Charles Mingus Catalog

1945 (age 23)

Russell Jacquet - Penny's Worth Of Boogie / Look What You've Done To Me   Globe 105

Calvin Boaz, trumpet; Russell Jacquet, trumpet, vocal; Teddy Edwards, alto sax; Maurice Simon, tenor sax; Arthur Dennis, baritone sax; Bill Davis, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Chico Hamilton, drums.

Los Angeles, CA, early 1945

APP6APenny's Worth Of Boogie
APP6BLook What You've Done To Me

Howard McGhee And His Orchestra 1945-1948 - McGhee Special   Jazz Circle Basel (Swi) JCB-20   1981

Howard McGhee, trumpet; Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Vernon Biddle, piano; Stanley Morgan, guitar; Charles Mingus, bass; Nathan McFay, drums.

Los Angeles, CA, May, 1945

JM2Deep Meditation

Baron Mingus - West Coast 1945-49   Uptown UPCD 27.48

N.R. Bates, trumpet; Maxwell Davis, William Woodman Jr., tenor sax; Bob Mosley, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Roy Porter, drums; Oradell Mitchell, vocal #1,3; Everett Pettis, vocal #2.

Los Angeles, CA, circa June, 1945

1. CM132The Texas Hop
2. CM133Baby, Takes A Chance With Me
3. CM134Lonesome Woman Blues
4. CM135Swingin' An Echo

Karl George, John Plonsky, trumpet; Henry Coker, trombone; Jewel Grant, Willie Smith, alto sax; Gene Porter, Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Wilbert Baranco, piano; Buddy Harper, guitar; Charles Mingus, bass; Lee Young, drums; Claude Trenier, vocal #1,2,4.

Los Angeles, CA, early 1946

1. OR162AAin't Jivin' Blues
2. OR162BBaby, Take A Chance With Me
3. OR163AShuffle Bass Boogie
4. OR163BWeird Nightmare

Herb Carol, baritone sax; Buzz Wheeler, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Warren Thompson, drums; Herb Gayle, vocal #1.

Los Angeles, CA, March or August, 1946 or 1947 or January, 1949

1. O-193Pennies From Heaven
2. O-214Lyon's Roar

Karl George, trumpet; Henry Coker, trombone; Marshall Royal, clarinet, alto sax; Willie Smith, alto sax; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Lady Will Carr, piano; Irving Ashby, guitar; Charles Mingus, bass; Lee Young, drums.

Los Angeles, CA, May 6, 1946

393ASMake Believe
395ASBedspread
397AS-2Pipe Dream

Buddy Collette, clarinet, alto sax; Wilbert Baranco, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; unknown, drums.

Los Angeles, CA, circa mid 1948

Mingus Fingus (as Mingus Fingers)
These Foolish Things

probably Vern Carlson, trumpet; probably Britt Woodman, trombone; unknown, tenor sax; possibly Wilbert Baranco, piano, vocal #2; Charles Mingus, bass, vocal; unknown, drums; Helen Carr, vocal #1.

Los Angeles, CA, mid 1948

1. DH-300-ASay It Isn't So
2. DH-300-BBoppin' 'N Boston (as Boppin' In Boston)

Charles Mingus, piano.

Ralph Manza's home, San Francisco, CA, February 10, 1949

arranging the intro to He's Gone

John Anderson, Buddy Childers, Hobart Dotson, Eddie Preston, trumpet; Jimmy Knepper, Marty Smith, Britt Woodman, trombone; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, flute, clarinet; Jewel Grant, Art Pepper, alto sax, clarinet; Herb Caro, tenor sax, clarinet; William Green, tenor sax, clarinet, flute; Gene Porter, baritone sax, clarinet; Russ Freeman, piano; Red Callender, Charles Mingus, bass; Roy Porter, drums; Johnny Berger, percussion; and others.

Los Angeles, CA, spring 1949

REX28002-AThe Story Of Love
REX28014-AInspiration Part 1
REX28014-BInspiration Part 2

The Complete Illinois Jacquet Sessions 1945-50   Mosaic MR6-165   1996

Russell Jacquet, trumpet #1, trumpet, vocal #2; John Brown, alto sax; Illinois Jacquet, tenor sax; Arthur Dennis, baritone sax; Bill Doggett, piano; Ulysses Livingston, guitar; Charles Mingus, bass; Al Wichard, drums.

Los Angeles, CA, August 2, 1945

1. S1100-1Jacquet Mood
2. S1101Wondering And Thinking Of You

Russell Jacquet, trumpet; John Brown, alto sax; Illinois Jacquet, tenor sax; Arthur Dennis, baritone sax; Bill Doggett, piano; Ulysses Livingston, guitar; Charles Mingus, bass; Al Wichard, drums; Wynonie Harris, vocal.

S1104-3Wynonie's Blues
S1105Here Comes The Blues

Russell Jacquet, trumpet; John Brown, alto sax; Illinois Jacquet, tenor sax; Arthur Dennis, baritone sax; Bill Doggett, piano; Ulysses Livingston, guitar; Charles Mingus, bass; Al Wichard, drums.

Los Angeles, CA, circa mid August, 1945

S1113Bottom's Up
S1113-6-
S1114Merle's Mood (as Jacquet Mood)
S1114-2Merle's Mood
S1115What's This

Russell Jacquet, trumpet; Henry Coker, trombone; Tom Archia, Illinois Jacquet, tenor sax; Sir Charles Thompson, piano; Ulysses Livingston, guitar; Charles Mingus or John Simmons, bass; Johnny Otis, drums.

Los Angeles, CA, August 28, 1945

ARA1049-2Ladies Lullaby (alternate take)
ARA1049-3Ladies Lullaby
ARA1050-3Illinois Stomp (as Jacquet Special)

** also released on Mosaic MD4-165 in 1996.

Rex Stewart Plays Duke Ellington/Illinois Jacquet And His All-Stars Play Uptown Jazz   Grand Award GA 33-315   1955

Russell Jacquet, trumpet; John Brown, alto sax; Illinois Jacquet, tenor sax; Arthur Dennis, baritone sax; Bill Doggett, piano; Ulysses Livingston, guitar; Charles Mingus, bass; Al Wichard, drums.

Los Angeles, CA, August 2, 1945

S1103-2Memories Of You

same personnel.

Los Angeles, CA, circa mid August, 1945

S1116-3Ghost Of A Chance

Ernie Andrews - You Go To My Head / Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying   Golden Guinea 1020

Wilbert Baranco, piano; Buddy Harper, guitar; Charles Mingus, bass; Ernie Andrews, vocal.

Los Angeles, CA, October 4, 1945

GEM20-AYou Go To My Head
GEM20-BDon't Let The Sun Catch You Crying

Ernie Andrews - Paradise Lost / I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance   Golden Guinea 1021

same session.

Los Angeles, CA, October 4, 1945

GEM21-AParadise Lost
GEM21-BI Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance

Tenor Sax Of Lucky Thompson - The Beginning Years   IAJRC CD 1001

Karl George, trumpet; Marshall Royal, alto sax, clarinet; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Bob Mosley, piano; Gene Phillips, guitar; Charles Mingus, bass; Lee Young, drums; Marion Abernathy, vocal #2,3.

Los Angeles, CA, November, 1945

1. BTJ34-3Voot Rhythm
2. BTJ35-1Stormy Mood
3. BTJ36-2/3Beggin' The Boogie
4. BTJ37-5Bee Boogie Boo

Dinah Washington Sings The Blues   Grand Award GA 33-318   1955

Karl George, trumpet; Jewel Grant, alto sax; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Gene Porter, baritone sax, clarinet; Milt Jackson, vibes; Wilbert Baranco, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Lee Young, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.

Los Angeles, CA, December 10, 1945

S1170-3Wise Woman Blues
S1173Chewin' Woman Blues (as Chewin' Mama Blues)

Karl George, trumpet; Jewel Grant, alto sax; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Gene Porter, baritone sax, clarinet; Milt Jackson, vibes #1,2; Wilbert Baranco, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Lee Young, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.

Los Angeles, CA, December 12, 1945

1. S1175-1Rich Man's Blues
2. S1176Beggin' Woman Blues (as Beggin' Mama Blues)
3. S1177All Or Nothing Blues

Karl George, trumpet; Jewel Grant, alto sax; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Gene Porter, baritone sax, clarinet; Milt Jackson, vibes #1; Wilbert Baranco, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Lee Young, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.

Los Angeles, CA, December 13, 1945

1. S1180Blues For A Day
2. S1181Pacific Coast Blues

** also released on Grand Award GA 264-SD.

Dinah Washington - Mellow Mama   Delmark DL-451   1992

Karl George, trumpet; Jewel Grant, alto sax; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Gene Porter, baritone sax, clarinet; Milt Jackson, vibes; Wilbert Baranco, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Lee Young, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.

Los Angeles, CA, December 10, 1945

S1171-2Walking Blues
S1172-2No Voot - No Boot

same personnel.

Los Angeles, CA, December 12, 1945

S1174-2My Lovin' Papa

same personnel.

Los Angeles, CA, December 13, 1945

S1178Mellow Mama Blues
S1179My Voot Is Really Vout

** also released on Delmark DD-451 in 1992.

1946

Various Artists - Party Favorites   Tops L 1526   1957

Karl George, Dizzy Gillespie as John Burk, Howard McGhee as Howard McGee, Eugene Young, trumpet; Ralph Bledsoe, Henry Coker, Vic Dickenson, George Washington, trombone; Marvin Johnson, Willie Smith as Bill Smith, alto sax; Fred Simon, Lucky Thompson as Eli Thompson, tenor sax; Gene Porter, baritone sax; Wilbert Baranco, piano, vocal; Buddy Harper, guitar; Charlie Mingus, bass; Earl Watkins, drums.

Los Angeles, CA, January, 1946

BW183Night And Day

Wilbert Baranco - Night And Day / Weeping Willie   Black & White 41   1946?

same session.

Los Angeles, CA, January, 1946

BW184Weeping Willie

Wilbert Baranco - Every Time I Think Of You / Baranco Boogie   Black & White 42   1946?

same session.

Los Angeles, CA, January, 1946

BW185Every Time I Think Of You

Wilbert Baranco And His Orchestra - Hot Piano   Tops L 930

same session.

Los Angeles, CA, January, 1946

BW186Baranco Boogie

The Songs Of Lena Horne And Ivie Anderson - Lena And Ivie   Jazztone (US) J 1262   1950s

Karl George, trumpet; Willie Smith, alto sax; Gene Porter, tenor sax; Buddy Collette, baritone sax; Wilbert Baranco, piano, director; Buddy Harper, guitar; Charlie Mingus, bass; Booker Hart, drums; Ivie Anderson, vocal.

Los Angeles, CA, January, 1946

BW203I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
BW204On The Sunny Side Of The Street

** also released on Lena Horne Sings And Ivie Anderson, Jazztone (US) J 1262 (alt.) in 1950s.

Ivie Anderson - I Thought You Ought To Know / The Voot Is Here To Stay   Black & White 772

same session.

Los Angeles, CA, January, 1946

BW205I Thought You Ought To Know
BW206The Voot Is Here To Stay

Charles Mingus - The Young Rebel   Swingtime (E) ST 1010

Vern Carlson, Miles Davis, trumpet; Henry Coker, trombone; Boots Mussulli, alto sax; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Buddy Collette, tenor sax, flute; Herb Carol, baritone sax; Buzz Wheeler, piano; Charles Mingus, bass, cello; Warren Thompson, drums; Herb Gayle, vocal #1.

Los Angeles, CA, March or August, 1946 or 1947 or January, 1949

1. O-189He's Gone
2. O-190Story Of Love

Karl George, trumpet; Henry Coker, trombone; Marshall Royal, clarinet, alto sax; Willie Smith, alto sax; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Lady Will Carr, piano; Irving Ashby, guitar; Charles Mingus, bass; Lee Young, drums; Claude Trenier, vocal #1.

Los Angeles, CA, May 6, 1946

1. 394AS-2Honey, Take A Chance With Me
2. 396AS-2This Subdues My Passion

Duke Garrette, trumpet; Bobby Plater, alto sax; Morris Lane, tenor sax; Charlie Fowlkes, baritone sax; Bill Dougherty, violin; Earl Hines, piano; Billy Mackel, guitar; Charles Mingus, bass; Curley Hamner, drums; Wini Brown, vocal #1.

Los Angeles, CA, December 31, 1947

1. SR2128Bama Lama Lam
2. SR2129Spooky Boogie

Duke Garrette, trumpet; Bobby Plater, alto sax; Morris Lane, tenor sax; Charlie Fowlkes, baritone sax; Bill Dougherty, violin; Earl Hines, piano; Billy Mackel, guitar; Charles Mingus, bass; Curley Hamner, drums; Wini Brown, vocal.

Los Angeles, CA, December, 1947

No Good Woman Blues
Bow Legged Woman

Lee Konitz, alto sax; Phyllis Pinkerton, piano; George Koutzen, cello; Charles Mingus, bass; Al Levitt, drums; Jackie Paris, vocal #2.

Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, April 12, 1952

1. RKV5241Precognition
2. RKV5242Portrait (take 2)

Billy Taylor, piano; Oscar Pettiford, cello; Charles Mingus, bass; Charlie Smith, drums.

NYC, October 16 or February 21, 1952

1102Cello Again
1104Sonny Boy
1105I'm Beginning To See The Light

Baron Mingus - God's Portrait / unknown title   Fentone 2001   not released

Vern Carlson, Miles Davis, trumpet; Henry Coker, trombone; Boots Mussulli, alto sax; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Buddy Collette, tenor sax, flute; Herb Carol, baritone sax; Buzz Wheeler, piano; Charles Mingus, bass, cello; Warren Thompson, drums; Herb Gayle, vocal #1.

Los Angeles, CA, March or August, 1946 or 1947 or January, 1949

1.God's Portrait
2.unknown title

Various Artists - Modern Trumpet Leaders   IAJRC 25

Howard McGhee, Gerald Wilson, trumpet; Vic Dickenson, trombone; Sonny Criss, alto sax; Teddy Edwards, James King, tenor sax; Jimmy Bunn, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Roy Porter, drums.

Los Angeles, CA, spring 1946

KFI-23333Sweet Potato
KRI-23337Hoggin'
KFI-23345Blues A La King
FKI-26610Night Mist

Lady Will Carr - After Hours / Lady Will Carr, Baron Mingus - Pipe Dream   4 Star 1106

Lady Will Carr, piano; Irving Ashby, guitar; Charles Mingus, bass.

Los Angeles, CA, April 26, 1946

388AS-2After Hours

Baron Mingus - Ashby De La Zouch / Love On A Greyhound Bus   4 Star 1105

Karl George, trumpet; Henry Coker, trombone; Willie Smith, alto sax; Marshall Royal, alto sax, clarinet; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Lady Will Carr, piano; Irving Ashby, guitar; Charles Mingus, bass; Lee Young, drums.

Los Angeles, CA, April, 1946

Ashby De La Zouch
Love On A Greyhound Bus

Gene Morris - Riff G.M. / Is It A Sin   Clear Tone 501

Walter Morris, trumpet; Gene Morris, tenor sax; George Williams, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Lee Young, drums; Lee Williams, vocal #2; unidentified band vocals, #1.

Los Angeles, CA, late 1946

1. KI-501-ARiff G.M.
2. KI-501-BIs It A Sin

Gene Morris - G-Ing With Gene / Laughing At Life   Clear Tone 502

Walter Morris, trumpet; Gene Morris, tenor sax; George Williams, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Lee Young, drums; Lee Williams, vocal #2.

Los Angeles, CA, late 1946

1. FOTO-502-AG-Ing With Gene
2. FOTO-502-BLaughing At Life

** also released on Miltone 219.

1947

Lionel Hampton 3 - Sweatin' With Hamp 1945.1950   MCA (F) 510.103

Teddy Buckner, Wendell Culley, Duke Garrette, Leo Shepherd, Snooky Young, trumpet; Andrew Penn, James Robinson, Britt Woodman, Jimmy Wormick, trombone; Jackie Kelso, clarinet, alto sax; Ben Kynard, Bobby Plater, alto sax; Morris Lane, John Sparrow, tenor sax; Charlie Fowlkes, baritone sax; Lionel Hampton, vibes; Milt Buckner, piano; Billy Mackel, guitar; Joe Comfort, Charles Mingus, bass; Earl Walker, drums.

Los Angeles, CA, November 3, 1947

L4528Goldwyn Stomp

Walter Williams, trumpet; replaces Young.

Los Angeles, CA, November 10, 1947

L4543Hawk's Nest
L4544Mingus Fingus
L4545Muchacho Azul

** also released on MCA 1331.

Lionel Hampton - Hamp's Golden Favorites   Decca DL 4296

Snooky Young, trumpet; replaces Williams.

Los Angeles, CA, November 3, 1947

L4529Red Top

Walter Williams, trumpet; replaces Young.

