Charles Mingus - The Complete 1959 Columbia Recordings

Tracklist: 

CD 1: Mingus Ah Um

1. Better Git It In Your Soul [7:23]

2. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat [5:44]

3. Boogie Stop Shuffle [5:02]

4. Self-Portrait In Three Colors [3:10]

5. Open Letter To Duke [5:51]

6. Bird Calls [6:17]

7. Fables Of Faubus [8:13]

8. Pussy Cat Dues [9:14]

9. Jelly Roll [6:17]

10. Pedal Point Blues [6:30]

11. GG Train** [4:39]

12. Girl Of My Dreams [4:08]

CD 2: Mingus Dynasty

1. Slop [6:16]

2. Diane [7:32]

3. Song With Orange [6:50]

4. Gunslinging Bird [5:14]

5. Things Ain't What They Used To Be [7:36]

6. Far Wells, Mill Valley [6:14]

7. New Now Know How [4:13]

8. Mood Indigo [8:13]

9. Put Me In That Dungeon [2:53]

10. Strollin' [4:33]

CD 3: Alternate Takes

1. Better Git It In Your Soul (Alternate) [8:32]

2. Bird Calls (Alternate) [4:54]

3. Jelly Roll (Alternate) [6:42]

4. Song With Orange (Alternate) [6:43]

5. Diane (Alternate) [7:32]

6. New Now Know How (Alternate) [4:19]

Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – John Handy

Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Shafi Hadi (tracks: 1-1 to 1-12)

Bass – Charles Mingus

Drums – Dannie Richmond

Ensemble – Charles Mingus And His Jazz Groups (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10)

Piano – Horace Parlan (tracks: 1-1 to 2-10), Roland Hanna (tracks: 2-1 to 3-6)

Producer [Original Recordings Produced By] – Teo Macero

Reeds – Benny Golson (tracks: 2-1 to 3-6), Jerome Richardson (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10)

Tenor Saxophone – Booker Ervin

Trombone – Jimmy Knepper, Willie Dennis

Trumpet – Don Ellis (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10), Richard Williams (tracks: 2-1 to 3-6)

Vibraphone – Teddy Charles (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10)