View basket “Shapes & Sound” has been added to your basket. Pre-Bird (Acoustic Sounds Series) Charles Mingus SKU: 5509298 Barcode: 00602455092984 36.00 £36.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Mercury (Acoustic Sounds Series) Released Date: 29th September 2023 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Pre-Bird (Acoustic Sounds Series) quantity Add to basket Reserve Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Acoustic Sounds Series reissues from Verve/Universal Music Enterprises! Mastered by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound from the original analogue tapes 180-gram LPs pressed at Quality Record Pressings! Stoughton Printing gatefold old-style tip-on jackets Series supervised by Chad Kassem CEO of Acoustic Sounds This 1960 session falls historically between the astounding late-1959 work Charles Mingus did for Columbia Records and his slimmed-down pianoless quartet that made the classic Mingus at Antibes. Pre Bird and the Columbia material share some common elements, most obviously the large ensemble. Mingus devoted these sessions to his pre-1940s material and other works from the prebop era, and two of the best-played works are from Ellington’s pen. Both “Take the ‘A’ Train” and “Do Nothin’ Till You hear from Me” are taken at a distinctly Mingus pace, with Ellington’s polyphony heightened and the tension increased considerably by the more-pouncing band here. “Prayer for Passive Resistance” shows the same pounce, as does “Mingus Fingus No. 2,” and both sound looser and more free-associative in the soloing than the Columbia work. Two additional highlights are “Weird Nightmare” and the third-stream-colored “Half-Mast Inhibition” (conducted by Gunther Schuller), which keens and squirrels about just off-center from either tonality or atonality. As for the band, it’s got all the usual suspects and more: Eric Dolphy and Booker Ervin are the reed section’s towering talents, and as always, Dannie Richmond keeps the drummed time. For Mingus fans, this is a treasure. Seeking to offer definitive audiophile grade versions of some of the most historic and best jazz records ever recorded, Verve Label Group and Universal Music Enterprises’ audiophile Acoustic Sounds vinyl reissue series utilizes the skills of top mastering engineers and the unsurpassed production craft of Quality Record Pressings. All titles are mastered from the original analog tapes, pressed on 180-gram vinyl and packaged by Stoughton Printing Co. in high-quality gatefold sleeves with tip-on jackets. The releases are supervised by Chad Kassem, CEO of Acoustic Sounds, the world’s largest source for audiophile recordings. Musicians: Charles Mingus, bass Eric Dolphy, alto saxophone Charles McCracken, cello Dannie Richmond, drums Robert DiDomenica, flute Harry Schulman, oboe George Scott, percussion Paul Bley, piano Bill Barron, tenor saxophone Charles Greenlee, trombone Clark Terry, trumpet Don Butterfield, tuba Lorraine Cusson, vocals Artist Charles Mingus Genre Jazz Label Mercury (Acoustic Sounds Series) Buying Options 180g 1LP Format 180g , 1LP Condition New Country USA Track Listings Side A Take The "A" Train Prayer For Passive Resistance Eclipse Mingus Fingus No. 2 Weird Nightmare Side B Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me Bemoanable Lady Half-Mast Inhibition Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Charles Mingus View Product Quick View Charles Mingus Incarnations Jazz | Candid Records | 1LP Released 15th March 2024 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Charles Mingus Incarnations £26.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Candid Records SKU: LPCND33121 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 15th March 2024 Read 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