Los Angeles, CA, November 10, 1947

L4546Midnight Sun

** also released on Decca DL 74296.

Lionel Hampton 5 - Swinging Sessions! 1945.1950   MCA (F) 510.117

Snooky Young, trumpet; replaces Williams.

Los Angeles, CA, November 3, 1947

L4530Giddy Up

Lionel Hampton 7 - Hamp's Small Combos 1947-1950   MCA (F) 510.181

Benny Bailey, trumpet #1-3; Morris Lane, tenor sax; Lionel Hampton, vibes, vocal; Dodo Marmarosa, piano #1-3; Milt Buckner, piano #4; Billy Mackel, guitar; Charles Mingus, bass; Curley Hamner, drums; Earl Walker, drums #1-3.

Los Angeles, CA, November 14, 1947

1. L4560Cherokee
2. L4561No. 2 Re-Bop And Be-Bop
3. L4562Zoo-Baba-Do-Oo-Ee
4. L4563Be-Bop's Turning Blue

1948

Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra 1948   Weka (Swi) Jds 12-1

Teddy Buckner, Wendell Culley, Duke Garrette, Fats Navarro, Leo Shepherd, trumpet; Sonny Craven, Andrew Penn, Britt Woodman, Jimmy Wormick, trombone; Ben Kynard, Bobby Plater, alto sax; John Sparrow, Billy Williams, tenor sax; Charlie Fowlkes, baritone sax; Lionel Hampton, vibes, piano, drums, vocal; Milt Buckner, piano; Charlie Harris, Charles Mingus, bass; Earl Walker, drums.

radio broadcast, Howard Theatre, Washington, DC, May 1, 1948

Hot House

Jimmy Nottingham, trumpet; Lester Bass, bass trumpet; Wes Montgomery, guitar; replaces Navarro, Penn, Harris.

radio broadcast, Geneva, NY, July 1, 1948

Adam Blew His Hat

Teddy Buckner, Wendell Culley, Duke Garrette, Jimmy Nottingham, Leo Shepherd, trumpet; Lester Bass, bass trumpet; Sonny Craven, Britt Woodman, Jimmy Wormick, trombone; Ben Kynard, Bobby Plater, alto sax; John Sparrow, Billy Williams, tenor sax; Charlie Fowlkes, baritone sax; Lionel Hampton, vibes, piano, drums, vocal; Milt Buckner, piano; Bobby Tucker, piano #1; Wes Montgomery, guitar; Charles Mingus, bass; Earl Walker, drums; Billie Holiday, vocal #1; Wynonie Harris, vocal #2.

radio broadcast, Geneva, NY, July 7, 1948

1.I Cover The Waterfront
2.Good Rockin' Tonight

Teddy Buckner, Wendell Culley, Duke Garrette, Jimmy Nottingham, Leo Shepherd, trumpet; Lester Bass, bass trumpet; Sonny Craven, Britt Woodman, Jimmy Wormick, trombone; Johnny Board, Ben Kynard, Bobby Plater, alto sax; John Sparrow, Billy Williams, tenor sax; Charlie Fowlkes, baritone sax; Lionel Hampton, vibes, piano, drums, vocal; Milt Buckner, piano; Wes Montgomery, guitar; Charles Mingus, bass; Earl Walker, drums.

radio broadcast, Geneva, NY, July 21, 1948

Brant Inn Boogie

same personnel.

radio broadcast, Peoria, IL, August 4, 1948

Body And Soul

same personnel.

radio broadcast, Denver, CO, August 11, 1948

Satchmo's Blues

Lionel Hampton In Concert   Cicala Jazz Live (It) BLJ 8015

Teddy Buckner, Wendell Culley, Duke Garrette, Fats Navarro, Leo Shepherd, trumpet; Sonny Craven, Andrew Penn, Britt Woodman, Jimmy Wormick, trombone; Ben Kynard, Bobby Plater, alto sax; John Sparrow, Billy Williams, tenor sax; Charlie Fowlkes, baritone sax; Lionel Hampton, vibes, piano, drums, vocal; Milt Buckner, piano; Charlie Harris, Charles Mingus, bass; Earl Walker, drums.

radio broadcast, Howard Theatre, Washington, DC, May 1, 1948

Adam Blew His Hat
Goldwyn Stomp

1950

The Red Norvo Trio With Tal Farlow And Charles Mingus: The Savoy Sessions   Savoy SJL 2212   1976

Red Norvo, vibes; Tal Farlow, guitar; Charlie Mingus, bass.

Los Angeles, CA, May 3, 1950

D305-1Swedish Pastry (take 1)

same personnel.

Chicago, IL, October 13, 1950

D382 | D412Have You Met Miss Jones

same personnel.

Los Angeles, CA, April 13, 1951

D481-1This Can't Be Love (take 1)
D481-2This Can't Be Love (take 2)
D482-1Godchild (take 1)
D482-2Godchild (take 2)

same personnel.

unknown location, date

Prelude To A Kiss
Mood Indigo
Deed I Do

** same as The Red Norvo Trio - Move!, Savoy MG 12088 in 1956 + 13 bonus tracks.

The Red Norvo Trio - Move!   Savoy MG 12088   1956

same personnel.

Los Angeles, CA, May 3, 1950

D305-2Swedish Pastry (master)
D306Cheek To Cheek

same personnel.

Chicago, IL, October 13, 1950

D375 | D405September Song
D376 | D406Move
D377 | D407I've Got You Under My Skin
D378 | D409I Get A Kick Out Of You
D379 | D408I'll Remember April
D380 | D410I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
D383 | D413Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart

same personnel.

Los Angeles, CA, April 13, 1951

D480If I Had You
D481-3This Can't Be Love (master)
D482-3Godchild (master)

** part of The Red Norvo Trio With Tal Farlow And Charles Mingus: The Savoy Sessions, Savoy SJL 2212 in 1976.

George Shearing Quintet, Red Norvo Trio - Midnight On Cloud 69   Savoy MG 12093   1957

same personnel.

Los Angeles, CA, May 3, 1950

D307Night And Day
D308Time And Tide

same personnel.

Chicago, IL, October 13, 1950

D381 | D411Little White Lies

same personnel.

Los Angeles, CA, April 13, 1951

D483-3I'm Yours

Red Norvo Trio   Standard Q 261

Red Norvo, vibes; Tal Farlow, guitar; Charles Mingus, bass.

Standard Transcriptions, Chicago, IL, probably late 1950-early 1951

Tea For Two
Night And Day

The Red Norvo Trio   Natural Organic 7001

same session.

Standard Transcriptions, Chicago, IL, probably late 1950-early 1951

I Only Have Eyes For You
Budo
Good Bait
September In The Rain
C Jam Blues
Godchild
Crazy Rhythm
Where Or When
Begin The Beguine

Red Norvo Trio   Rond-Lette A 28

same session.

Standard Transcriptions, Chicago, IL, probably late 1950-early 1951

Sweet Georgia Brown
This Can't Be Love
These Foolish Things
September Song
The Blue Room
Rose Room
East Of The Sun
Honeysuckle Rose
Exactly Like You
Ay Ay Ay
Oh, Lady Be Good
Confessin'

Red Norvo Trio   Standard Q 262

same session.

Standard Transcriptions, Chicago, IL, probably late 1950-early 1951

I Get A Kick Out Of You
Swedish Pastry
Move
If I Had You
Time And Tide

Red Norvo Trio   Standard Q 266

same session.

Standard Transcriptions, Chicago, IL, probably late 1950-early 1951

Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart
My Blue Heaven
I'm Yours
Sunday
Cheek To Cheek

1951

The Charles Mingus Duo & Trio - Debut Rarities Volume 2   Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1808-2   1992

Spaulding Givens aka Nadi Qamar, piano #1,2,4-9; Charles Mingus, bass #1,2,4-9, piano #3.

Los Angeles, CA, April, 1951

1.What Is This Thing Called Love
2.Darn That Dream
3.Yesterdays
4.Body And Soul
5.Blue Moon
6.Blue Tide
7.Darn That Dream (alternate take)
8.Jeepers Creepers (take 1)
9.Jeepers Creepers (take 2)

Spaulding Givens aka Nadi Qamar, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, April 14, 1953

Day Dream (take 1)
Day Dream (take 2)
Theme From "Rhapsody In Blue" (take 1)
Theme From "Rhapsody In Blue" (take 2)
Jet (take 1)
Jet (take 2)

Miles Davis, 'Lockjaw' Davis, Art Blakey - Rare Broadcast Performances   Ozone 7   1970s

Miles Davis, trumpet; Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Big Nick Nicholas, tenor sax; Billy Taylor, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

broadcast, Birdland, NYC, September 29, 1951

Move (mistitled as Mod)
The Squirrel
Lady Bird

Billy Taylor - Jazz At Storyville   Roost RLP 406

Billy Taylor, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Marquis Foster, drums.

Storyville, Boston, MA, November 6, 1951

All The Things You Are
Lady Bird
Laura

Charlie Mingus - Vital Savage Horizons   Alto AL 714   1970s

same session.

Storyville, Boston, MA, November 6, 1951

What Is This Thing Called Love
I'm Beginning To See The Light

Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute; Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch; Charles Mingus, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; Pee Wee Marquette, announcer.

broadcast, Birdland, NYC, October 21, 1961

Blue Cee (as Improvisation) (as Nouroog)
Ecclusiastics

Richard Williams, trumpet; Charles McPherson, alto sax; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Toshiko Akiyoshi, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; "Symphony Sid" Torin, announcer.

broadcast, Birdland, NYC, March 31, 1962

Monk, Funk Or Vice Versa (as Monk, Bunk And Vice Versa)

Melvin Moore - While I'm Gone / I'll Be There   King 4519   1952

unknown, flute; unknown, oboe; Terry Gibbs, vibes; Billy Taylor, piano; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Charles Mingus, bass; Charlie Smith, drums; Melvin Moore, vocal; unidentified strings.

NYC, December 18, 1951

K8150-1While I'm Gone
K8153-1I'll Be There

Melvin Moore - Possessed / Hold Me, Kiss Me, Squeeze Me   King 4539   1952

same session.

NYC, December 18, 1951

K8151-1Possessed
K8152-1Hold Me, Kiss Me, Squeeze Me

1952 (age 30)

The Rarest On Debut - Charles Mingus   Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 001

Lee Konitz, alto sax; Phyllis Pinkerton, piano; George Koutzen, cello; Charles Mingus, bass; Al Levitt, drums; Jackie Paris, vocal.

Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, April 12, 1952

Portrait (take 1)

Hank Jones, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums; George Gordon Jr., George Gordon, Honey Gordon, Richard Gordon, vocal.

NYC, April 29, 1953

You And Me (alternate take)

Ernie Royal, trumpet; Willie Dennis, trombone; Eddie Caine, alto sax, flute; Teo Macero, tenor sax, clarinet; Danny Bank, baritone sax; Jackson Wiley, cello; John Lewis, piano; Charles Mingus, bass, arranger; Kenny Clarke, drums; Janet Thurlow, vocal #2; Paul Bley, conductor; Spaulding Givens aka Nadi Qamar, arranger.

NYC, October 28, 1953

1.Miss Bliss
2.Blue Tide
3.Pink Topsy (edited version)

The Charles Mingus Groups - Debut Rarities Volume 4   Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1829-2   1994

Lee Konitz, alto sax; Phyllis Pinkerton, piano; George Koutzen, cello; Charles Mingus, bass; Al Levitt, drums; Bob Benton, vocal #1,2.

Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, April 12, 1952

1.I've Lost My Love (take 1)
2.I've Lost My Love (take 2)
3.Extrasensory Perception (alternate take)

Paige Brook, flute, alto sax; Jackson Wiley, cello; John Mehegan, piano; Charles Mingus, bass, narrator; Max Roach, drums, voice; Jackie Paris, vocal, narrator.

Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, September 16, 1952

E2CB6494-2Paris In Blue, Edition 1 (as Orientation)
E2CB6495-2Make Believe
E2CB6497-2Montage

Hank Jones, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums; Honey Gordon, vocal; George Gordon Jr., George Gordon, Richard Gordon, vocal #1.

NYC, April 29, 1953

1. RM509You And Me
2. RM511Cupid

Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz   Debut DEB-198   1956

Lee Konitz, alto sax; Phyllis Pinkerton, piano; George Koutzen, cello; Charles Mingus, bass; Al Levitt, drums.

Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, April 12, 1952

E2KB6500-1Extrasensory Perception

Paige Brook, flute, alto sax; Jackson Wiley, cello; John Mehegan, piano; Charles Mingus, bass, narrator; Max Roach, drums, voice; Jackie Paris, vocal, narrator.

Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, September 16, 1952

Paris In Blue, Edition 2

Hank Jones, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums; Honey Gordon, vocal #2,3; George Gordon Jr., George Gordon, Richard Gordon, vocal #3.

NYC, April 29, 1953

1.Medley: You Go To My Head
2. RM508Can You Blame Me
3. RM510Bebopper

Bud Powell, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953

I've Got You Under My Skin

Willie Dennis, Bennie Green, J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, trombone; John Lewis, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

Putnam Central Club, Brooklyn, NY, September 18, 1953

Kai's Kid (as Kai's Day)

Ernie Royal, trumpet; Willie Dennis, trombone; Eddie Caine, alto sax, flute; Teo Macero, tenor sax, clarinet; Danny Bank, baritone sax; Jackson Wiley, cello; John Lewis, piano; Charles Mingus, bass, arranger; Kenny Clarke, drums; Janet Thurlow, vocal; Paul Bley, conductor; Spaulding Givens aka Nadi Qamar, arranger.

NYC, October 28, 1953

Eclipse

Paul Bley, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

NYC, November 30, 1953

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Louis Mucci, trumpet; unknown, trombone; unknown, French horn; Julius Baker, flute; unknown, oboe; John LaPorta, alto sax, clarinet; Jackson Wiley, cello; unknown, harp; Billy Taylor, piano; Milt Hinton, Fred Zimmerman, bass; Joe Morello, drums, percussion; probably Morris Lang, tympani; unidentified 5 strings, Alonzo Levister, conductor; Charles Mingus, arranger; + an overdub: Thad Jones, trumpet.

NYC, probably September 26, 1955 or September 17, 1954

Portrait

The George Wallington Trios   Prestige PRST 7587   1969

George Wallington, piano; Charlie Mingus as "Baron" Fingus, bass; Max Roach, drums; with Chuck Wayne, mandola #1.

probably WOR Studios, NYC, September 4, 1952

1. 351Love Beat
2. 352Summer Rain
3. 353Escalating
4. 354Laura

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-1754 in 1990, OJCCD-1754-2 in 1990.
** part of Our Delight, Prestige P-24093 in 1980.

Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz   Debut (J) DEB 198

Paige Brook, flute, alto sax; Jackson Wiley, cello; John Mehegan, piano; Charles Mingus, bass, narrator; Max Roach, drums, voice; Jackie Paris, vocal, narrator.

Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, September 16, 1952

Paris In Blue, Edition 3

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-115 in 1984.

Charlie Parker - Ballads And Birdland   Klacto (E) MG 101

Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Phil Brown, drums.

radio broadcast, Birdland, NYC, September 20, 1952

Ornithology
52nd Street Theme

Various Artists - Operation Jazz   Roost OJ 1

Billy Taylor, piano; Oscar Pettiford, cello; Charles Mingus, bass; Charlie Smith, drums.

NYC, October 16 or February 21, 1952

1103Ah-Dee-Dong Blues (as Oriental Cello Blues)

Willie Dennis, Bennie Green, J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, trombone; John Lewis, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

Putnam Central Club, Brooklyn, NY, September 18, 1953

Conversation

From Barrelhouse To Bop - A History Of Jazz Piano - Narrated And Played By John Mehegan With Charles Mingus, Bassist   Perspective PR 1   1952

John Mehegan, piano, narrator; Charles Mingus, bass.

NYC, late 1952

Barrelhouse: Jelly Roll Morton / King Porter Stomp
Ragtime: Scott Joplin / Maple Leaf Rag
Boogie Woogie: Pinetop Smith / Pinetop's Boogie Woogie
Classic Swing: Earl Hines / Rosetta
Classic Swing: Fats Waller / Ain't Misbehavin'
Dixie: Bob Zurke / Tea For Two
Modern Swing: Teddy Wilson / Don't Blame Me
Modern Swing: Art Tatum / Sweet Lorraine
Society: Cy Walter / This Can't Be Love
Bop: George Shearing / Debbie D

Charlie Parker - The Happy "Bird"   Charlie Parker PLP 404

Joe Gordon, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Bill Wellington, tenor sax; Dick Twardzik, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.

Hi-Hat, Boston, MA, December 8-12, 1952

I'll Remember April

1953

The Complete Roost Sonny Stitt Studio Sessions   Mosaic MD9-208   2001

Kai Winding, trombone; Don Elliott, mellophone; Sonny Stitt, alto, tenor sax; Sid Cooper, tenor sax, piccolo; George Berg, baritone sax; Horace Silver, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Don Lamond, drums; Johnny Richards, arranger.

