Charles Mingus: Pre Bird (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) LP

Artist: 
Charles Mingus
$64.99

Mercury, 1961

For this 1961 release, Mingus chose music composed before he heard the revolutionary playing of Charlie Parker. The album features large ensembles and includes two swing-era contrapuntal 'mash-ups', with one song playing out of the left channel and another from the right.

Tracklist


Side A

  1. Take the A Train
  2. Prayer For Passive Resistance
  3. Eclipse
  4. Mingus Fingus No. 2
  5. Weird Nightmare

Side B

  1. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
  2. Bemoanable Lady
  3. Half-Mast Inhibition

Verve's Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.