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The Charles Mingus Duo and Trio (1953, Fantasy) Charles Mingus Octet (1953, Debut) Jazz Composers Workshop (1954–55, Savoy) The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus (1954, Bethlehem, originally issued as Jazzical Moods Vol. 1 & 2) Mingus at the Bohemia (1956, Debut) The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach (1956, Debut) Pithecanthropus Erectus. Selection: Pithecanthropus Erectus (Mingus) Note: a little light crackle in background of quiet passages According to Mingus' liner notes (quoted by Wiki) the title song is a ten-minute four-chapter tone poem, depicting the rise of man from his hominid roots Upright Ape-Man to an eventual downfall due to 'his own failure to realize the inevitable emancipation of those.

Artist: Charles Mingus
Title: Charles Mingus In Paris - The Complete America Session
Year Of Release: 2007
Label: Decca Records
Genre: Jazz
Quality: 320 kbps | FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 01:58:54
Total Size: 274 mb | 747 mb
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:
CD1
1. Charles Mingus - I Left My Heart In San Francisco
2. Charles Mingus - Reincarnation Of A Lovebird
3. Charles Mingus - Peggy's Blue Skylight
4. Charles Mingus - Love Is A Dangerous Necessity (Incomplete)
5. Charles Mingus - Blue Bird
6. Charles Mingus - Pithecanthropus Erectus
CD2
1. Charles Mingus - Reincarnation Of A Lovebird (Warm Up And First False Start)
2. Charles Mingus - Reincarnation Of A Lovebird (Second False Start)
3. Charles Mingus - Reincarnation Of A Lovebird (Third False Start)
4. Charles Mingus - Reincarnation Of A Lovebird (Incomplete)
5. Charles Mingus - Peggy's Blue Skylight (First False Start)
6. Charles Mingus - Peggy's Blue Skylight (Second False Start)
7. Charles Mingus - Peggy's Blue Skylight (Third False Start And Rehearsal)
8. Charles Mingus - Peggy's Blue Skylight (Alternate Fast Version)
9. Charles Mingus - Blue Bird (Incomplete)
10. Charles Mingus - Reprise
11. Charles Mingus - Love Is A Dangerous Necessity (First False Start)
12. Charles Mingus - Love Is A Dangerous Necessity (Second False Start)
13. Charles Mingus - Pithecanthropus Erectus (First Take, Incomplete)
14. Charles Mingus - Pithecanthropus Erectus (Reprise)

15. Charles Mingus - Pithecanthropus Erectus (Rehearsal)
16. Charles Mingus - Pithecanthropus Erectus (False Start)
17. Charles Mingus - Pithecanthropus Erectus (To The End)
18. Charles Mingus - Pithecanthropus Erectus (Mingus' Explanation, Restart)

The music on Charles Mingus' In Paris: The Complete America Session originally appeared on two separate LPs issued by America which were duly reissued by several labels as Reincarnation of a Lovebird (though not to be confused with the earlier album of the same title made for Candid). After a five-year layoff from doing any studio recording, Mingus was fully prepared for this 1970 session, with old hands Jaki Byard on piano, drummer Dannie Richmond, alto saxophonist Charles McPherson, and newer additions Bobby Jones (tenor sax), and Eddie Preston (trumpet) making up his sextet. Most of the focus is on extended treatments of earlier works, including 'Reincarnation of a Lovebird,' 'Pithecanthropus Erectus,' and 'Peggy's Blue Skylight,' plus a loping, bluesy rendition of Charlie Parker's 'Blue Bird' that lasts 18 minutes and never loses steam. The two shorter works come out differently; everything comes together on 'I Left My Heart in San Francisco' but Mingus is clearly dissatisfied with the performance of his new work 'Love Is a Dangerous Necessity' and is audibly heard stating 'Cut it, cut it!' in the midst of McPherson's solo and the song abruptly ends. The soloists shine throughout the date, with no one musician trying to outdo the others. This two-CD set adds all of the other material recorded during this single-day session on a separate disc, including all false starts, breakdowns, incomplete takes, and rehearsals, so serious fans can figure out how the performances evolved in the studio. After battling depression and suffering financial problems for several years prior to this session, this outstanding recording signaled that Charles Mingus was on the rebound and still had much to contribute, until Lou Gerhig's disease ended his career and took his life prematurely later in the decade.

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Annotation

Notes

An absolutely remarquable Mingus album, this is the one that made him widely recognised, and his first for Atlantic.
Absolute buy, either in this form, or as part of the Passions of a Man Complete Atlantic box set.

Sessions Details

Recording Date: 1956/01/30
Location: Audio-Video Studios, New York City, USA
Additional:
Another track was recorded and rejected ('What Is This Thing Called Love?')

Matrix numbers as follow:
#1865 (A) Pithecanthropus Erectus
#1866 (A) A Foggy Day
#1867 (A) What Is This Thing Called Love? (lost)
#1868 (A) Love Chant
#1869 (A) Profile Of Jackie

Release History

There is two cover art: the original painting (a), and the US Mingus photo (b)

ASIN and details go as:
1987-07-07 Tue United States Atlantic 8809 075678145629 CD (b) (B000002I7U)
1991-02-25 Mon Japan Atlantic AMCY-1036 4988029103642 CD (a)
1996-05-20 Mon Europe Atlantic 79974 081227535728 CD (a) (B00000IH8W)
2002-09-23 Mon United Kingdom Atlantic - 0081227361624 CD (a) (B00006H679)
2005-12-07 Wed Japan Atlantic - 4943674059614 CD (a) (B000BDJ1Z6)
2007-01-24 Wed Japan Atlantic 648308 4943674068159 CD (a) (B000KHXFWS)
2008-02-20 Wed Japan Atlantic - 4943674077144 CD (a) (B0010OH7SS)
2009-05-27 Wed Japan Atlantic - 4943674089307 CD (a) (B001TZIKXY)

Tunes History

Pithecanthropus Erectus will only be played once after that, in 1970 during the America sessions. It has seen been covered by Hal Willner, and Paul Motian.