Coastal Recording Studios, NYC, March 18, 1953

1156-2Sancho Panza
1157-2Sweet And Lovely
1158-1If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight
1159-2Hooke's Tours

Kai Winding, trombone; Don Elliott, mellophone; Sonny Stitt, alto, tenor sax; Jerry Sanfino, tenor sax, piccolo; George Berg, baritone sax; Al Williams, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Jo Jones, drums; Santos Miranda or Luis Miranda, congas; Johnny Richards, arranger.

Fulton Recording, NYC, November 16, 1953

1178-5/9Loose Walk
1179-3Pink Satin
1180-4Shine On Harvest Moon
1181-6Opus 202

** same as Sonny Stitt Playing Arrangements From The Pen Of Johnny Richards, Roost RLP 415 in 1953 + Sonny Stitt Plays Arrangements From The Pen Of Quincy Jones, RLP 2204 + Sonny Stitt Plays (Sonny Stitt, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Stitt), RLP 2208 + 37 Minutes & 48 Seconds With Sonny Stitt, RLP 2219 + Sonny Stitt With The New Yorkers, RLP 2226 + The Saxophones Of Sonny Stitt, RLP 2230 + A Little Bit Of Stitt, RLP 2235 + The Sonny Side Of Stitt, RLP 2240 + Stittsville, RLP 2244 + Sonny Side Up, RLP 2245 + Feelin's, RLP 2247 + Sonny Stitt In Orbit, RLP 2252 + Sonny Stitt Goes Latin, RLP 2253 + Sax Expressions, RLP 2262 + 27 bonus tracks.

Bud Powell - 1953 Spring Sessions: Broadcast Performances   ESP-Disk' (J) SFX-10027   1978

Bud Powell, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.

WJZ radio broadcast, Birdland, NYC, March 21, 1953

I Want To Be Happy
I've Got You Under My Skin
Sure Thing
Embraceable You
Woody'n You (as Woodyn You) (as Wouldn't You?)
Salt Peanuts

** also released on 1953 Spring Sessions: Broadcast Performances Vol. 1, Base Record (It) ESP 3033 in 1982. and on Spring Broadcasts 1953, ESP-Disk' (G) ESP 3022-2 in 1993, (US) ESP 3022 in 2005+.

Hooray For Bud Powell Trio   Session Disc 109   1970s

same session.

WJZ radio broadcast, Birdland, NYC, March 21, 1953

Lullaby Of Birdland (incomplete)

Bud Powell - Inner Fires   Elektra Musician E1-60030

same personnel.

Club Kavakos, Washington, DC, April 5, 1953

I Want To Be Happy
Somebody Loves Me
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Salt Peanuts
Conception
Lullaby Of Birdland
Little Willie Leaps
Hallelujah
Lullaby Of Birdland (alternate take)
Sure Thing
Woody'n You

Earl Bud Powell Vol. 2 - Burning In U.S.A., 53-55   Mythic Sound MS 6002-1

Bob Carey, Jon Eardley, Ed Leddy, Irving "Marky" Markowitz, Charlie Walp, trumpet; Don Spiker, Bob Swope, Earl Swope, trombone; Jim Riley, alto sax; Ben Lary, Angelo Tompros, tenor sax; Jack Nimitz, baritone sax; Bud Powell, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Roy Haynes, drums; Joe Timer, leader; Bill Potts, arranger.

Club Kavakos, Washington, DC, April 5, 1953

Tiny's Blues (mistitled as Big Band Blues)

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Bud Powell, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Birdland, NYC???, circa late May, 1953

Woody'n You
Salt Peanuts

** also released on Mythic Sound MS 6002-2.

Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings   Debut 12DCD-4402-2   1990

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Charlie Parker as Charlie Chan, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953

Perdido (undubbed version)
Salt Peanuts (undubbed version)
All The Things You Are (undubbed version)
52nd Street Theme (undubbed version)

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Charlie Parker as Charlie Chan, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Allen's Alley (as Wee) (undubbed version)
Hot House (undubbed version)
A Night In Tunisia (undubbed version)

Eddie Bert, trombone; George Barrow, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, December 23, 1955

Drums (take 1)
Drums (take 2)
I'll Remember April (alternate take)

Eddie Bert, trombone; George Barrow, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Willie Jones, drums.

A Foggy Day (alternate take)

Mal Waldron, piano.

A Portrait Of Bud Powell

Eddie Bert, trombone; George Barrow, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Willie Jones, drums.

Haitian Fight Song (alternate take)
Love Chant (alternate take)
Lady Bird (alternate take)
What Is This Thing Called Love

Curtis Porter, flute; Charles Mingus, piano, percussion, voice; Dannie Richmond, drums; Jimmy Knepper, Horace Parlan or Phineas Newborn, Clarence Shaw, percussion.

NYC, probably October or late 1957 or 1958

Untitled Percussion Composition

The Quintet - Jazz At Massey Hall Vol. 1   Debut DLP-2   1953

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Charlie Parker as Charlie Chan, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953

Perdido

** also released on The Quintet Of The Year - Jazz At Massey Hall Vol. 1, Vogue (E) LDE 040; Swing (F) M 33312.

The Quintet - Jazz At Massey Hall   Debut DEB-124   1956

same session.

Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953

Perdido
Salt Peanuts #1 & 2
All The Things You Are
52nd Street Theme

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Charlie Parker as Charlie Chan, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Allen's Alley (as Wee)
Hot House #1 & 2
A Night In Tunisia

** also released on Fantasy LP 6003 in 1962, LP 86003 in 1962; Original Jazz Classics OJC-044 in 1983, OJCCD-044-2 in 1989. and on Charlie Parker - Jazz At Massey Hall, America (F) 30 AM 6053 in 1969.

The Bud Powell Trio   Fantasy LP 6006   1962

Bud Powell, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953

Embraceable You
Sure Thing
Cherokee
Hallelujah (as Jubilee)
Lullaby Of Birdland

** also released on Fantasy LP 86006 in 1962. and on Bud Powell - Charlie Mingus - Max Roach, America (F) 30 AM 6056 in 1969.

Miles Davis - Blue Haze   Prestige PRLP 7054   1956

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Mingus, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Max Roach, drums.

WOR Studios, NYC, May 19, 1953

482Smooch

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-093 in 1984, OJCCD-093-2 in 1988.

The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve - Bird   Verve (J) J00J 29001/10   1988

Junior Collins, French horn; Al Block, flute; Tommy Mace, oboe; Manny Thaler, bassoon; Hal McKusick, clarinet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Tony Aless, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums; The Dave Lambert Singers, including Annie Ross, vocal; Dave Lambert, vocal, arranger; Gil Evans, arranger, conductor.

Fulton Recording, NYC, May 25, 1953

1238-1In The Still Of The Night
1238-2-
1238-3-
1238-4-
1238-5-
1238-6-
1239-1Old Folks
1239-2-
1239-3-
1239-4-
1239-5-
1239-6-
1239-7-
1239-8-

The Magnificent Charlie Parker   Clef MGC-646   1955

same session.

Fulton Recording, NYC, May 25, 1953

1238-7In The Still Of The Night
1239-9Old Folks

** also scheduled on Yardbird, Clef MGC-733.

Charlie Parker - Jazz Perennial: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #7   Verve MGV-8009   1956+

same session.

Fulton Recording, NYC, May 25, 1953

1240-9If I Love Again

Bud Powell - 1953 Summer Sessions: Broadcast Performances   ESP-Disk' (J) SFX-10028   1978

Bud Powell, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

WJZ radio broadcast, Birdland, NYC, May 30, 1953

I've Got You Under My Skin
Autumn In New York
I Want To Be Happy

Charlie Parker, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Art Taylor, drums; Candido, congas.

Moose The Mooche
Cheryl

** also released on 1953 Summer Sessions: Broadcast Performances Vol. 2, Base Record (It) ESP 3034 in 1982. and on Summer Broadcasts 1953, ESP-Disk' (G) ESP 3023-2 in 1993, (US) ESP 3023 in 2005+.

Charlie Parker - The Bird You Never Heard   Stash ST-CD-10

same session.

WJZ radio broadcast, Birdland, NYC, May 30, 1953

Lullaby Of Birdland

Charlie Parker - Dance Of The Infidels   S.C.A.M. JPG 1

Charlie Parker, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

WJZ radio broadcast, NYC, May, 1953

Dance Of The Infidels

Bud Powell Trio - Jazz At Massey Hall Vol. 2   Original Jazz Classics OJC-111

Billy Taylor, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

NYC, summer 1953

Bass-Ically Speaking

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-111-2.

Bud Powell Trio - Jazz At Massey Hall Vol. 2   Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-111-2

same session.

NYC, summer 1953

Bass-Ically Speaking (alternate take 1)
Bass-Ically Speaking (alternate take 2)
Bass-Ically Speaking (alternate take 3)
Untitled Blues

** originally released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-111 + 6 bonus tracks.

Jazz Workshop - Trombone Rapport / Trombone Workshop   Debut (D) DEB 130   1960

Willie Dennis, Bennie Green, J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, trombone; John Lewis, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

Putnam Central Club, Brooklyn, NY, September 18, 1953

Wee Dot (as Blues For Some Bones)
Stardust
Move
I'll Remember April
Yesterdays

Four Trombones   Debut DEB-126   1957

same session.

Putnam Central Club, Brooklyn, NY, September 18, 1953

Now's The Time
Trombosphere
Ow!
Chazzanova

** also released on Jazz Selection (F) LDM 30064. and on Four Trombones Vol. 2, Fantasy LP 6008 in 1964, LP 86008 in 1964; America (F) 30 AM 6058 in 1969.

The Charles Mingus Octet/The Jimmy Knepper Quintet - Debut Rarities Volume 1   Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1807-2   1992

Ernie Royal, trumpet; Willie Dennis, trombone; Eddie Caine, alto sax, flute; Teo Macero, tenor sax, clarinet; Danny Bank, baritone sax; Jackson Wiley, cello; John Lewis, piano; Charles Mingus, bass, arranger; Kenny Clarke, drums; Janet Thurlow, vocal #2; Paul Bley, conductor; Spaulding Givens aka Nadi Qamar, arranger.

NYC, October 28, 1953

1.Pink Topsy (alternate take)
2.Eclipse (alternate take)

Jimmy Knepper, trombone, arranger; Joe Maini, alto sax; Bill Triglia, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

NYC, July 10, 1957

Latter Day Saint (alternate take 1)
Latter Day Saint (alternate take 2)
Latter Day Saint (take 6)
Latter Day Saint (alternate take #?)
The Masher (alternate take)

Charles Mingus Octet   Debut DEP-450   1954

Ernie Royal, trumpet; Willie Dennis, trombone; Eddie Caine, alto sax, flute; Teo Macero, tenor sax, clarinet; Danny Bank, baritone sax; Jackson Wiley, cello; John Lewis, piano; Charles Mingus, bass, arranger; Kenny Clarke, drums; Paul Bley, conductor; Spaulding Givens aka Nadi Qamar, arranger.

NYC, October 28, 1953

Pink Topsy

Introducing Paul Bley   Original Jazz Classics OJC-201

Paul Bley, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

NYC, November 30, 1953

Opus I
Walkin' (as Teapot)
Like Someone In Love
I Can't Get Started
Spontaneous Combustion
Split Kick

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-201-2.

Introducing Paul Bley   Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-201-2

same session.

NYC, November 30, 1953

Opus I (alternate take)
The Theme
This Time The Dream's On Me
Zootcase

** originally released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-201 + 4 bonus tracks.

Teo Macero - Explorations   Debut DLP-6   1954

Teo Macero, alto, tenor sax, arranger; Lenny Dijay, accordion, arranger; Louis Lubella, Charles Mingus, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums, piano.

NYC, December 12, 1953

Teo
I'll Remember April
How Low The Earth
Mitzi
Yesterdays
Explorations

Oscar Pettiford And His Jazz Groups - My Little Cello   Fantasy LP 6010   1964

Julius Watkins, French horn; Phil Urso, tenor sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Oscar Pettiford, cello; Charles Mingus, bass; Percy Brice, drums.

NYC, December 29, 1953

The Pendulum At Falcon's Lair
Jack, The Fieldstalker
Stockholm Sweetnin'
Low And Behold

** also released on Fantasy LP 86010 in 1964. and on The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet, Original Jazz Classics OJC-112 in 1984, OJCCD-1926-2 in 1999. and on My Little Cello, America (F) 30 AM 6060 in 1969.

1954

Ada Moore - Jazz Workshop Volume Three   Original Jazz Classics OJC-1701   1985

John LaPorta, alto sax, clarinet; Wally Cirillo, piano; Tal Farlow, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Osie Johnson, drums; Ada Moore, vocal; Alonzo Levister, Charles Mingus, arranger.

NYC, June 27, 1954

The Man I Love
Something To Live For
You Came A Long Way From St. Louis
The Devil Is A Woman
Lass From The Low Country
Strange Fascination
Summertime

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1701-2 in 1992.

Ada Moore - Jazz Workshop Volume Three   Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1701-2   1992

same session.

NYC, June 27, 1954

The Man I Love (take 2)
You Came A Long Way From St. Louis (take 4)
The Devil Is A Woman (take 1)
Lass From The Low Country (take 2)

** originally released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-1701 in 1985 + 4 bonus tracks.

Thad Jones   Debut DEB-127   1958

Thad Jones, trumpet; Frank Wess, tenor sax, flute #1,2,4,5; Hank Jones, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 11, 1954

1.Elusive (as Illusive)
2.Sombre Intrusion
3.You Don't Know What Love Is
4.Bitty Ditty
5.Chazzanova
6.I'll Remember April

Thad Jones, trumpet; John Dennis, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 10, 1955

One More
I Can't Get Started
More Of The Same
Get Out Of Town

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-625 in 1991, OJCCD-625-2 in 1991.

Thad Jones   Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-625-2   1991

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 10, 1955

One More (alternate take)

** originally released on Debut DEB-127 in 1958 + 2 bonus tracks.

Jay & Kai   Savoy MG 12010   1955

J. J. Johnson, Kai Winding, trombone; Billy Bauer, guitar; Charlie Mingus, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 24, 1954

Lament
Blue's For Trombones
The Major
What Is This Thing Called Love

J. J. Johnson, Kai Winding, trombone; Wally Cirillo, piano; Charlie Mingus, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 26, 1954

Bernie's Tune
Co-op
Reflections
Blues In Twos

The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1   Blue Note BLP 1505   1956

Jay Jay Johnson, trombone; Wynton Kelly, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; "Sabu" Martinez, congas #1-3,5.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 24, 1954

1. tk.2Too Marvelous For Words
2. tk.4Jay
3. tk.5Old Devil Moon
4. tk.7It's You Or No One
5. tk.11Coffee Pot

** also released on Blue Note BST 81505 (pseudo stereo) in 1971, CDP 7 81505 2 in 1989.

The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2   Blue Note BLP 1506   1956

Jay Jay Johnson, trombone; Wynton Kelly, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 24, 1954

tk.10Time After Time

** also released on Blue Note BST 81506 (pseudo stereo) in 1975, CDP 7 81506 2 in 1989.

Charlie Mingus, Wally Cirillo, Teo Macero, John La Porta - Jazz Composers Workshop (No. 2)   Savoy MG-12059   1956

John LaPorta, alto sax; Teo Macero, tenor, baritone sax; George Barrow, baritone, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Charlie Mingus, bass; Rudy Nichols, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 31, 1954

SCM6914Purple Heart
SCM6915Gregarian Chant
SCM6916Eulogy For Rudy Williams
SCM6917Tea For Two
SCM6918Getting Together

Teo Macero, tenor sax; Wally Cirillo, piano; Charlie Mingus, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 30, 1955

SWC4654Transeason
SWC4655Rose Geranium
SWC4656Level Seven
SWC4657Smog L.A.

** also released on Charles-Mingus - Jazz-Workshop, Savoy SJL 1113 in 1977.

Charles Mingus - The Moods Of Mingus   Savoy MG 15050   1955

John LaPorta, alto sax; Teo Macero, tenor, baritone sax; George Barrow, baritone, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Charlie Mingus, bass; Rudy Nichols, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 31, 1954

SCM6919Body And Soul

Milt Buckner, Bobby Banks, Vin Strong - Organ...Sweet N' Swing   Regent MG 6004   1956

Vin Strong, organ; Wally Richardson, guitar; Charles Mingus, bass; James Smith, drums.

NYC, November 9, 1954

SVS7900Lovingly
SVS7901Heart Strings

Vin Strong - Heart Strings / Swingin' The Mambo   Savoy 1145

same session.

NYC, November 9, 1954

SVS7902Swingin' The Mambo

The Jazz Experiments Of Charlie Mingus   Bethlehem BCP-65   1957

Thad Jones, trumpet #1-3,6; John LaPorta, clarinet, alto sax; Teo Macero, tenor, baritone sax; Jackson Wiley, cello #1-3; Charlie Mingus, bass, piano; Clem DeRosa, drums, tambourine.

