Charles Mingus – Mingus Takes Manhattan: The Complete Birdland Dates: 1961 – 1962 4xLP Vinyl Record Box Set

Charles Mingus – Mingus Takes Manhattan: The Complete Birdland Dates: 1961 – 1962 4xLP Vinyl Record Box Set

Mingus Takes Manhattan collects together Charles Mingus’ run of dates at the world famous Birdland, New York from 1961 – 1962, released officially for the first time ever in conjunction with the Mingus Estate.

The original reel-to-reel tapes used to record the radio broadcasts were tracked down, cleaned and remastered especially for these recordings. Previously only issued in bootleg form, the recordings enclosed feature Mingus in the midst of a highly creative spell. Alternating between bass and piano during these sets and featuring a rotating band of heavy hitters including Yusef Lateef, Roland Kirk, Jaki Byard, Booker Ervin, Pepper Adams as well as Mingus mainstays Charles McPherson, Dannie Richmond and many more.

These recordings capture a window of time in the life of a jazz legend who was arguably at his creative peak. Be sure to add this awesome box set to your record collection today! 

TRACKLIST

SIDE A 

1. Nouroog
2. Ecclusiastics
3. Hog Callin’ blues

SIDE B

1. Take The ‘A’ train
2. Fables Of Faubus
3. Eat That Chicken 1

SIDE C

1. Monk, Funk or Vice Versa
2. Oh Lord, Don’t Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me, Drop It On Themselves, Coz They Made It
3. Eat That Chicken 2

SIDE D

1. Eat That Chicken 3
2. Reets And I

SIDE E

1. Monk, Funk Or Vice Versa
2. Devil Woman
3. Eat That Chicken 4

SIDE F

1. Introduction by Symphony Syd
2. Peggy’s Blue Skylight
3. Tijuana Table Dance (a.k.a. Ysabel’s Table Dance)
4. Eat That Chicken 5

SIDE G

1. The Search (I Can’t Get Started)
2. Monk, Funk Or Vice Versa
3. Please Don’t Come Back From The Moon
4. Eat That Chicken 6

SIDE H

1. Eat That Chicken 7
2. Monk, Funk Or Vice Versa
3. O.P.
4. The Search (I Can’t Get Started)

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Manufacturer New Land Brand Charles Mingus Pennies 600 Music Genre Blues & Jazz Dimensions 12″ Preorder No