In September 1961, “Mercury” label released “Pre-Bird”, the 18th Charles Mingus album. It was recorded in May 1960, and was produced by Leonard Feather.
Personnel:
- Charles Mingus – bass
- Paul Bley – piano
- Roland Hanna – piano
- Gunther Schuller – conductor
- Marcus Belgrave – trumpet
- Ted Curson – trumpet
- Clark Terry – trumpet
- Hobart Dotson – trumpet
- Richard Williams – trumpet
- Robert Di Domenica – flute
- Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone, flute
- Booker Ervin – saxophone
- Yusuf Lateef – saxophone, flute
- John LaPorta – saxophone
- Danny Bank – saxophone
- Bill Barron – saxophone
- Joe Farrell – saxophone
- Eddie Bert – trombone
- Slide Hampton – trombone
- Jimmy Knepper – trombone
- Charles “Majeed” Greenlee – trombone
- George Scott – drums
- Dannie Richmond – drums
- Sticks Evans – drums
- Max Roach – drums
- Lorraine Cusson – vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Charles Mingus, except where noted.
- Take the “A” Train – Billy Strayhorn / Exactly Like You – Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields
- Prayer For Passive Resistance
- Eclipse
- Mingus Fingus No. 2
- Weird Nightmare
- Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me – Duke Ellington, Bob Russell / I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Henry Nemo, John Redmond
- Bemoanable Lady
- Half-Mast Inhibition
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