NYC, December, 1954

1.What Is This Thing Called Love
2.Stormy Weather
3.Minor Intrusion
4.Thrice Upon A Theme
5.Four Hands
6.The Spur Of The Moment / Echonitus

Charles Mingus, John LaPorta - Jazzical Moods   Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1857-2   1995

Thad Jones, trumpet; John LaPorta, clarinet, alto sax; Teo Macero, tenor, baritone sax; Jackson Wiley, cello; Charlie Mingus, bass, piano; Clem DeRosa, drums, tambourine.

NYC, December, 1954

Abstractions

** same as Jazzical Moods Vol. 1, Period SPL 1107 in 1955 + Jazzical Moods Vol. 2, SPL 1111 in 1955.

1955

Teddy Charles, Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Charlie Mingus, Shelly Manne - Evolution   Prestige LP 7078   1957

J.R. Monterose as J.R. Montrose, tenor sax; Teddy Charles, vibes; Charlie Mingus, bass; Gerry Segal, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 6, 1955

680Violetta
681Relaxo-Abstracto
682Speak Low
683Jay Walkin'
684The Night We Called It A Day
685I Can't Get Started

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-1731 in 1989, OJCCD-1731-2 in 1989.

Hazel Scott - Relaxed Piano Moods   Original Jazz Classics OJC-1702   1985

Hazel Scott, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 21, 1955

Like Someone In Love
Peace Of Mind
Lament
The Jeep Is Jumpin'
Git Up From There
A Foggy Day

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1702-2 in 1992.

Hazel Scott - Relaxed Piano Moods   Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1702-2   1992

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 21, 1955

Mountain Greenery
Git Up From There (alternate take)
Lament (alternate take)

** originally released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-1702 in 1985 + 3 bonus tracks.

Various Artists - I Just Love Jazz Piano!   Savoy MG 12100   1957

John Mehegan, piano; Charlie Mingus, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

NYC, January 30, 1955

SJM4650Blues Too Much
SJM4651Thou Swell
SJM4653Cherokee

The John Mehegan Trio/Quartet   Savoy MG 15054   1955

same session.

NYC, January 30, 1955

SJM4652The Boy Next Door

Jimmy Scott - Very Truly Yours   Savoy MG 12027   1956

Jimmy Scott, vocal; Budd Johnson, tenor sax, bass clarinet; Howard Biggs, piano, arranger; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Charles Mingus, bass; Rudy Nichols, drums.

NYC, February 5, 1955

WJS4662When Did You Leave Heaven
WJS4663Guilty
WJS4664Everybody Needs Somebody
WJS4665Why Don't You Open Your Heart

** also released on Savoy SAVOY-12300 in early 1970s. and on Little Jimmy Scott, Savoy Jazz SJL 1145 in 1984.

The Fabulous Thad Jones   Fantasy LP 6004   1962

Thad Jones, trumpet; John Dennis, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 10, 1955

One More (edited version)
Get Out Of Town (alternate take)

** also released on Fantasy LP 86004 in 1962; America (F) 30 AM 6054 in 1969.

John Dennis - New Piano Expressions   Debut DEB-121   1956

John Dennis, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 10, 1955

Ensenada
Machajo
Cherokee
Seven Moons

** also released on New Piano Expressions - Debut Rarities Volume 5, Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1843-2.

John Dennis - New Piano Expressions - Debut Rarities Volume 5   Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1843-2

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 10, 1955

Seven Moons (alternate take)
All The Things You Are (take 1)
All The Things You Are (take 2)
Cherokee (alternate take)

** originally released on New Piano Expressions, Debut DEB-121 in 1956 + 4 bonus tracks.

Ralph Sharon - Easy Jazz   London (US) LL 1488

J.R. Monterose, tenor sax; Teddy Charles, vibes; Ralph Sharon, piano; Joe Puma, guitar; Charles Mingus, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

NYC, May 27, 1955

Manhattan
Two Sleepy People
Have You Met Miss Jones
Man On The Couch
Just Because We're Kids
Darn That Dream
Mood For Mitch
There's A Small Hotel
Love Walked In
Can't Get Out Of This Mood
Plutocrat At The Automat
Slightly Oliver

Miles Davis - Blue Moods   Debut DEB-120   1956

Miles Davis, trumpet; Britt Woodman, trombone; Teddy Charles, vibes; Charles Mingus, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 9, 1955

Nature Boy
Alone Together
There's No You
Easy Living

** also released on Miles Davis, Swing (F) LDM 30035. and on Fantasy LP 6001 in 1962, LP 86001 in 1962; Original Jazz Classics OJC-043, OJCCD-043-2; America (F) 30 AM 6051 in 1969.
** part of Collector's Items, Prestige PRST-24022 in 1973.

The Rarest On Debut - Charles Mingus Sideman   Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 002

Louis Mucci, trumpet; unknown, trombone; unknown, French horn; Julius Baker, flute; unknown, oboe; John LaPorta, alto sax, clarinet; Jackson Wiley, cello; unknown, harp; Billy Taylor, piano; Milt Hinton, Fred Zimmerman, bass; Joe Morello, drums, percussion; probably Morris Lang, tympani; unidentified 5 strings, Alonzo Levister, conductor; Charles Mingus, arranger.

NYC, September 19, 1955 or September 17, 1954

Portrait (orig.-master)

Jimmy Knepper, trombone, arranger; Joe Maini, alto sax; Bill Triglia, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

NYC, July 10, 1957

Bird Feather (as Cunningbird)
Latter Day Saint (takes 8C/6)
Latter Day Saint (take 7A) (false start)
Latter Day Saint (take 7B) (false start)
Latter Day Saint (take 8A) (false start)
Latter Day Saint (take 8B) (false start)
Latter Day Saint (take 8C) (false start)
Latter Day Saint (take 9A) (false start)
Latter Day Saint (take 9B) (incomplete)
Latter Day Saint (take 9C) (false start)
Jump The Blues Away (as The Jumpin' Blues)
The Masher

Charles Mingus - Mingus At The Bohemia   Debut DEB-123   1956

Eddie Bert, trombone; George Barrow, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Willie Jones, drums.

Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, December 23, 1955

Jump Monk
Serenade In Blue

Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Db33/Db34Percussion Discussion

Eddie Bert, trombone; George Barrow, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Willie Jones, drums.

Work Song
Septemberly
All The Things You C-Sharp

** also released on Chazz!, Fantasy LP 6002 in 1962, LP 86002 in 1962; America (F) 30 AM 6052 in 1969. and on Original Jazz Classics OJC-045, OJCCD-045-2.

Charles Mingus - Mingus At The Bohemia   Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-045-2

same session.

Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, December 23, 1955

Jump Monk (alternate take)
All The Things You C-Sharp (alternate take)

** originally released on Debut DEB-123 in 1956 + 2 bonus tracks.

Charles Mingus - Chazz!   Debut (D) DEB 139   1963

same session.

Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, December 23, 1955

I'll Remember April
Love Chant
A Foggy Day

same session.

Haitian Fight Song
Lady Bird

The Charles Mingus Quintet + Max Roach   Fantasy LP 6009   1964

Eddie Bert, trombone; George Barrow, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, December 23, 1955

Drums

** also released on Fantasy LP 86009 in 1964; Original Jazz Classics OJC-440, OJCCD-440-2; America (F) 30 AM 6059 in 1969.

1956

The Charlie Mingus Jazz Workshop - Pithecanthropus Erectus   Atlantic LP 1237   1956

Jackie McLean, alto sax; J.R. Monterose, tenor sax #1-3; Mal Waldron, piano; Charlie Mingus, bass; Willie Jones, drums.

Audio-Video Studios, NYC, January 30, 1956

1. 1865Pithecanthropus Erectus: Evolution / Superiority-Complex / Decline / Destruction
2. 1866A Foggy Day
3. 1868Love Chant
4. 1869Profile Of Jackie

** also released on Charles Mingus - Pithecanthropus Erectus, Atlantic SD 8809 in 1981.
** part of Charles Mingus - Passions Of A Man: The Complete Atlantic Recordings 1956-1961, Rhino R2 72871 in 1997.

Metronome All-Stars 1956   Clef MGC-743   1956

Thad Jones, trumpet; Eddie Bert, trombone; Tony Scott, clarinet; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, tenor sax; Serge Chaloff, baritone sax; Teddy Charles, vibes; Billy Taylor, piano; Tal Farlow, guitar; Charles Mingus, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

NYC, June 18, 1956

2860-1Billie's Bounce

** also released on Verve MGV-8030 in 1956+.

Quincy Jones - This Is How I Feel About Jazz   ABC-Paramount ABC-149   1957

Art Farmer, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Herbie Mann, flute, tenor sax; Gene Quill, alto sax; Zoot Sims, tenor sax #1; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax #2; Jack Nimitz, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Hank Jones, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Charlie Persip, drums; Father John Crawley, handclaps #2; Quincy Jones, arranger, conductor.

Beltone Studios, NYC, September 14, 1956

1. 5332Evening In Paris
2. 5333Sermonette

Art Farmer, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Herbie Mann, flute, tenor sax; Phil Woods, alto sax; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Jack Nimitz, baritone sax; Billy Taylor, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Charlie Persip, drums; Quincy Jones, arranger, conductor.

Beltone Studios, NYC, September 19, 1956

5340A Sleeping Bee
5341Boo's Bloos

** also released on Impulse! GRD-115.
** part of The Dedication Series Vol. IV: The Quintessential Charts, Impulse! IA-9342/2 in 1978. and of The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions, Mosaic MD5-237 in 2007.

Teddy Charles - Word From Bird   Atlantic LP 1274   1957

Teddy Charles, vibes; Hall Overton, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums.

NYC, November 12, 1956

2188Laura
2201When Your Lover Has Gone
2202Just One Of Those Things
2203Blue Greens

Don Heller - Blame It On My Youth   Epic LN 3220

Al Epstein aka Al Young, sax; Nettie Druzinsky, harp; Ralph Burns, piano, director; Wilhelm Bauer, Allen Hanlon, guitar; Charles Mingus, bass; Don Lamond, drums; Don Heller, vocal.

NYC???, 1956

Blame It On My Youth
Ridin' On The Moon
This Heart Of Mine
The Folks Who Live On The Hill

1957

Charles Mingus - The Clown   Atlantic LP 1260   1957

Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Curtis Porter, alto, tenor sax; Wade Legge, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; narration improvised by Jean Shepherd, narrator.

Audio-Video Studios, NYC, February 13, 1957

2452The Clown

Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Curtis Porter, alto, tenor sax; Wade Legge, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

NYC, March 12, 1957

2455Blue Cee
2457Reincarnation Of A Love Bird
2458Haitian Fight Song

** part of Passions Of A Man: The Complete Atlantic Recordings 1956-1961, Rhino R2 72871 in 1997.

Charlie Mingus - Tonight At Noon   Atlantic LP 1416   1965

same session.

NYC, March 12, 1957

2454Passions Of A Woman Loved
2456Tonight At Noon

Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Roland Kirk, flute, siren, tenor sax, manzello, stritch; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Charlie Mingus, piano, vocal; Doug Watkins, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

NYC, November 6, 1961

5758"Old" Blues For Walt's Torin
5759Peggy's Blue Skylight
5765Invisible Lady

** also released on Atlantic SD 1416 in 1965.
** part of Charles Mingus - Passions Of A Man: The Complete Atlantic Recordings 1956-1961, Rhino R2 72871 in 1997.

Orchestra Conducted By Gunther Schuller And George Russell - Modern Jazz Concert   Columbia WL 127   1958

Art Farmer, Louis Mucci, trumpet; Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Jim Buffington, French horn; Robert DiDomenica, flute; Manuel Zegler, bassoon; John LaPorta, alto sax; Hal McKusick, tenor sax; Teo Macero, baritone sax; Margaret Ross, harp; Teddy Charles, vibes; Bill Evans, piano; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Fred Zimmerman, bass; Ted Sommer, drums; Charles Mingus, voice; George Russell, Gunther Schuller, arranger, conductor.

Brandeis Jazz Festival, NYC, June 18, 1957

CO58202Revelations
CO58203All Set

** also released on Orchestra Conducted By Gunther Schuller And George Russell - Brandeis Jazz Festival, CBS/Sony (J) 15AP-550 in 1977.

Charles Mingus, Hampton Hawes, Danny Richmond - Mingus Three   Jubilee JLP 1054   1957

Hampton Hawes, piano #1,3-7; Sonny Clark, piano #2; Charles Mingus, bass; Danny Richmond, drums.

NYC, July 9, 1957

1. JB888Dizzy Moods
2. JB889I Can't Get Started
3. JB890Hamp's New Blues
4. JB891Yesterdays
5. JB893Back Home Blues
6. JB894Summertime
7. JB895Laura

** also released on Charlie Mingus, Hampton Hawes, Danny Richmond - Charlie Mingus Trio, Josie Jazz Series JJM-3508 in 1963, JJS-3508 in 1963.

Charles Mingus - New Tijuana Moods   RCA Bluebird 5635-1-RB

Clarence Shaw, trumpet; Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Curtis Porter, tenor, alto sax; Bill Triglia, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; Frankie Dunlop, castanets #2; Ysabel Morel, vocal, handclaps #2.

NYC, July 18, 1957

1. H4JB5225-1/10/15/17Dizzy Moods (alternate composite take)
2. H4JB5226-1/3A/9Ysabel's Table Dance (alternate composite take)
3. H4JB5227-4/11/15/11/24Los Mariachis (alternate composite take)

Clarence Shaw, trumpet; Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Curtis Porter, tenor, alto sax; Bill Triglia, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

NYC, August 6, 1957

H4JB5228-9Flamingo (partial alternative take)
H4JB5230-5Tijuana Gift Shop (alternate take)

Charles Mingus - Tijuana Moods   Bluebird 09026-63840-2   2001

Clarence Shaw, trumpet; Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Curtis Porter, tenor, alto sax; Bill Triglia, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; Frankie Dunlop, castanets #5-8; Ysabel Morel, vocal, handclaps #5-8.

NYC, July 18, 1957

1. H4JB5225-14Dizzy Moods (bass solo)
2. H4JB5225-16-
3. H4JB5225-17-
4. H4JB5225-8Dizzy Moods (breakdown)
5. H4JB5226-2Ysabel's Table Dance (breakdown)
6. H4JB5226-3A/4Ysabel's Table Dance (composite incomplete take)
7. H4JB5226-7Ysabel's Table Dance (breakdown)
8. H4JB5226-8-
9. H4JB5227-1Los Mariachis (false start/breakdown)
10. H4JB5227-10Los Mariachis (breakdown)
11. H4JB5227-15-
12. H4JB5227-16Los Mariachis (false start)
13. H4JB5227-17Los Mariachis (breakdown)
14. H4JB5227-18-
15. H4JB5227-19Los Mariachis (false starts/breakdown/rehearsal)
16. H4JB5227-2Los Mariachis (breakdown)
17. H4JB5227-20-
18. H4JB5227-21Los Mariachis (breakdown/false start)
19. H4JB5227-22Los Mariachis (false start)
20. H4JB5227-3Los Mariachis (breakdown)
21. H4JB5227-5-
22. H4JB5227-6-
23. H4JB5227-7-
24. H4JB5227-8Los Mariachis (false start)
25. H4JB5227-9Los Mariachis (breakdown)

Clarence Shaw, trumpet; Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Curtis Porter, tenor, alto sax; Bill Triglia, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; Frankie Dunlop, tambourine #2,3; Lonnie Elder, narrator #2,3.

NYC, August 6, 1957

1. H4JB5228-2/3/4/6Flamingo (alternate composite take)
2. H4JB5229-6A Colloquial Dream (breakdown)
3. H4JB5229-8-
4. H4JB5230-1Tijuana Gift Shop (breakdown)
5. H4JB5230-2-
6. H4JB5230-4-
7. H4JB5230-6Tijuana Gift Shop (edited out solos)

Charles Mingus - Tijuana Moods   RCA Victor LPM-2533

Clarence Shaw, trumpet; Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Curtis Porter, tenor, alto sax; Bill Triglia, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; Frankie Dunlop, castanets #2; Ysabel Morel, vocal, handclaps #2.

NYC, July 18, 1957

1. H4JB5225-3/10/14/15/16Dizzy Moods
2. H4JB5226-3B/4/5/9Ysabel's Table Dance
3. H4JB5227-14/15/17/15/24Los Mariachis (The Street Musicians)

Clarence Shaw, trumpet; Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Curtis Porter, tenor, alto sax; Bill Triglia, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

NYC, August 6, 1957

H4JB5228-4/9/6Flamingo
H4JB5230-6Tijuana Gift Shop

Various Artists - RCA Victor 80th Anniversary - The First Label In Jazz (bonus disc)   RCA Victor RCMJ-68969-2

Clarence Shaw, trumpet; Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Curtis Porter, tenor, alto sax; Bill Triglia, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; Frankie Dunlop, tambourine; Lonnie Elder, narrator.