A Foggy Day (a Gershwin classic) had previously been played by Mingus with Hazel Scott (1955) and Max Roach (at the Bohemia, two takes, 1955) and will never be played again by him. All three renditions are on the Debut Complete set.

Profile of Jackie has been played only once, and has not been covered.

Love Chant was played twice before (again at the Bohemia), and never after. Herbie Mann, and Andrew Hill covered it.

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Tracklist

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▼ 12' Vinyl 1
#	Title	Rating	Length
A1	Pithecanthropus Erectus alto saxophone: Jackie McLean(jazz saxophonist)(on 1956-01-30) double bass: Charles Mingus(on 1956-01-30) drums (drum set): Willie Jones(jazz drummer, not Willie Jones III)(on 1956-01-30) piano: Mal Waldron(on 1956-01-30) tenor saxophone: J. R. Monterose(on 1956-01-30) recorded at: Audio-Video Studios(NYC) in New York, New York, United States(on 1956-01-30) later releases: Pithecanthropus Erectus by Charles Mingus and Pithecanthropus Erectus by Charles Mingus recording of: Pithecanthropus Erectus(on 1956-01-30) composer: Charles Mingus publisher: Jazz Workshop, Inc.	10:35
A2	A Foggy Day alto saxophone: Jackie McLean(jazz saxophonist)(on 1956-01-30) double bass: Charles Mingus(on 1956-01-30) drums (drum set): Willie Jones(jazz drummer, not Willie Jones III)(on 1956-01-30) piano: Mal Waldron(on 1956-01-30) tenor saxophone: J. R. Monterose(on 1956-01-30) recorded at: Audio-Video Studios(NYC) in New York, New York, United States(on 1956-01-30) instrumental cover recording of: A Foggy Day (in London Town)(on 1956-01-30) lyricist: Ira Gershwin(in 1937) composer: George Gershwin(composer)(in 1937) publisher: Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Gershwin Publishing Corp and WB Music Corp.(ASCAP) is the basis for: Der kleine Park referred to in medleys: A Foggy Day / Nice Work If You Can Get It later translated versions: Jour de brouillard later translated versions: Um dia de garoa later translated versions: A Newö heit part of: A Damsel in Distress(1937 film score)	7:48
B1	Profile of Jackie alto saxophone: Jackie McLean(jazz saxophonist)(on 1956-01-30) double bass: Charles Mingus(on 1956-01-30) drums (drum set): Willie Jones(jazz drummer, not Willie Jones III)(on 1956-01-30) piano: Mal Waldron(on 1956-01-30) double bass arranger: Charles Mingus recorded at: Audio-Video Studios(NYC) in New York, New York, United States(on 1956-01-30) recording of: Profile of Jackie(on 1956-01-30) composer: Charles Mingus	3:10
B2	Love Chant alto saxophone: Jackie McLean(jazz saxophonist)(on 1956-01-30) double bass: Charles Mingus(on 1956-01-30) drums (drum set): Willie Jones(jazz drummer, not Willie Jones III)(on 1956-01-30) piano: Mal Waldron(on 1956-01-30) tenor saxophone: J. R. Monterose(on 1956-01-30) recorded at: Audio-Video Studios(NYC) in New York, New York, United States(on 1956-01-30) recording of: Love Chant(on 1956-01-30) composer: Charles Mingus	14:54

Credits

12' Vinyl 1

double bass:
drums (drum set):	Willie Jones(jazz drummer, not Willie Jones III) (1956-01-30) (tracks A1–B2)
double bass arranger:	Charles Mingus (track B1)
alto saxophone:	Jackie McLean(jazz saxophonist) (1956-01-30) (tracks A1–B2)
piano:
tenor saxophone:	J. R. Monterose (1956-01-30) (tracks A1–A2, B2)
composer:	George Gershwin(composer) (1937) (track A2)
lyricist:
publisher:	Chappell & Co., Inc. (track A2) Gershwin Publishing Corp (track A2) WB Music Corp.(ASCAP) (track A2)
recorded at:	Audio-Video Studios(NYC) in New York, New York, United States (1956-01-30) (tracks A1–B2)
later releases:	Pithecanthropus Erectus by Charles Mingus (track A1) Pithecanthropus Erectus by Charles Mingus (track A1)
instrumental cover recording of:	A Foggy Day (in London Town) (1956-01-30) (track A2)
is the basis for:
later translated versions:	A Newö heit (track A2) Um dia de garoa (track A2)
part of:
recording of:	Love Chant (1956-01-30) (track B2) Profile of Jackie (1956-01-30) (track B1)
referred to in medleys:	A Foggy Day / Nice Work If You Can Get It (track A2)

Release

engineer:	Tom Dowd Hal Lustig
producer:	Nesuhi Ertegun

remastered versions:	Mingus Ah Um

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/732591[info]

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Release Group

included in:	Eight Classic Albums Original Album Series(Charles Mingus)

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Wikipedia:	en: Pithecanthropus Erectus (album)[info]
Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/176929[info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_charlie_mingus_jazz_workshop/pithecanthropus_erectus/[info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000605928[info]
Wikidata:	Q1503712[info]