Album
Pre-Bird
1961 · Jazz
3 collectors on Gatefold own this
Pre-Bird is a Jazz album by Charlie Mingus, originally released in 1961. On Gatefold: 52 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.
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Tracklist
- 1Take the "A" Train3:39
- 2Prayer for Passive Resistance3:53
- 3Eclipse3:59
- 4Mingus Fingus No. 23:38
- 5Weird Nightmare3:39
- 6Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me3:39
- 7Bemoanable Lady4:27
- 8Half-Mast Inhibition9:28
Sound DNA
- Jazz
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Recorded May 24, 1960 were tracks A4, B2 & B3. Recorded May 25 1960 were tracks A1, A2, A3, A5, & B1.
"Take the "A" Train" interpolates "Exactly Like You" (Jimmy McHugh-Dorothy Fields).
"Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me" interpolates "I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart" (Duke Ellington-Henry Nemo-John Redmond).
Both sessions were recorded in New York City on Ampex tape recorders at 15 inches per second.
Front cover of sleeve is laminated.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Charles MingusBASS DOUBLE BASS VOCALS
- Dannie RichmondDRUMS PERCUSSION VOCALS
- Eric DolphyALTO SAXOPHONE ALTO SAXOPHONE, FLUTE ALTO SAXOPHONE, FLUTE, BASS CLARINET
- Jimmy KnepperTROMBONE VOCALS
- Joe FarrellSAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE, FLUTE
- Roland HannaPIANO
- Ted CursonTRUMPET VOCALS
- Yusef LateefFLUTE, TENOR SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE, FLUTE TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Bill BarronSAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Booker ErvinSAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE VOCALS
- Charles GreenleeTROMBONE
- Charles McCrackenCELLO
- Charlie McCrackenCELLO
- Clark TerryTRUMPET
- Danny BankBARITONE SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE
- Don ButterfieldTUBA
- Eddie BertTROMBONE
- George ScottPERCUSSION
3 collectors on Gatefold own this · 52 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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