NYC, August 6, 1957

H4JB5229-6/8/10A Colloquial Dream (Scenes In The City)

East Coasting By Charlie Mingus   Bethlehem BCP-6019   1957

Clarence Shaw, trumpet; Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Curtis Porter, tenor, alto sax; Bill Evans, piano; Charlie Mingus, bass; Danny Richmond, drums.

NYC, August, 1957

6466/6467-451st Street Blues
6468-4East Coasting
6469-7Memories Of You
6470-6West Coast Ghost
6471-16Conversation
6472-5Celia

** also released on Bethlehem 20-30022 in 1993.

East Coasting By Charlie Mingus   Bethlehem 20-30022   1993

same session.

NYC, August, 1957

6468-3East Coasting (alternate take 3)
6469-3Memories Of You (alternate take 3)

** originally released on Bethlehem BCP-6019 in 1957 + 2 bonus tracks.

The Charles Mingus Group - Debut Rarities Volume 3   Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1821-2   1993?

Clarence Shaw, trumpet; Shafi Hadi as Curtis Porter, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Wade Legge or Wynton Kelly, piano; Henry Grimes or Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

NYC, September, 1957

We Got Blue (as Untitled Original Blues (take 1))
Stella By Starlight (take 4)
Stella By Starlight (take 5)
Untitled Original Composition (take 3)
Untitled Original Composition (take 5)

Charles Mingus - The Rarest On Debut - Mingus Newly Discovered   Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 003

same session.

NYC, September, 1957

Autumn In New York (take 1)
Autumn In New York (take 2)
Long Ago And Far Away (take 1) (false start)
Long Ago And Far Away (take 2)
Long Ago And Far Away (take 3)
Long Ago And Far Away (take 4)
Long Ago And Far Away (take 5)
We Got Blue (as Untitled Original Blues (take 2))
Joldi (rehearsal) (short take)
Joldi (rehearsal) (long take)
Joldi (take 1)
Joldi (take 2) (false start)
Joldi (take 3) (incomplete)
Joldi (take 4)
Joldi (take 5) (false start)
Joldi (take 6) (as Joldi (take 5))

A Modern Jazz Symposium Of Music And Poetry With Charlie Mingus   Bethlehem BCP-6026   1958

Clarence Shaw, trumpet; Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Curtis Porter, tenor, alto sax; Bob Hammer, piano; Horace Parlan, piano, left hand; Charlie Mingus, bass; Danny Richmond, drums; Melvin Stewart, narrator.

NYC, October, 1957

Scenes In The City

Clarence Shaw, trumpet; Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Curtis Porter, tenor, alto sax; Bob Hammer, piano; Horace Parlan, piano, left hand; Charlie Mingus, bass; Danny Richmond, drums.

New York Sketchbook

Clarence Shaw, trumpet; Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Curtis Porter, tenor, alto sax; Horace Parlan, piano, left hand; Charlie Mingus, bass; Danny Richmond, drums.

Duke's Choice
Slippers

Bill Hardman, trumpet; Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Curtis Porter, tenor, alto sax; Horace Parlan, piano, left hand; Charlie Mingus, bass; Danny Richmond, drums.

Nourog

1958

The Weary Blues With Langston Hughes   MGM E-3697   1958

Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Curtis Porter, tenor sax; Horace Parlan, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Kenny Dennis, drums; Langston Hughes, narrator.

NYC, March 18, 1958

Consider Me: The Stranger / Midnight Stroll / Backstage
Dream Montage: Weird Nightmare / Double G Train / Jump Monk

** also released on Weary Blues, Verve VSP/VSPS-36 in 1966.

1959

Charles Mingus - Jazz Portraits   United Artists UAL 4036   1959

John Handy, alto sax; Booker Ervin, tenor sax #1-3; Richard Wyands, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

Nonagon Art Gallery, NYC, January 16, 1959

1.Nostalgia In Times Square
2.No Private Income Blues
3.Alice's Wonderland
4.I Can't Get Started

** also released on United Artists UAS 5036 in 1959. and on Wonderland, United Artists UAJ 14005 in 1962, UAJS 15005 in 1962; Solid State SS 18019 in 1968; United Artists UAS-5637 in 1972.

Charlie Mingus - Blues & Roots   Atlantic LP 1305   1960

Willie Dennis, Jimmy Knepper, trombone; John Handy, Jackie McLean, alto sax; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Mal Waldron, piano #1; Horace Parlan, piano #2-6; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

NYC, February 4, 1959

1. 3346E's Flat, Ah's Flat Too
2. 3347My Jelly Roll Soul
3. 3348Tensions
4. 3349Moanin'
5. 3350Cryin' Blues
6. 3351Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting

** also released on Atlantic SD 1305 in 1960.
** part of Charles Mingus - Passions Of A Man: The Complete Atlantic Recordings 1956-1961, Rhino R2 72871 in 1997.

Charles Mingus - Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting Parts 1 & 2   Atlantic 45-5006

Willie Dennis, Jimmy Knepper, trombone; John Handy, Jackie McLean, alto sax; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Horace Parlan, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

NYC, February 4, 1959

4732Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting Part 1
4733Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting Part 2

Charles Mingus - Passions Of A Man: The Complete Atlantic Recordings 1956-1961   Rhino R2 72871   1997

Willie Dennis, Jimmy Knepper, trombone; John Handy, Jackie McLean, alto sax; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Mal Waldron, piano #1; Horace Parlan, piano #2-4; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

NYC, February 4, 1959

1.E's Flat, Ah's Flat Too (alternate take)
2.My Jelly Roll Soul (alternate take)
3.Tensions (alternate take)
4.Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting (alternate take)

Charles Mingus, interviewee; Nesuhi Ertegun, interviewer.

Nesuhi Ertegun's office, Atlantic Records, NYC, late 1961 or early 1962

Charles Mingus Interviewed by Nesuhi Ertegun

** same as The Charlie Mingus Jazz Workshop - Pithecanthropus Erectus, Atlantic LP 1237 in 1956 + The Clown, LP 1260 in 1957 + Charlie Mingus - Blues & Roots, LP 1305 in 1960 + Charlie Mingus - Oh Yeah, LP 1377 in 1962 + Charlie Mingus - Tonight At Noon, LP 1416 in 1965 + Mingus At Antibes, SD 2-3001 in 1980 + 9 bonus tracks.

Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um   Columbia CL 1370   1959

Jimmy Knepper, trombone #1,3-5; John Handy, alto sax, clarinet; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Curtis Porter, tenor, alto sax; Horace Parlan, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

NYC, May 5, 1959

1. CO63154Better Git Hit In Your Soul
2. CO63155Bird Calls
3. CO63156Fables Of Faubus
4. CO63157Pussy Cat Dues
5. CO63159Jelly Roll

Willie Dennis, trombone #1-3; John Handy, alto sax, clarinet; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Curtis Porter, tenor, alto sax; Horace Parlan, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

NYC, May 12, 1959

1. CO63337Open Letter To Duke
2. CO63338Boogie Stop Shuffle
3. CO63341Self-Portrait In Three Colors
4. CO63342Goodbye Pork Pie Hat

** also released on Columbia CS 8171 in 1959.

Charles Mingus - Newport 1959 & More   Cool Jazz (J) Cool Jazz-2123

Richard Williams, trumpet; Leo Wright, alto sax, flute; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Roland Hanna, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; Willis Conover, announcer.

Newport Jazz Festival, Freebody Park, Newport, RI, July 4, 1959

Intro By Willis Conover And Mingus
Boogie Stop Shuffle
Box Seats At Newport
Diane
Gunslinging Bird

Lonnie Hillyer, Al Stanwick, Freddie Stone, trumpet; Ron Collier, trombone; Howard Johnson, tuba; Jim O'Discoll, oboe; Charles McPherson, alto sax; Don Thompson, tenor sax; Joe Farrell, tenor sax, flute; Bernie Piltch, Morty Ross, baritone sax; Jaki Byard, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

Inner Voices, CBC TV, Toronto, Canada, October 31, 1964

So Long Eric
Meditations

Charles Mingus And His Jazz Groups - Mingus Dynasty   Columbia CL 1440   1960

Richard Williams, trumpet; Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Jerome Richardson, flute, baritone sax; John Handy, alto sax; Booker Ervin, Benny Golson, tenor sax; Teddy Charles, vibes #1-4; Roland Hanna, piano #1-4; Nico Bunick, piano #5; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums, tympani.

Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC, November 1, 1959

1. CO63881Gunslinging Bird
2. CO63882Song With Orange
3. CO63884Diane
4. CO63885Far Wells, Mill Valley
5. CO63886New Now, Know How

Don Ellis, trumpet; Jimmy Knepper, trombone; John Handy, alto sax; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Seymour Barab, Maurice Brown, cello #2; Roland Hanna, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC, November 13, 1959

1. CO63888Slop
2. CO63889Put Me In That Dungeon
3. CO63890Mood Indigo
4. CO63891Things Ain't What They Used To Be

** also released on Columbia CS 8236 in 1960.

1960

Charles Mingus - Pre-Bird   Mercury MG-20627   1961

Marcus Belgrave, Ted Curson, Hobart Dotson, Clark Terry, Richard Williams, trumpet; Eddie Bert, Charles Greenlee, Slide Hampton, Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Don Butterfield, tuba; Robert DiDomenica, flute; Harry Shulman, oboe; John LaPorta, alto sax, clarinet; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, bass clarinet, flute; Bill Barron, Joe Farrell, tenor sax; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute; Danny Bank, baritone sax; Charles McCracken, cello; Roland Hanna, piano; Charles Mingus, bass, arranger; Dannie Richmond, drums; Sticks Evans, Max Roach, George Scott, percussion; Gunther Schuller, conductor.

Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, May 24, 1960

20093Half-Mast Inhibition
20094Mingus Fingus No. 2
20095Bemoanable Lady

Ted Curson, trumpet; Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, bass clarinet, flute; Booker Ervin, Joe Farrell, tenor sax; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute; Paul Bley, piano #1,3,5; Roland Hanna, piano #2,4; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; Lorraine Cousins, vocal #1,3.

Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, May 25, 1960

1. 20100Weird Nightmare
2. 20101Prayer For Passive Resistance
3. 20102Eclipse
4. 20103Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me / I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
5. 20104Take The "A" Train / Exactly Like You

** also released on Mercury SR-60627 in 1961, (J) PHCE-6006 in 2000. and on Mingus Revisited, Limelight LM-82015 in 1965, LS-86015 in 1965.

Charles Mingus - Mingus At Antibes   Atlantic SD 2-3001   1980

Ted Curson, trumpet; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, bass clarinet; Booker Ervin, tenor sax #1-4,6; Bud Powell, piano #6; Charles Mingus, bass, piano #1-5, bass #6; Dannie Richmond, drums.

Antibes Jazz Festival, Juan-les-Pins, Antibes, France, July 13, 1960

1. 5260 | 37622Cry For Freedom (as Prayer For Passive Resistance)
2. 5261 | 37626Better Git Hit In Your Soul
3. 5262 | 37621Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
4. 5263 | 37625Ummh! (as Folk Forms I)
5. 5264 | 37623What Love
6. 5265 | 37624I'll Remember April

** also released on Live, Affinity (E) CD AFF 778 in 1991.
** part of Passions Of A Man: The Complete Atlantic Recordings 1956-1961, Rhino R2 72871 in 1997.

Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus   Candid CJM 8005   1960

Ted Curson, trumpet; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, bass clarinet; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, October 20, 1960

Folk Forms No. 1
Original Faubus Fables
What Love
All The Things You Could Be By Now If Sigmund Freud's Wife Was Your Mother

** also released on Candid CJS 9005 in 1960; America (F) 30 AM 6082 in 1969; Barnaby BR-5012 in 1977; Candid (Eu) CS 9005 in 1985, (E) CCD79005 in 1989. and on Charles Mingus Presents The Charles Mingus Quartet, Barnaby Z 30561 in 1971.
** part of The Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop - Stormy Weather, Barnaby 2BR-6015 in 1975. and of The Complete Candid Recordings Of Charles Mingus, Mosaic MR4-111 in 1985, MD3-111 in 1989.

Mingus   Candid CJM 8021   1961

same session.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, October 20, 1960

Stormy Weather (take 1)

Ted Curson, Lonnie Hillyer, trumpet; Jimmy Knepper, Britt Woodman, trombone; Charlie McPherson, alto sax; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, bass clarinet, flute; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Nico Bunick, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

MDM

Ted Curson, Lonnie Hillyer, trumpet; Charlie McPherson, alto sax; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, bass clarinet; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Paul Bley, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, November 11, 1960

Lock 'Em Up

** also released on Candid CJS 9021 in 1961, (Eu) CS 9021 in 1985, (E) CCD79021 in 1989. and on The Candid Recordings, Barnaby KZ 31034 in 1972.
** part of The Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop - Stormy Weather, Barnaby 2BR-6015 in 1975. and of The Complete Candid Recordings Of Charles Mingus, Mosaic MR4-111 in 1985, MD3-111 in 1989.

The Complete Candid Recordings Of Charles Mingus   Mosaic MR4-111   1985

Dannie Richmond, drums; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, October 20, 1960

Melody From The Drums

Ted Curson, Lonnie Hillyer, trumpet; Charlie McPherson, alto sax; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, bass clarinet, flute; Nico Bunick, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Reincarnation Of A Love Bird (1st version) (take ?)

Lonnie Hillyer, trumpet; Charlie McPherson, alto sax; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Paul Bley, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, November 11, 1960

Reincarnation Of A Love Bird (2nd version) (take 1)
Bugs (take 3)

Roy Eldridge, trumpet; Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Eric Dolphy, alto sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Jo Jones, drums; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Body And Soul

** same as Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus, Candid CJM 8005 in 1960 + Mingus, CJM 8021 in 1961 + 10 bonus tracks.

Various Artists - The Jazz Life!   Candid CJM 8019   1961

Ted Curson, Lonnie Hillyer, trumpet; Charlie McPherson, alto sax; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, bass clarinet, flute; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Nico Bunick, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, October 20, 1960

Vassarlean

Roy Eldridge, trumpet; Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Eric Dolphy, alto sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Jo Jones, drums; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, November 11, 1960

R & R (take 1)

** also released on Candid CJS 9019 in 1961; Barnaby BR-5021 in 1978; Candid (Eu) CS 9019 in 1985, (E) CCD79019 in 2006.

Eric Dolphy - Candid Dolphy   Candid (Eu) CS 9033   1989

Ted Curson, Lonnie Hillyer, trumpet; Charlie McPherson, alto sax; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, bass clarinet, flute; Nico Bunick, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, October 20, 1960

Reincarnation Of A Love Bird (1st version) (take 1)

** also released on Candid (E) CCD79033 in 1989.

Charles Mingus - Mysterious Blues   Candid (Eu) CS 9042   1990

same session.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, October 20, 1960

Reincarnation Of A Love Bird (1st version) (take 4)

Roy Eldridge, trumpet; Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Eric Dolphy, alto sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Jo Jones, drums; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, November 11, 1960

Body And Soul (take 2)

** also released on Candid (E) CCD79042 in 1990.

Jazz Artists Guild - Newport Rebels   Candid CJM 8022   1961

same session.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, November 11, 1960

Mysterious Blues

Roy Eldridge, trumpet; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Jo Jones, drums; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (take 5)

same session.

Me And You

** also released on Candid CJS 9022 in 1961; Barnaby BR-5022 in 1978; Candid (Eu) CS 9022 in 1985, (E) CCD79022 in 1989.

Charles Mingus - Reincarnation Of A Love Bird   Candid (Eu) CS 9026   1988

same session.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, November 11, 1960

Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (take 4)

** also released on Candid (E) CCD79026 in 1988.

1961

Various Artists - Music From The Soundtrack 'All Night Long'   Fontana (E) TFL 5179   1962

Tubby Hayes, vibes; Ray Dempsey, guitar; Charles Mingus, bass; Allan Ganley, drums.

soundtrack, London, England, June or July, 1961

24815Noodlin'

** also released on Fontana (E) STFL 591, (Eu) 680 971 TL; Epic LA 16032, BA 17032.

Dave Brubeck - Summit Sessions   Columbia C 30522   1971

Dave Brubeck, piano; Charles Mingus, bass.

