The Jazz Show Episode November 21, 2016

Bassist/Composer Charles Mingus and His Orchestra: "Pre-Bird"

9:03pm - 12:43am

This session began as a small group date with Mingus' Jazz Workshop band but because he was recording for major label Mingus convinced the powers that be to increase the budget to bring in more people. This happened and this turned out to be a date for a large ensemble...24 pieces! It was done in 2 sessions, one with the very large ensemble and the other the next day with his expanded small band. It is a unique date and foreshadows some of Mingus' large ensemble projects that he did later in the 60s and 70s. Some great solos abound here, Booker Ervin, Yusef Lateef and others but this date emphasizes Mingus' compositions. Some were written very early in his life and updated here. The original album was called "Pre-Bird" and then later rel;eased as "Mingus Revisited". All in all a rewarding listening experience.

Track Listing:

Mingus Fingus No,2
Charles Mingus · Pre-Bird
Bemoanable Lady
Charles Mingus · Pre-Bird
Half Mast Inhibition.
Charles Mingus · Pre-Bird
Take The "A" Train
Charles Mingus · Pre-Bird
Prayer For Passive Resistance
Charles Mingus · Pre-Bird
Eclipse
Charles Mingus · Pre-Bird
Weird Nightmare
Charles Mingus · Pre-Bird
Do Nuthin' 'Till You Hear From Me
Charles Mingus · Pre-Bird
The Children's Hour of Dream
Charles Mingus · Epitaph
Ballad(I Am Three")
Charles Mingus · Epitaph
Blues Up and Down
Phil Dwyer · Sax Summit
Just You,Just Me
Phil Dwyer · Sax Summit
Billie's Bounce
Phil Dwyer · Sax Summit
This Masquerade
Woody Woodhouse · Cookin' With Wood
The Snake
Woody Woodhouse · Cookin' With Wood
Out of Nowhere
Dave Brubeck · Brubeck in Germany
Bow Jest
Hampton Hawes · Four!
Sweet Sue
Hampton Hawes · Four!
The Meetin'
Oliver Nelson · Screamin' The Blues
Three Seconds
Oliver Nelson · Screamin' The Blues
Diffusion of Beauty
Art Farmer/Donald Byrd/Idees Sulieman · Three Trumpets
Hip.
Hampton Hawes/Harold Land · For Real!!
Numbers Game
Hampton Hawes/Harold Land · Numbers Game