Charles Mingus - Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (Mono Vinyl LP | DE 1964 Pressing | 1964) Gatefold

Charles Mingus – Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus is bassist and composer Charles Mingus's second album for Impulse! (cat. no. A-54), produced by Bob Thiele. It was recorded on January 20 and September 20, 1963 in New York with an eleven-piece band and first released in 1964. Mingus revisits earlier pieces such as Better Get Hit In Yo' Soul (Better Git It In Your Soul) and Theme For Lester Young (Goodbye Pork Pie Hat), arranged by Bob Hammer, plus Ellington's Mood Indigo. This copy is a 1964 German mono pressing in a gatefold sleeve.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Impulse! A-54
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album, Mono, Gatefold
• Pressing: DE pressing 1964
• Country: Germany
• Year of this pressing: 1964
• Genre: Jazz, Post Bop
• Extras: Gatefold sleeve

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM- (tiny sticker on label)
• Cover: VG+

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale (SKU S MN).

Tracklist

Side A

1. II B.S. (Charles Mingus)
2. I X Love (Charles Mingus)
3. Celia (Charles Mingus)
4. Mood Indigo (Duke Ellington/Barney Bigard)

Side B

1. Better Get Hit In Yo' Soul (Charles Mingus)
2. Theme For Lester Young (Charles Mingus)
3. Hora Decubitus (Charles Mingus)

Personnel

September 20, 1963 (II B.S., Mood Indigo, Better Get Hit In Yo' Soul, Theme For Lester Young, Hora Decubitus): Eddie Preston, 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), Walter Perkins (drums).

January 20, 1963 (I X Love, Celia): Rolf Ericson, 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).

Arrangements: Bob Hammer. Producer: Bob Thiele. Engineer: Bob Simpson.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
The original was released in the US by Impulse! in 1964. This copy is a German mono pressing from the same year, with the gatefold sleeve typical of Impulse!.

Why do some titles sound familiar?
Mingus re-recorded several of his earlier compositions here. Better Get Hit In Yo' Soul is a version of Better Git It In Your Soul, and Theme For Lester Young a version of Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, both originally on Mingus Ah Um (1959).

What does Media NM- / Cover VG+ mean?
NM- (Near Mint minus) means the record is close to new; there is a tiny sticker on the label. VG+ (Very Good Plus) means the sleeve shows light wear. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Charles Mingus records?
Yes, for example Charles Mingus – Changes One & Two or Charles Mingus – Town Hall Concert. More titles are in our Jazz collection.