Bird and Other Influences
Donald Macleod explores music Mingus wrote as the 1960s began, including tributes to his influences, such as Charlie Parker, as well as pieces reacting to the civil rights struggle.
Donald Macleod and Brian Priestley explore the works Mingus wrote as the 1960s began, including several jazz portraits which pay tribute to those who influenced him, such as Duke Ellington and Charlie Parker, as well as pieces reacting to the American civil rights struggle.
Jelly Roll
Jimmy Knepper (trombone)
John Handy (saxophone)
Horace Parlan (piano)
Booker Ervin (saxophone)
Charles Mingus (bass)
Dannie Richmond (drums)
Mingus Ah Um CBS 450436 2 tr 9
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
Jimmy Knepper (trombone)
John Handy (saxophone)
Horace Parlan (piano)
Booker Ervin (saxophone)
Charles Mingus (double bass)
Dannie Richmond (drums)
Virgin 7243 8 42059 2 8 CD 3 Tr 9
Gunslinging Bird
Solos by John Handy (saxophone)
Roland Hanna (piano)
Jimmy Knepper (trombone)
Charles Mingus (double bass)
Dannie Richmond (drums)
Richard Williams (muted trumpet)
CBS 460822 2 Tr 3
Open Letter to Duke
Jimmy Knepper (trombone)
John Handy, Booker Ervin, Shafi Hadi (saxophone)
Willie Dennis (trombone)
Horace Parlan (piano)
Charles Mingus (double bass)
Dannie Richmond (drums)
Mingus Ah Um CBS 450436 2 Tr 5
Original Faubus Fables
Eric Dolphy (alto saxophone)
Ted Curson (trumpet)
Dannie Richmond (drums)
Charles Mingus (double bass)
Candid CD 9005 Tr 2
Meditations (excerpt)
Eric Dolphy (flute/bass clarinet)
Clifford Jordan (tenor saxophone)
Johnny Coles (trumpet)
Jaki Byard (piano)
Cornell 1964 Blue Note CD 1 Tr 1
Passions Of A Man
Charles Mingus (piano/voices)
Roland Kirk (flute/siren)
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophone)
Jimmy Knepper (trombone)
Doug Watkins (double bass)
Dannie Richmond (percussion)
Atlantic Jazz 7567 90667 2 Tr 7.
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