US electric piano |
 | Danny Toan g, eg, US guitar |
 | Jack Wilkins g, *1944 US guitar |
 | Larry Coryell g, *1943 US guitar |
 | Ted Dunbar g, 1937-1998 US guitar |
 | Ray Mantilla cng, perc, *1934 US percussion |
 | Bob Neloms p, *1942 US piano |
 | Daniel Block tenor saxophone |
 | John Tank ts, ss, *1942 CA tenor saxophone |
 | Michael Brecker ts, 1949-2007 US tenor saxophone |
 | Ricky Ford ts, sax, *1954 US tenor saxophone |
 | George Coleman ts, *1935 US tenor saxophone, alto saxophone |
 | Jimmy Knepper tb, 1927-2003 US trombone |
 | Keith O'Quinn tb, trombone |
 | Slide Hampton tb, *1932 US trombone |
 | Mike Davis tr, GB trumpet |
 | Randy Brecker tr, fh, *1945 US trumpet |
Producers
| Lynn Dreese Breslin design |
| George Piros engineer, mastering |
| Bobby Warner engineer, recording & mixing |
| David Gahr photography |
| Ilhan Mimaroglu producer |
| Raymond Silva producer |
Composers
| Charles Mingus |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Something Like A Bird, Part 1 | Charles Mingus | 19:10 | |
| 2 | Something Like A Bird, Part 2 | Charles Mingus | 12:14 | ||
| 3 | Farewell Farwell | Charles Mingus | 6:57 |
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