Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus

Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus is a studio album by the American jazz composer and bassist Charles Mingus which was released on January 9, 1964.

Background
Mingus collaborated with arranger/orchestrator Bob Hammer to score the music for a large ensemble of brass and saxophones.

Most of the compositions on this album had been previously recorded or have since been rerecorded, some under different titles, on other albums:


 * "II B.S." as "Haitian Fight Song" on Plus Max Roach and The Clown
 * "I X Love" as "Duke's Choice" on A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry.
 * "Celia" on East Coasting
 * "Mood Indigo" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington) on Mingus Dynasty
 * "Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul" as "Better Git It in Your Soul" on Mingus Ah Um (also "Better Git Hit in Your Soul" on Mingus at Antibes)
 * "Theme for Lester Young" as "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" on Mingus Ah Um
 * "Hora Decubitus" as "E's Flat, Ah's Flat Too" on Blues & Roots
 * "Freedom" on The Complete Town Hall Concert (1962)

Track listing
Adapted from 1995 CD reissue; many original LP copies have incorrect durations listed. All tracks composed by Charles Mingus, except where noted.

Personnel
Tracks #1 and 4–8, recorded on September 20, 1963:


 * Eddie Preston – trumpet
 * Richard Williams – trumpet
 * Britt Woodman – trombone
 * Don Butterfield – tuba
 * Jerome Richardson – soprano and baritone saxophone, flute
 * Dick Hafer – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
 * Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
 * Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
 * Jaki Byard – piano
 * Charles Mingus – bass, narration ("Freedom")
 * Walter Perkins – drums
 * Bob Hammer – arranger and orchestrator

Tracks #2 and 3, recorded on January 20, 1963:


 * Rolf Ericson – trumpet
 * Richard Williams – trumpet
 * Quentin Jackson – trombone
 * Don Butterfield – tuba
 * Jerome Richardson – soprano and baritone saxophone, flute
 * Dick Hafer – tenor saxophone, flute, oboe
 * Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
 * Jaki Byard – piano
 * Jay Berliner – guitar
 * Charles Mingus – bass, piano
 * Dannie Richmond – drums
 * Bob Hammer – arranger and orchestrator

Production

 * Bob Thiele – producer
 * Michael Cuscuna – reissue Producer
 * Bob Simpson – engineer
 * Erick Labson – remastering