tracks

Pithecanthropus Erectus
A Foggy Day
Love Chant
Profile of Jackie
Blue Cee
Haitian Fight Song
Dizzy Moods
Ysabel's Table Dance
Flamingo
Los Mariachis
Tijuana Gift Shop
51st Street Blues
East Coasting
Memories Of You
West Coast Ghost
Conversation
Celia
Cryin' Blues
E's Flat, Ah's Flat Too
Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
Better Git It In Your Soul
Bird Calls
Fables Of Faubus
Pussy Cat Dues
Jelly Roll
Open Letter To Duke
Boogie Stop Shuffle
Self-Portrait In Three Colors
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
Diane
Far Wells, Mill Valley
New Now, Know How
Put Me In The Dungeon
Mood Indigo
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
Stormy Weather
MDM

notes

his 4 CD set focuses on his recordings made between 1956 and 1960 a key period in his career that spawned the legendary albums Pithecanthropus Erectus, The Clown, Tijuana Moods ("the best record I ever made"), Blues And Roots, Mingus Ah Um, Mingus Dynasty and Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus, selections from each are included here.

The set comes with a 32 page booklet with notes by acknowledged expert Joop Visser, discographical information and rare photos. Studio recordings between 1956 and 1960. Fully annotated 32 page booklet included.

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