London, England, July 3, 1961

Non-Sectarian Blues

Charles Mingus & The Jazz Workshop All Stars - The Complete 1961-1962 Birdland Broadcasts   Rare Live Recordings (Eu) RLR 88661   2010

Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute; Roland Kirk, tenor sax, manzello, stritch; Charles Mingus, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; Pee Wee Marquette, announcer.

broadcast, Birdland, NYC, October 21, 1961

Hog Callin' Blues (incomplete)

Richard Williams, trumpet; Charles McPherson, alto sax; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Toshiko Akiyoshi, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; "Symphony Sid" Torin, announcer.

broadcast, Birdland, NYC, March 24, 1962

Dead Air With Symphony Sid

same personnel.

broadcast, Birdland, NYC, March 31, 1962

Oh Lord, Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me, Drop It On Themselves, Coz They Made It
Eat That Chicken (theme)

Richard Williams, trumpet; Charles McPherson, alto sax; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Charles Mingus, piano; Henry Grimes, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; "Symphony Sid" Torin, announcer.

broadcast, Birdland, NYC, May 5, 1962

Eat That Chicken (theme)

Richard Williams, trumpet; Charles McPherson, alto sax; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Toshiko Akiyoshi, piano; Henry Grimes, Charles Mingus, bass; "Symphony Sid" Torin, announcer.

broadcast, Birdland, NYC, May 12, 1962

Introduction By Symphony Sid

Charlie Mingus - Oh Yeah   Atlantic LP 1377   1962

Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Roland Kirk, flute, siren, tenor sax, manzello, stritch; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Charlie Mingus, piano, vocal; Doug Watkins, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

NYC, November 6, 1961

5756Devil Woman
5757Ecclusiastics
5760Hog Callin' Blues
5761Oh Lord, Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me
5762Passions Of A Man
5763Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am
5766Eat That Chicken

** also released on Atlantic SD 1377 in 1962.
** part of Charles Mingus - Passions Of A Man: The Complete Atlantic Recordings 1956-1961, Rhino R2 72871 in 1997.

1962 (age 40)

Hooray For Charlie Mingus   Session Disc 118   1970s

Richard Williams, trumpet; Charles McPherson, alto sax; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Toshiko Akiyoshi, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; "Symphony Sid" Torin, announcer.

broadcast, Birdland, NYC, March 24, 1962

Take The "A" Train
Fables Of Faubus
Eat That Chicken (theme)

probably Ed Amour, trumpet; Don Butterfield, tuba; Charles McPherson, alto sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Jaki Byard, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; "Symphony Sid" Torin, announcer.

broadcast, Birdland, NYC, October 19, 1962

My Search (as The Search) (aka I Can't Get Started)
Monk, Funk Or Vice Versa (as Monk, Bunk And Vice Versa) (mistitled as King Fish)
Please Don't Come Back From The Moon (mistitled as Moonboy)
Eat That Chicken (theme)

Charles Mingus - Tempo Di Jazz   Tempo Di Jazz (It) CDTJ 704   1990

Richard Williams, trumpet; Charles McPherson, alto sax; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Charles Mingus, piano; Herman Wright, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; "Symphony Sid" Torin, announcer.

broadcast, Birdland, NYC, May 5, 1962

Eat That Chicken (theme)

Toshiko Akiyoshi, piano; Henry Grimes, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; Charles Mingus, "Symphony Sid" Torin, announcer.

Reets And I

Richard Williams, trumpet; Charles McPherson, alto sax; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Toshiko Akiyoshi, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; "Symphony Sid" Torin, announcer.

Monk, Funk Or Vice Versa (as Monk, Funk And Vice Versa)

Richard Williams, trumpet; Charles McPherson, alto sax; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Charles Mingus, piano; Henry Grimes, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; "Symphony Sid" Torin, announcer.

Devil Woman

Richard Williams, trumpet; Charles McPherson, alto sax; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Toshiko Akiyoshi, piano; Henry Grimes, Charles Mingus, bass; "Symphony Sid" Torin, announcer.

broadcast, Birdland, NYC, May 12, 1962

Peggy's Blue Skylight
Tijuana Table Dance (aka Ysabel's Table Dance)
Eat That Chicken (theme)

Duke Ellington, Charlie Mingus, Max Roach - Money Jungle   United Artists UAJ 14017   1962

Duke Ellington, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Sound Makers, NYC, September 17, 1962

Money Jungle
Le Fleurs Africaines (African Flower)
Very Special
Warm Valley
Wig Wise
Caravan
Solitude

** also released on United Artists UAJS 15017 in 1962; Blue Note BT 85129 in 1986, CDP 7 46398 2 in 1987. and on Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Max Roach - Money Jungle, Solid State SS 18022 in 1968. and on Ellington, Mingus, Roach - Money Jungle, United Artists UAS-5632 in 1972.

Duke Ellington, Charlie Mingus, Max Roach - Money Jungle   Blue Note BT 85129   1986

same session.

Sound Makers, NYC, September 17, 1962

REM Blues
A Little Max (aka Parfait)
Switch Blade
Backward Country Boy Blues

** originally released on United Artists UAJ 14017 in 1962 + 4 bonus tracks.

Duke Ellington, Charlie Mingus, Max Roach - Money Jungle   Blue Note CDP 7 46398 2   1987

same session.

Sound Makers, NYC, September 17, 1962

A Little Max (aka Parfait) (alternate take)
Solitude (alternate take)

** originally released on United Artists UAJ 14017 in 1962 + 6 bonus tracks.

Charlie Mingus - Town Hall Concert   United Artists UAJ 14024   1962

Ed Armour, Rolf Ericson, Lonnie Hillyer, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Richard Williams, Snooky Young, trumpet; Eddie Bert, Jimmy Cleveland, Willie Dennis, Paul Faulise, Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, trombone; Romeo Penque, oboe; Danny Bank, bass clarinet; Buddy Collette, Eric Dolphy, Charlie Mariano, Charles McPherson, alto sax; George Berg, Zoot Sims, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, Jerome Richardson, baritone sax; Warren Smith, vibes, percussion; Toshiko Akiyoshi, Jaki Byard, piano; Les Spann, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Charles Mingus, bass, narrator; Dannie Richmond, drums; Grady Tate, percussion; Bob Hammer, arranger; Melba Liston, arranger, conductor.

Town Hall, NYC, 1st set, October 12, 1962

Freedom Part 2 (as Clark In The Dark)
Epitaph Part 1
Freedom Part 1
Epitaph Part 2
My Search

same personnel.

Town Hall, NYC, 2nd set, October 12, 1962

Duke's Choice (as Don't Come Back)
In A Mellotone (as 'Finale)

** also released on United Artists UAJS 15024 in 1962; Solid State SS 18024 in 1968. and on Charles Mingus - The Complete Town Hall Concert, Blue Note CDP 7243 8 28353 2 5 in 1994.

Charles Mingus - The Complete Town Hall Concert   Blue Note CDP 7243 8 28353 2 5   1994

same personnel.

Town Hall, NYC, 1st set, October 12, 1962

Osmotin' (as Osmosis (incomplete))
Peggy's Blue Skylight (as Peggy's Discovery)

same personnel.

Town Hall, NYC, 2nd set, October 12, 1962

Portrait
Please Don't Come Back From The Moon
Epitaph Part 1 (alternate take)

** originally released on Charlie Mingus - Town Hall Concert, United Artists UAJ 14024 in 1962 + 5 bonus tracks.

Charlie Mingus-Cecil Taylor - Rare Broadcast Performances   Ozone 19   1970s

Ed Armour, trumpet; Charles McPherson, alto sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Jaki Byard, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; "Symphony Sid" Torin, announcer.

broadcast, Birdland, NYC, October 26, 1962

Monk, Funk Or Vice Versa (as Monk, Bunk And Vice Versa)
O.P. (as O.P.O.P.)
The Search

Hobart Dotson, Lonnie Hillyer, trumpet; Jimmy Owens, trumpet, flugelhorn; Julius Watkins, French horn; Howard Johnson, tuba; Charles McPherson, alto sax; Charles Mingus, bass, piano, recitation #2; Dannie Richmond, drums.

NET television broadcast, USA: Music episode Jazz: The Experimenters, Village Gate, NYC, September 10, 1965

1.The Arts Of Tatum And Freddie Webster (as Majonet)
2.Don't Let It Happen Here

John Coltrane, Charlie Mingus Group - A Night In Birdland Live Vol. 2   Yadeon 501   1980s

Ed Armour, trumpet; Charles McPherson, alto sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Jaki Byard, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; "Symphony Sid" Torin, announcer.

broadcast, Birdland, NYC, October 26, 1962

Eat That Chicken (theme)

1963

Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus   Impulse! A-54   1964

Rolf Ericson, Richard Williams, trumpet; Quentin Jackson, trombone; Don Butterfield, tuba; Jerome Richardson, soprano, baritone sax, flute; Charles Mariano, alto sax; Dick Hafer, tenor sax, flute; Jackie Byard, piano; Jay Berliner, guitar; Charlie Mingus, bass, piano; Dannie Richmond, drums.

RCA Studios, NYC, January 20, 1963

11300Celia
11303I X Love

Eddie Preston, Richard Williams, trumpet; Britt Woodman, trombone; Don Butterfield, tuba; Jerome Richardson, soprano, baritone sax, flute; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, flute; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Dick Hafer, tenor sax, clarinet, flute; Jaki Byard, piano; Charlie Mingus, bass, piano; Walter Perkins, drums.

RCA Studios, NYC, September 20, 1963

11756Hora Decubitus
11757Theme For Lester Young
11758II B.S.
11760Better Get Hit In Yo' Soul
11762Mood Indigo

** also released on Impulse! AS-54 in 1964, IMPD-170 in 1995.

Mingus - The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady   Impulse! A-35   1963

Rolf Ericson, Richard Williams, trumpet; Quentin Jackson, trombone; Don Butterfield, tuba; Jerome Richardson, soprano, baritone sax, flute; Charles Mariano, alto sax; Dick Hafer, tenor sax, flute; Jackie Byard, piano; Jay Berliner, guitar; Charlie Mingus, bass, piano; Dannie Richmond, drums.

RCA Studios, NYC, January 20, 1963

11301Track A - Solo Dancer: Stop! Look! And Listen, Sinner Jim Whitey!
11302Track B - Duet Solo Dancers: Heart's Beat And Shades In Physical Embraces
11304Track C - Group Dancers: (Soul Fusion) Freewoman And Oh, This Freedom's Slave Cries
11317Mode D - Trio And Group Dancers: Stop! Look! And Sing Songs Of Revolutions!
11318Mode E - Single Solos And Group Dance: Saint And Sinner Join In Merriment On Battle Front
11319Mode F - Group And Solo Dance: Of Love, Pain, And Passioned Revolt, Then Farewell, My Beloved, Til It's Freedom Day

** also released on Impulse! AS-35 in 1963, IMPD-174 in 1995.

Mingus Plays Piano   Impulse! A-60   1964

Charlie Mingus, piano.

RCA Studios, NYC, July 30, 1963

90096Myself When I Am Real
90097I Can't Get Started
90098Body And Soul
90099Roland Kirk's Message
90100Memories Of You
90101She's Just Miss Popular Hybrid
90102Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress; Then Silk Blues
90103Meditations For Moses
90104Old Portrait
90105I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
90106Compositional Theme Story...Medleys, Anthems And Folklore

** also released on Impulse! AS-60 in 1964, IMPD-217 in 1997.

Various Artists - The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1   Impulse! A-99   1964

Eddie Preston, Richard Williams, trumpet; Britt Woodman, trombone; Don Butterfield, tuba; Jerome Richardson, soprano, baritone sax, flute; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, flute; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Dick Hafer, tenor sax, clarinet, flute; Jaki Byard, piano; Charlie Mingus, bass, piano, narrator; Walter Perkins, drums.

RCA Studios, NYC, September 20, 1963

11759Freedom

** also released on Impulse! AS-99 in 1964.

1964

Charles Mingus Sextet With Eric Dolphy - Cornell 1964   Blue Note 0946 3 92210 2 8   2007

Johnny Coles, trumpet; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, bass clarinet, flute; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Jaki Byard, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, March 18, 1964

Opening
ATFW You
Sophisticated Lady
Fables Of Faubus
Orange Wat The Colour Of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk
Take The "A" Train
Meditations
So Long Eric
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Jitterbug Waltz

Charles Mingus - Town Hall Concert, 1964 Vol. 1   Charles Mingus JWS 005-S   1964

same personnel.

Town Hall, NYC, April 4, 1964

So Long Eric
Praying With Eric
Praying With Eric (Con't)

** also released on Town Hall Concert, Fantasy JWS-9 in 1971; Original Jazz Classics OJC-042 in 1983, OJCCD-042-2 in 1990. and on Mingus At Town Hall, Fantasy JWS-9 (later) in 1973. and on America (F) 30 AM 6140 in 1973.
** part of Portrait, Prestige P-24092 in 1980.

Charles Mingus - Concertgebouw Amsterdam Vol. 1   Ulysse Musique (F) AROC 50506/07

same personnel.

Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland, April 10, 1964

Parkeriana (mistitled as Dedicated To A Genius)
So Long Eric
Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk
Meditations (mistitled as Meditation On A Pair Of Wire Cutters)

Charles Mingus - Concertgebouw Amsterdam Vol. 2   Ulysse Musique (F) AROC 50608

same session.

Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland, April 10, 1964

Fables Of Faubus Part 1
Fables Of Faubus Part 2
A.T.F.W.U.S.A. (mistitled as A.T.F.W.Y.O.U.)
Sophisticated Lady

Charles Mingus Sextet - Live In Oslo 1964-Vol. I   Landscape (F) LS2-913   1992

same personnel.

University Aula, Oslo, Norway, April 12, 1964

Fables Of Faubus
Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk

Charles Mingus - Live In Oslo 1964 Featuring Eric Dolphy   Jazz Up (It) JU-307   1989

same session.

University Aula, Oslo, Norway, April 12, 1964

So Long Eric
Ow! (aka Parkeriana (incomplete))
Take The "A" Train

Charles Mingus Sextet - Live In Oslo 1964-Vol. II   Landscape (F) LS2-919   1992

same session.

University Aula, Oslo, Norway, April 12, 1964

Meditations
Parkeriana

Charles Mingus Sextet - Oslo 1964   Royal Jazz (D) RJD 518   1991

same personnel.

Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden, April 13, 1964

Meditations
So Long Eric
Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk
Peggy's Blue Skylight
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Fables Of Faubus (mistitled as Fables For Faubus)

same personnel.

Stockholm, Sweden, April 13, 1964

So Long Eric (rehearsal take)
Meditations (false start) (rehearsal take)

Charlie Mingus Sextet - Live In Copenhagen 1964   Landscape (F) LS2-905   1991

same personnel.

Odd Fellow Palaeet, Stor Sal, Copenhagen, Denmark, April 14, 1964

Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress
A.T.F.W.U.S.A.

Charles Mingus - Astral Weeks   Moon (It) MLP 016-1   1990

same session.

Odd Fellow Palaeet, Stor Sal, Copenhagen, Denmark, April 14, 1964

Meditations
Fables Of Faubus

** also released on Moon (It) MCD 016-2 in 1990.

Charles Mingus Orchestra, With Eric Dolphy - 1964, "Hope So Eric" Vol. 1   Ingo (It) Ingo-Ten   1970s

same personnel.

Bremen, West Germany, April 16, 1964

So Long Eric (mistitled as Hope So Eric Part 1)
So Long Eric (mistitled as Hope So Eric Part 2)

Mingus Sextet Live In Europe!   Unique Jazz (Israeli) UJ 23   1979

Johnny Coles, trumpet #2; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, bass clarinet, flute #2; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax #2; Jaki Byard, piano; Charles Mingus, bass #2; Dannie Richmond, drums #2.

Bremen, West Germany, April 16, 1964

1.A.T.F.W.U.S.A.
2.Sophisticated Lady

Charles Mingus Orchestra, With Eric Dolphy - 1964, "Fables Of Faubus" Vol. 2   Ingo (It) Ingo-Thirteen   1970s

Johnny Coles, trumpet; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, bass clarinet, flute; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Jaki Byard, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

Bremen, West Germany, April 16, 1964

Fables Of Faubus Part 1
Fables Of Faubus Part 2

Charles Mingus Orchestra, With Eric Dolphy - 1964, "Parkeriana" Vol. 3   Ingo (It) Ingo-Fifteen   1970s

same session.

Bremen, West Germany, April 16, 1964

Meditations
Ow! (aka Parkeriana)

The Great Concert Of Charles Mingus   America (F) 30 AM 003-005   1971

same personnel.

Salle Wagram, Paris, France, April 17, 1964

So Long Eric Part 1 (mistitled as Goodbye Pork Pie Hat Part 1)
So Long Eric Part 2 (mistitled as Goodbye Pork Pie Hat Part 2)

Eric Dolphy, alto sax, bass clarinet, flute; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Jaki Byard, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

Theatre Des Champs-Elysees, Paris, France, April 18, 1964

Intro And Presentation
Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk
Parkeriana
Meditations (mistitled as Meditation For Integration)
Fables Of Faubus Part 1
Fables Of Faubus Part 2
Sophisticated Lady

** also released on Prestige PRST-34001 in 1972.

Charlie Mingus - Meditation   France's Concert (F) FC 102   1987

same personnel.

Salle Wagram, Paris, France, April 17, 1964

Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk
Meditations
Fables Of Faubus
Peggy's Blue Skylight

Charles Mingus - Live In Paris 1964 Vol. 2   France's Concert (F) FC 110   1988

same session.

