Charles Mingus – Mingus Takes Manhattan (The Complete Birdland Dates 1961 - 1962)

Mingus Takes Manhattan collects together Charles Mingus’ run of dates at the world famous Birdland, New York from 1961-1962, released here 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 this release. 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 features 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 others. Located in a basement in the Bronx, these incredibly rare recordings are given their best sonic outing since 1962. At the centre of this package is a 44-page book with a foreword from Christian McBride, a highly informative 15,000 word essay from Brian Priestley and a new interview with Charles McPherson, giving context and inside information to the dates and the time. All of this is illustrated with slick design and rare photographs and ephemera throughout. 

Tracklisting

A1        Nouroog
Written-By, Composed By – Charles Mingus
    7:39
A2        Ecclusiastics
Written-By, Composed By – Charles Mingus
    9:24
A3        Hog Callin' Blues
Written-By, Composed By – Charles Mingus
    3:16
B1        Take The 'A' Train
Written-By, Composed By – Billy Strayhorn
    10:50
B2        Fables Of Faubus
Written-By, Composed By – Charles Mingus
    10:56
B3        Eat That Chicken 1
Written-By, Composed By – Charles Mingus
    2:41
C1        Monk, Funk Or Vice Versa
Written-By, Composed By – Charles Mingus
    10:44
C2        Oh Lord, Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me, Drop It On Themselves, Coz They Made It
Written-By, Composed By – Charles Mingus
    7:43
C3        Eat That Chicken 2
Written-By, Composed By – Charles Mingus
    2:17
D1        Eat That Chicken 3
Written-By, Composed By – Charles Mingus
    3:33
D2        Reets And I
Written-By, Composed By – Benny Harris
    7:02
E1        Monk, Funk Or Vice Versa
Written-By, Composed By – Charles Mingus
    10:24
E2        Devil Woman
Written-By, Composed By – Charles Mingus
    9:33
E3        Eat That Chicken 4
Written-By, Composed By – Charles Mingus
    1:16
F1        Introduction By Symphony Syd     0:32
F2        Peggy's Blue Skylight
Written-By, Composed By – Charles Mingus
    14:11
F3        Tijuana Table Dance (a.k.a. Ysabel's Table Dance)
Written-By, Composed By – Charles Mingus
    11:44
F4        Eat That Chicken 5
Written-By, Composed By – Charles Mingus
    1:09
G1        The Search (I Can't Get Started)
Written-By, Composed By – Ira Gershwin, Vernon Duke
    6:30
G2        Monk, Funk Or Vice Versa
Written-By, Composed By – Charles Mingus
    6:58
G3        Please Don't Come Back From The Moon
Written-By, Composed By – Charles Mingus
    7:36
G4        Eat That Chicken 6
Written-By, Composed By – Charles Mingus
    1:56
H1        Eat That Chicken 7
Written-By, Composed By – Charles Mingus
    1:08
H2        Monk, Funk Or Vice Versa
Written-By, Composed By – Charles Mingus
    9:18
H3        O.P.
Written-By, Composed By – Charles Mingus
    8:31
H4        The Search (I Can't Get Started)
Written-By, Composed By – Ira Gershwin, Vernon Duke
    8:27

Format: limited LP vinyl boxset
Label: New Land
Catalogue Number: NEWLANDX004
Genre: Jazz
Condition: New
Barcode: 5051083188432

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