Salle Wagram, Paris, France, April 17, 1964

Parkeriana

Charles Mingus - Mingus In Europe Vol. I   Enja (G) 3049   1981?

same personnel.

Wuppertal Townhall, Wuppertal, West Germany, April 26, 1964

Fables Of Faubus
I Can't Get Started (mistitled as Starting)

** also released on Enja (G) CD 3049-2.

Charles Mingus - Mingus In Europe Vol. I   Enja (G) CD 3049-2

same session.

Wuppertal Townhall, Wuppertal, West Germany, April 26, 1964

Meditations (mistitled as Meditation On A Pair Of Wire Cutters)

** originally released on Enja (G) 3049 in 1981? + 1 bonus track.

Charles Mingus - Mingus In Europe Vol. II   Enja (G) 3077

same session.

Wuppertal Townhall, Wuppertal, West Germany, April 26, 1964

Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress
Peggy's Blue Skylight (mistitled as Charlemagne)

** also released on Enja (G) CD 3077-2.

Charles Mingus - Mingus In Europe Vol. II   Enja (G) CD 3077-2

same session.

Wuppertal Townhall, Wuppertal, West Germany, April 26, 1964

So Long Eric

** originally released on Enja (G) 3077 + 1 bonus track.

Mingus In Stuttgart April 28 1964 Concert   Unique Jazz (Israeli) UJ 007-8   late 1970s

same personnel.

Mozart-Saal/Liederhalle, Stuttgart, West Germany, April 28, 1964

So Long Eric
Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk (mistitled as Orange Was The Color Of Her Hair)
These Foolish Things
Peggy's Blue Skylight
Meditations

Mingus In Stuttgart April 28 1964 Concert   Unique Jazz (Israeli) UJ 009   late 1970s

same session.

Mozart-Saal/Liederhalle, Stuttgart, West Germany, April 28, 1964

A.T.F.W.U.S.A.
Sophisticated Lady
Fables Of Faubus Part 1
Fables Of Faubus Part 2

Charles Mingus - Right Now: Live At The Jazz Workshop   Fantasy LP 6017

John Handy, alto sax #1; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Jane Getz, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

The Jazz Workshop, San Francisco, CA, June 2 and 3, 1964

1.New Fables
2.Meditation (For A Pair Of Wire Cutters)

** also released on Fantasy LP 86017; Original Jazz Classics OJC-237, OJCCD-237-2. and on Right Now, America (F) 30 AM 6063 in 1969.

Mingus At Monterey   Charles Mingus JWS 001/002   1965

Bobby Bryant, Lonnie Hillyer, Melvin Moore, trumpet; Lou Blackburn, trombone; Red Callender, tuba; Charlie McPherson, alto sax; Buddy Collette, alto sax, flute, piccolo; John Handy III, tenor sax; Jack Nimitz, baritone sax, bass clarinet; Jaki Byard, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

Monterey Jazz Festival, Monterey, CA, September 20, 1964

Duke Ellington Medley: I've Got It Bad
Duke Ellington Medley: In A Sentimental Mood
Duke Ellington Medley: All Too Soon
Duke Ellington Medley: Mood Indigo
Duke Ellington Medley: Sophisticated Lady
Duke Ellington Medley: A Train
Duke Ellington Medley: A Train (Part II)
Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk
Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk (Part II)
Meditations On Integration
Meditations On Integration (Part II)

** also released on America (F) 30 AM 001-002 in 1970; Prestige P-24100 in 1981.

1965

Charles Mingus - My Favorite Quintet Vol. 1, Tyrone Guthrie Theater   Charles Mingus JWS 009   1965

Lonnie Hillyer, trumpet; Charles McPherson, alto sax; Jaki Byard, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

Tyrone Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, MN, May 13, 1965

So Long Eric
Medley: She's Funny That Way
Medley: Embraceable You
Medley: I Can't Get Started
Medley: Ghost Of A Chance
Medley: Old Portrait
Medley: Cocktails For Two

** also released on Charles Mingus & His Quintet - Town Hall Concert, America (F) 30 AM 6105 in 1970. and on My Favorite Quintet, Fantasy JWS-5 in 1978.
** part of Portrait, Prestige P-24092 in 1980.

Charles Mingus - Music Written For Monterey 1965. Not Heard... Played In Its Entirety At UCLA Vols. 1 & 2   Charles Mingus JWS 013/014

Hobart Dotson, trumpet #1-3,5,7-9; Lonnie Hillyer, trumpet #1-3,5-9; Jimmy Owens, trumpet, flugelhorn #1-3,5,7-9; Julius Watkins, French horn #1-3,5,7-9; Howard Johnson, tuba #1-3,5,7-9; Charles McPherson, alto sax #1-3,5-9; Charles Mingus, bass, piano, narrator; Dannie Richmond, drums #1-3,5-9.

Royce Hall, University Of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, December 25, 1965

1.Meditation On Inner Piece Part 1
2.Don't Be Afraid, The Clown's Afraid Too
3.Don't Let It Happen Here
4.Meditation On Inner Piece Part 2
5.Once Upon A Time, There Was A Holding Corporation Called Old America Parts 1/3
6.Ode To Bird And Dizzy
7.They Trespass The Land Of The Sacred Sioux
8.The Arts Of Tatum And Freddie Webster
9.Muskrat Ramble

1970

Charly Mingus - Dizzy Atmosphere: Slugs' Vol. 1   Jazz Birdie's Of Paradise (G) J-Bop 043   1994

Bill Hardman, trumpet; Jimmy Vass, alto sax; Charles McPherson, alto sax, flute; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

Slugs' Saloon, NYC, March 31, 1970

Ray's Idea
So Long Eric
If I Should Lose You
I Can't Get Started
Dizzy Atmosphere
Peggy's Blue Skylight
Better Git It In Your Soul
Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress

Charly Mingus - Fables Of Faubus: Slugs' Vol. 2   Jazz Birdie's Of Paradise (G) J-Bop 044   1994

same session.

Slugs' Saloon, NYC, March 31, 1970

Fables Of Faubus
In A Sentimental Mood
Take The "A" Train
Billie's Bounce / Koko
O.P.
Greensleeves

Charlie Mingus - Statements   Joker (J) UPS-2072-KR   1977

Eddie Preston, trumpet; Charles McPherson, alto sax; Bobby Jones, tenor sax; Jaki Byard, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

Teatro Lirico, Milan, Italy, October 25, 1970

Orange Was The Colour Of Her Dress
The Man Who Never Sleeps
O.P.

** also released on Lotus (It) ORL 8296 in 1979?, LOP 14.066 in 1980; Passport (It) LPPS 11.108 in 1980.

Charles Mingus - Paris TNP   Ulysse Musique (F)

same personnel.

Theatre National Populaire Du Palais De Chaillot, Paris, France, October 28, 1970

The Man Who Never Sleeps
O.P. (as Tribute To Oscar Pettiford)
Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress
Ellington Medley: In A Sentimental Mood / Sophisticated Lady / Mood Indigo / Take The "A" Train

Charles Mingus - In Paris 1970   DIW (J) DIW-326

same session.

Theatre National Populaire Du Palais De Chaillot, Paris, France, October 28, 1970

Fables Of Faubus
She's Funny That Way

Charles Mingus In Paris - The Complete America Session   Sunnyside SSC 3065

same personnel.

Studio Decca, Paris, France, October 31, 1970

Reincarnation Of A Love Bird: Warm Up And First False Start
Reincarnation Of A Love Bird: Second False Start
Reincarnation Of A Love Bird: Third False Start
Reincarnation Of A Love Bird (incomplete)
Blue Bird (incomplete)
Blue Bird: Reprise
Pithecanthropus Erectus: Incomplete (take 1)
Pithecanthropus Erectus: Rehearsal
Pithecanthropus Erectus: False Start
Pithecanthropus Erectus: To The End
Pithecanthropus Erectus: Mingus Explanations, Restart
Peggy's Blue Skylight: First False Start
Peggy's Blue Skylight: Second False Start
Peggy's Blue Skylight: Third False Start And Rehearsal
Peggy's Blue Skylight: (alternate take) (fast version)
Love Is A Dangerous Necessity: First False Start
Love Is A Dangerous Necessity: Second False Start

** same as Pithecanthropus Erectus, America (F) 30 AM 6109 in 1971 + Blue Bird, 30 AM 6110 in 1971 + 17 bonus tracks.

Charles Mingus - Blue Bird   America (F) 30 AM 6110   1971

same session.

Studio Decca, Paris, France, October 31, 1970

Reincarnation Of A Love Bird
I Left My Heart In San Francisco
Blue Bird

** part of Charles Mingus In Paris - The Complete America Session, Sunnyside SSC 3065.

Charles Mingus - Pithecanthropus Erectus   America (F) 30 AM 6109   1971

same session.

Studio Decca, Paris, France, October 31, 1970

Pithecanthropus Erectus
Peggy's Blue Skylight
Love Is A Dangerous Necessity

** part of Charles Mingus In Paris - The Complete America Session, Sunnyside SSC 3065.

Charles Mingus Sextet - In Berlin   Beppo (E) BEP 508   1980s

same personnel.

Berlin, West Germany, November 5, 1970

History
O.P.
Reincarnation Of A Love Bird
The Man Who Never Sleeps

1971

Charles Mingus With Orchestra   Nippon Columbia (J) NCB-7008   1987

Eddie Preston, trumpet; Bobby Jones, tenor sax; Masahiko Sato, piano; Charles Mingus, bass, composer, arranger; with Toshiyuki Miyama And His New Herd Orchestra, Toshiyuki Miyama, conductor; Jaki Byard, arranger.

Nippon Columbia's Studio, Tokyo, Japan, January 14, 1971

The Man Who Never Sleeps
Portrait
O.P.

Charles Mingus - Newport 1971   Cool Jazz (J) Cool Jazz-798

Lonnie Hillyer, trumpet; Charles McPherson, alto sax; Bobby Jones, tenor sax; John Foster, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Virgil Day, drums.

Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI, July 3, 1971

Intro By George Wein, Father Norman O'Connor
Peggy's Blue Skylight
Pithecanthropus Erectus
Cocktails For Two
O.P.
Intro By Father Norman O'Connor

Charles Mingus - Let My Children Hear Music   Columbia KC 31039   1972

Lonnie Hillyer, Jimmy Nottingham, Joe Wilder, Snooky Young, trumpet; Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Julius Watkins, French horn; Charles McPherson, alto sax; Jerry Dodgion, Bobby Jones, Hal McKusick, James Moody, reeds; Charles McCracken, cello; Jaki Byard, John Foster, Roland Hanna, piano; Ron Carter, Richard Davis, Milt Hinton, bass; Charles Mingus, bass, composer, arranger; Dannie Richmond, drums; Teo Macero, conductor, alto sax; and others.

NYC, September 23, 1971

The Shoes Of The Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers
The I Of Hurricane Sue

same personnel.

NYC, September 30, 1971

Hobo Ho

same personnel.

NYC, October 1, 1971

Don't Be Afraid, The Clown's Afraid Too

same personnel.

NYC, November 18, 1971

The Chill Of Death
Adagio Ma Non Troppo

** also released on Legacy CK 48910 in 1992.

Charles Mingus - Let My Children Hear Music   Legacy CK 48910   1992

same personnel.

NYC, September 30, 1971

Taurus In The Arena Of Life

** originally released on Columbia KC 31039 in 1972 + 1 bonus track.

1972 (age 50)

Charles Mingus And Friends In Concert   Columbia KG 31614   1973

Jon Faddis, Lonnie Hillyer, Lloyd Michaels, Eddie Preston, trumpet; Eddie Bert, bass trombone; Richard Berg, Sharon Moe, French horn; Robert Stewart, tuba; Howard Johnson, tuba, bass sax; James Moody, flute; Lee Konitz, Charles McPherson, Richie Perri, alto sax; Gene Ammons, George Dorsey, tenor sax; Bobby Jones, tenor sax, clarinet; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; John Foster, Randy Weston, piano; Milt Hinton, bass; Charles Mingus, bass, arranger; Joe Chambers, drums; Dizzy Gillespie, Honey Gordon, vocal; Bill Cosby, vocal, announcer; Sy Johnson, arranger; Teo Macero, arranger, conductor.

Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC, February 4, 1972

CO112563Honeysuckle Rose
CO112564Jump Monk
CO112565E.S.P.
CO112566Ecclusiastics
CO112567Eclipse
CO112568Us Is Two
CO112570Mingus Blues
CO112571Little Royal Suite
CO112574E's Flat, Ah's Flat Too
CO113019Ool-Ya-Koo

** also released on Legacy C2K 64975.

Charles Mingus And Friends In Concert   Legacy C2K 64975

same session.

Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC, February 4, 1972

Introduction By Bill Cosby
CO112569Taurus In The Arena Of Life (aka Number One Grandson)
Introduction To Little Royal Suite By Bill Cosby
Introduction To Strollin' By Bill Cosby
CO112572Strollin'
CO112573The I Of Hurricane Sue
Portrait
Don't Be Afraid, The Clown's Afraid Too

** originally released on Columbia KG 31614 in 1973 + 8 bonus tracks.

Various Artists - Newport In New York '72 - The Jam Sessions Vols. 1 & 2   Cobblestone CST 9025-2

Cat Anderson, Jimmy Owens, trumpet; Charles McPherson, alto sax; Buddy Tate, tenor sax; Roland Hanna, piano; Milt Buckner, organ; Charles Mingus, bass; Alan Dawson, drums.

Radio City Music Hall, NYC, July 6, 1972

25534Jumpin' At The Woodside
25535Lo-Slo Blues

** part of Newport In New York '72, Cobblestone CST 9032-6.

Charles Mingus - Nice Mood   Heart Note (Swd) HN-005   1988

John Faddis, trumpet; Charles McPherson, alto sax; Bobby Jones, tenor sax; John Foster, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Roy Brooks, drums.

Festival De Jazz De Nice, Nice, France, July 20, 1972

Fables Of Faubus Part One
Fables Of Faubus Part Two

Charles Mingus Band Featuring Dizzy Gillespie - When The Saints Go Marchin' In   Heart Note (Swd) HN-009   1988

John Faddis, trumpet; Dizzy Gillespie, last solo trumpet, piano, vocal #1; Charles McPherson, alto sax; Bobby Jones, tenor sax, clarinet; John Foster, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Roy Brooks, drums.

Festival De Jazz De Nice, Nice, France, July 20, 1972

1.Dizzy Joins The Mingus Blues
2.Mingus Melody #612
3.When The Saints Go Marchin' In

Charles Mingus - Niece Jazz Festival 1972   Blue Mark Music (J) BMM-025   2006

Jon Faddis, trumpet; Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal #2,3; Charles McPherson, alto sax; Bobby Jones, tenor sax, clarinet; John Foster, piano, vocal #2; Charles Mingus, bass; Roy Brooks, drums, musical saw #2.

Festival De Jazz De Nice, Nice, France, July 20, 1972

1.Fables Of Faubus
2.Blues Medley Jam
3.When The Saints Go Marchin' In

Various Artists - After Hours - The Great Pescara Jam Sessions   Port's Song (It) CD L1003

Charles McPherson, alto sax; Bobby Jones, Ben Webster, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Roy Brooks, drums.

Pescara Jazz, Pescara, Italy, July 29 or 30, 1972

For All We Know
Sophisticated Lady / I Can't Get Started
Blues In The Closet
The Days Of Wine And Roses

Charles Mingus - Live In Holland 1972   Blue Mark Music (J) BMM-041/042   2006

Jon Faddis, trumpet; Charles McPherson, alto sax; Bobby Jones, tenor sax; John Foster, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Roy Brooks, drums, musical saw.

Loosdrecht, Holland, August 12, 1972

Intro
Pops (aka When The Saints Go Marchin' In)
The Man Who Never Sleeps
Fables Of Faubus
Mindreaders Convention In Milano (aka My Music Emission)
Cherokee (theme)

Charles McPherson, alto sax; Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; John Foster, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Roy Brooks, drums, musical saw.

Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 28, 1972

Introduction By Dexter Gordon

Charles Mingus - Lost Ronnie Scott's Jam   Blue Mark Music (J) BMM-047/048/049

Jon Faddis, trumpet; Charles McPherson, alto sax; Bobby Jones, tenor sax, clarinet; John Foster, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Roy Brooks, drums, musical saw.

Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, London, England, August 14 or 15, 1972

Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress
Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress (alternate ending)
Blues In F
Mindreaders Convention In Milano (aka My Music Emission) / Koko (theme)
Pops (aka When The Saints Go Marchin' In)
The Man Who Never Sleeps
Air Mail Special (theme)
Fables Of Faubus

Charles Mingus - Rare Live Broadcasts 1972 & 1973   Cool Jazz (J) Cool Jazz-2156

same personnel.

Jazz Workshop, Jazz Now Festival, Kongress Saal Des Deutschen Museums, Munich, West Germany, August 17, 1972

The Man Who Never Sleeps
Interview (Mingus And McPherson)

Ronald Hampton, trumpet, French horn; George Adams, tenor sax; Don Pullen, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Doug Hammond, drums.

Newport Jazz Festival In New York City, Apollo Theatre, NYC, July 3, 1973

Announcement
Fables Of Faubus
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat

Charles Mingus - Stormy And Funky Blues   Moon (It) MCD064-2   1995

Jon Faddis, trumpet; Charles McPherson, alto sax; Bobby Jones, tenor sax, clarinet; John Foster, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Roy Brooks, drums, musical saw.

Jazz Workshop, Jazz Now Festival, Kongress Saal Des Deutschen Museums, Munich, West Germany, August 17, 1972

Blues Medley: John's Blues (aka Blues For Some Bones) / Blues For Roy's Saw / Noddin' Ya Head Blues

George Adams, tenor sax, vocal; Hamiet Bluiett, baritone sax; Don Pullen, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

Umbria Jazz Festival, Piazza Del Popolo, Todi, Italy, July 28, 1974

Flowers For A Lady (aka Angry Reeds)
Devil Blues (aka Stormy And Funky Blues)
Opus 3 (aka Squeezed Strings)

Jack Walrath, trumpet; Ricky Ford, tenor sax; Bob Neloms, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

Milan, Italy, July 20, 1977

Cumbia And Jazz Fusion (incomplete)

Charles Mingus - Live In Chateauvallon, 1972   France's Concert (F) FCD 134   1989

Charles McPherson, alto sax; John Foster, piano, vocal; Charles Mingus, bass; Roy Brooks, drums, musical saw.

live in Chateauvallon, France, August 22, 1972

Duke Ellington Medley: Blues In G (bass solo) / In A Sentimental Mood / Sophisticated Lady / Unknown Ellington Tune / Mood Indigo / Take The "A" Train
Fables Of Faubus
Diane (aka Body And Soul)
Blues Medley: John's Blues (aka Blues For Some Bones) / Blues For Roy's Saw / Noddin' Ya Head Blues

Charles Mingus Quintet Featuring Dexter Gordon   White Label

Charles McPherson, alto sax; Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; John Foster, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Roy Brooks, drums, musical saw.

Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 28, 1972

Jelly Roll Muddy Blues

Charles Mingus - Blue Skylark   Original Revival Collection 8256

Joe Gardner, trumpet; Hamiet Bluiett, baritone sax, flute; John Foster, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Roy Brooks, drums, musical saw.

Jazz Jamboree 72, Warsaw, Poland, October 20, 1972

Peggy's Blue Skylight
Blues For A Saw

Various Artists - Jazz Jamboree '72   Polskie Nagrania Muza (Polish) XL 0929   1972

same session.

Jazz Jamboree 72, Warsaw, Poland, October 20, 1972

Celia (incomplete)

** also released on Polskie Nagrania Muza (Polish) SXL 0929.

Charles Mingus - Stockholm 1964 And Berlin 1972   Tribal Blast (J) DVD-007

Joe Gardner, trumpet; Cat Anderson, trumpet #3; Hamiet Bluiett, baritone sax, flute; John Foster, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Roy Brooks, drums, musical saw.

Berliner Jazztage, Philharmonie, Berlin, West Germany, November 5, 1972

1.Peggy's Blue Skylight
2.Celia
3.Perdido

1973

Charles Mingus - Jazz Workshop 1973   Blue Mark Music (J) BMM-032

Joe Gardner, trumpet; John Stubblefield, reeds; Don Pullen, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; C. Scoby Stroman, drums.

Jazz Workshop, Boston, MA, January 23, 1973

Peggy's Blue Skylight
Fables Of Faubus
unknown title
C Jam Blues

Charles Mingus - Mingus Moves   Atlantic SD 1653   1974

Ronald Hampton, trumpet, tambourine; George Adams, tenor sax, flute; Don Pullen, piano, organ; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; Honey Gordon, Doug Hammond, vocal #3; Sy Johnson, arranger.

NYC, October 29, 30 and 31, 1973

1. 28318Canon
2. 28319Opus IV
3. 28320Moves
4. 28321Wee
5. 28322Flowers For A Lady
6. 28323Newcomer
7. 28324Opus III

** also released on Rhino R2 71454 in 1993.

Charles Mingus - Mingus Moves   Rhino R2 71454   1993

Ronald Hampton, trumpet, tambourine; George Adams, tenor sax, flute; Don Pullen, piano, organ; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; Sy Johnson, arranger.

NYC, October 29, 30 and 31, 1973

28325The Call
28326Big Alice

** originally released on Atlantic SD 1653 in 1974 + 2 bonus tracks.

1974

Charles Mingus - Mingus At Carnegie Hall   Atlantic SD 1667   1974

Jon Faddis, trumpet; Charles McPherson, alto sax; John Handy, alto, tenor sax; George Adams, tenor sax; Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor sax, stritch; Hamiet Bluiett, baritone sax; Don Pullen, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

Carnegie Hall, NYC, January 19, 1974

29421Perdido
29422C Jam Blues

Charles Mingus - Midnight Jam   Cool Jazz (J) Cool Jazz-2187

Howard McGhee, trumpet; Eddie Daniels, Joe Farrell, Dewey Redman, tenor sax; Michal Urbaniak, violin; Roland Hanna, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Freddie Waits, drums; George Wein, announcer.

Newport Jazz Festival In New York 1974, Radio City Music Hall, NYC, July 4, 1974

Introduction By George Wein
All The Things You Are
Ballads Medley
The Theme

Charles Mingus - Umbria Jazz Festival 1974   Deep Thought (J) DTVD-0006

George Adams, tenor sax, vocal; Hamiet Bluiett, baritone sax; Don Pullen, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

Umbria Jazz Festival, Piazza Del Popolo, Todi, Italy, July 28, 1974

Opening
Intro / Take The "A" Train Part 1
Take The "A" Train Part 2
Ending

Charles Mingus - Changes One   Atlantic SD 1677   1975

Jack Walrath, trumpet; George Adams, tenor sax; Don Pullen, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; George Adams, vocal #3.

Atlantic Studios, NYC, December 27, 28 and 30, 1974

1. 31055Remember Rockefeller At Attica
2. 31056Sue's Changes
3. 31057Devil Blues
4. 31058Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love

Charles Mingus - Changes Two   Atlantic SD 1678   1975

Jack Walrath, trumpet; Marcus Belgrave, trumpet #4; George Adams, tenor sax; Don Pullen, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; Jackie Paris, vocal #4; Sy Johnson, arranger #4.

Atlantic Studios, NYC, December 27, 28 and 30, 1974

1. 31059Free Cell Block F, 'Tis Nazi U.S.A.
2. 31060Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress, Then Silk Blue
3. 31061Black Bats And Poles
4. 31062Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love
5. 31063For Harry Carney

1975

Charles Mingus - Village Vanguard 1975   Blue Mark Music (J) BMM-017/018   2006

Jack Walrath, trumpet; George Adams, tenor sax, vocal; Don Pullen, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

Village Vanguard, NYC, April 15, 1975

Fables Of Nixon, Rockefeller And Ford - Oh Lord, Help Mr. Ford (aka Fables Of Faubus)
For Harry Carney
Devil Blues
Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk
Nobody Knows
Cherokee (theme) (aka Ko Ko)

Charles Mingus - Bremen 1975   Cool Jazz (J) Cool Jazz-346/347

Jack Walrath, trumpet; George Adams, tenor sax; Don Pullen, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

Postaula, Bremen, West Germany, July 9, 1975

Sue's Changes
For Harry Carney
Free Cell Block F, 'Tis Nazi U.S.A.
Black Bats And Poles
Fables Of Faubus
Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love
Theme (aka Ko Ko)
Remember Rockefeller At Attica
Devil Blues

Charles Mingus - Live At Montreux   Eagle Vision EREVDV449

Jack Walrath, trumpet; Benny Bailey, trumpet #4,5; George Adams, tenor sax, flute, vocal; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax #4,5; Don Pullen, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

Montreux Jazz Festival, Casino De Montreux, Switzerland, July 20, 1975

1.Devil Blues
2.Free Cell Block F, 'Tis Nazi U.S.A.
3.Sue's Changes
4.Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
5.Take The "A" Train

Charles Mingus - Berliner Jazztage 1975   Cool Jazz (J) Cool Jazz-2250

Jack Walrath, trumpet; George Adams, tenor sax; Hugh Lawson, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

Berliner Jazztage 1975, Berlin, West Germany, November 8, 1975

For Harry Carney
Sue's Changes

Charles Mingus - Jazz Jamboree And More   Cool Jazz (J) Cool Jazz-966

same personnel.

Dom Sindicata (Union Hall), Belgrade, Yugoslavia, November 13, 1975

Sue's Changes
Nobody Knows
Cherokee (theme)

Charles Mingus - Passions Of A Man: An Anthology Of His Atlantic Recordings   Atlantic SD 3-600   1978

Charles Mingus, interviewee; Ilhan Mimaroglu, interviewer.

1975

Mingus On Mingus

1976

Charles Mingus - Keystone Korner   Jazz Door (G) JD 1219

Jack Walrath, trumpet; George Adams, tenor sax; Danny Mixon, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

Keystone Korner, San Francisco, CA, March, 1976

Remember Rockefeller At Attica
Devil Blues
Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love
For Harry Carney

Charles Mingus - Live At Sankei Hall 1976   Couriers Of Jazz (J) COJ-006

Jack Walrath, trumpet; Ricky Ford, tenor sax; Danny Mixon, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

Sankei Hall, Osaka, Japan, July 29, 1976

Opus Four
Diane
Nobody Knows
Fables Of Faubus / Cherokee
Ysabel's Table Dance
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
Remember Rockefeller At Attica
Cherokee
For Harry Carney

1977

Charles Mingus - Three Or Four Shades Of Blues   Atlantic SD 1700   1977

Jack Walrath, trumpet; Ricky Ford, tenor sax; George Coleman, tenor, alto sax; Bob Neloms, piano; Philip Catherine, Larry Coryell, guitar; Charles Mingus, George Mraz, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; Paul Jeffrey, arranger.

NYC, March 9, 1977

33950Better Git Hit In Your Soul
33951Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
33952Noddin' Ya Head Blues

Jack Walrath, trumpet; Ricky Ford, tenor sax; George Coleman, tenor, alto sax; Bob Neloms, Jimmy Rowles, piano; Larry Coryell, John Scofield, guitar; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

NYC, March 10, 1977

33953Three Or Four Shades Of Blues

Jack Walrath, trumpet; Sonny Fortune, alto sax; Ricky Ford, tenor sax; George Coleman, tenor, alto sax; Bob Neloms, piano; Philip Catherine, John Scofield, guitar; Ron Carter, Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; Paul Jeffrey, arranger.

33954Nobody Knows

Charles Mingus - Cumbia & Jazz Fusion   Atlantic SD 8801   1978

Jack Walrath, trumpet, South American rhythm instruments; Jimmy Knepper, trombone, bass trombone; Mauricio Smith, flute, piccolo, soprano, alto sax; Paul Jeffrey, oboe, tenor sax; Gene Scholtes, bassoon; Gary Anderson, contrabass, bass clarinet; Ricky Ford, tenor sax, South American rhythm instruments; Bob Neloms, piano; Bradley Cunningham, South American rhythm instruments; Charles Mingus, bass, South American rhythm instruments, vocal, arranger; Dannie Richmond, drums; Candido, Daniel Gonzales, Ray Mantilla, Alfredo Ramirez, congas.

NYC, March 10, 1977

34956Cumbia & Jazz Fusion

Jack Walrath, trumpet; Dino Piana, valve trombone; Anastasio Del Bono, oboe, English horn; Pasquale Sabatelli, bassoon; Roberto Laneri, bass clarinet; Quarto Maltoni, Giancarlo Maurino, alto sax; George Adams, tenor sax, alto flute; Danny Mixon, piano, organ; Charles Mingus, bass, arranger; Dannie Richmond, drums.

Dirmaphon Studio, Rome, Italy, March 31, and April 1, 1977

34957Music For "Todo Modo"

** also released on Rhino R2 71785 in 1994.

Charles Mingus - Cumbia & Jazz Fusion   Rhino R2 71785   1994

Charles Mingus, piano.

NYC, March 1, 1977

Wedding March/Slow March (take 9)
Wedding March/Slow March (take 12)

** originally released on Atlantic SD 8801 in 1978 + 2 bonus tracks.

Charles Mingus - Changes Live   Blue Mark Music (J) BMM-053   2007

Jack Walrath, trumpet; Ricky Ford, tenor sax; Bob Neloms, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 3, 1977

Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love
Noddin' Ya Head Blues
Three Or Four Shades Of Blues
For Harry Carney

Charles Mingus - Spain '77   Excelsior ELP 100

same personnel.

Sitges, Spain, July 16, 1977

For Harry Carney
Three Or Four Shades Of Blues
Cumbia And Jazz Fusion

Lionel Hampton Presents: The Music Of Charles Mingus   Who's Who In Jazz WWLP 21005   1977

Woodie Shaw, Jack Walrath, trumpet; Peter Matt, French horn; Richard Ford, tenor sax; Paul Jeffrey, tenor sax, arranger; Gerry Mulligan, baritone, soprano sax; Lionel Hampton, vibes; Bob Nelums, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Danny Richmond, drums.

Studio 21, NYC, November 6, 1977

Just For Laughs Part 1
Peggy's Blue Skylight
Caroline Keikki Mingus
Slop
Just For Laughs Part 2
Fables Of Faubus
Duke Ellington's The Sound Of Love
Farwell Farewell

Charles Mingus, Earl Fatha Hines, Lionel Hampton - Giants Of Jazz Volume Two   Who's Who In Jazz WWLP 21014   1977

same session.

Studio 21, NYC, November 6, 1977

So Long Eric

1978

Charles Mingus - Something Like A Bird   Atlantic SD 8805   1980

Randy Brecker, Mike Davis, trumpet; Jack Walrath, trumpet, arranger; Slide Hampton, Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Lee Konitz, Charles McPherson, Akira Ohmori, alto sax; Ken Hitchcock, alto, soprano sax; Daniel Block, Michael Brecker, George Coleman, Ricky Ford, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, Ronnie Cuber, Craig Purpura, baritone sax; Bob Neloms, piano; Kenny Werner, electric piano; Larry Coryell, Ted Dunbar, Danny Toan, Jack Wilkins, guitar; Eddie Gomez, George Mraz, bass; Joe Chambers, Dannie Richmond, drums; Ray Mantilla, percussion; Paul Jeffrey, conductor; Charles Mingus, composer, arranger.

NYC, January 18, 1978

36884Something Like A Bird Parts 1 & 2

Mike Davis, trumpet; Jack Walrath, trumpet, arranger; Jimmy Knepper, Keith O'Quinn, trombone; Lee Konitz, Yoshiaki Malta, Akira Ohmori, alto sax; Ken Hitchcock, alto, soprano sax; Daniel Block, Ricky Ford, John Tank, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, Ronnie Cuber, Craig Purpura, baritone sax; Bob Neloms, piano; Larry Coryell, Ted Dunbar, Danny Toan, Jack Wilkins, guitar; Eddie Gomez, bass; Joe Chambers, Dannie Richmond, drums; Charles Mingus, composer, arranger; Paul Jeffrey, arranger, conductor.

NYC, January 23, 1978

36855Farewell, Farwell

Charles Mingus - Me, Myself An Eye   Atlantic SD 8803   1979

Randy Brecker, Mike Davis, trumpet; Jack Walrath, trumpet, arranger; Slide Hampton, Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Akira Ohmori, alto sax; Ken Hitchcock, alto, soprano sax; Daniel Block, Michael Brecker, George Coleman, Ricky Ford, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, Ronnie Cuber, Craig Purpura, baritone sax; Bob Neloms, piano; Larry Coryell, Ted Dunbar, Jack Wilkins, guitar; Eddie Gomez, George Mraz, bass; Joe Chambers, Steve Gadd, Dannie Richmond, drums; Sammy Figueroa, Ray Mantilla, percussion; Paul Jeffrey, conductor; Charles Mingus, composer, arranger.

NYC, January 19, 1978

36249Three Worlds Of Drums

Randy Brecker, Mike Davis, trumpet; Jack Walrath, trumpet, arranger; Jimmy Knepper, Keith O'Quinn, trombone; Lee Konitz, Yoshiaki Malta, Akira Ohmori, alto sax; Ken Hitchcock, alto, soprano sax; Daniel Block, Michael Brecker, Ricky Ford, John Tank, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, Ronnie Cuber, Craig Purpura, baritone sax; Bob Neloms, piano; Larry Coryell, Ted Dunbar, Jack Wilkins, guitar; Eddie Gomez, bass; Joe Chambers, Dannie Richmond, drums; Charles Mingus, composer, arranger; Paul Jeffrey, arranger, conductor.

NYC, January 23, 1978

36250Devil Woman
36251Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
36252Carolyn "Keki" Mingus