Passions of a Man: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1956–1961)

~ Release by Charles Mingus (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Location:
#1-#5, Audio-Video Studios, New York City, USA
#5-#8, New York City, USA
Recording Date:
#1-#5, 1956/01/30
#5-#8, 1956/11/12

This set contains both Pithecanthropus Erectus (Atlantic 1237, July 1956) and Teddy Charles' Word From Bird (Atlantic 1274, June 1958) - to which you'll refer for extended sessions details - the other discs contain The Clown, Blues and Roots, Oh Yeah, Tonight at Noon and Mingus at Antibes.

Annotation last modified on 2023-11-23 00:16 UTC.

Tracklist

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CD 1
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1Pithecanthropus Erectus
alto saxophone:
Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-01-30)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1956-01-30)
drums (drum set):
Willie Jones (jazz drummer, not Willie Jones III) (on 1956-01-30)
piano:
Mal Waldron (American jazz pianist) (on 1956-01-30)
tenor saxophone:
J. R. Monterose (on 1956-01-30)
recorded at:
Audio-Video Studios (NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1956-01-30)
later releases:
Pithecanthropus Erectus by Charles Mingus and Pithecanthropus Erectus by Charles Mingus
recording of:
Pithecanthropus Erectus (on 1956-01-30)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
10:37
2A Foggy Day
alto saxophone:
Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-01-30)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1956-01-30)
drums (drum set):
Willie Jones (jazz drummer, not Willie Jones III) (on 1956-01-30)
piano:
Mal Waldron (American jazz pianist) (on 1956-01-30)
tenor saxophone:
J. R. Monterose (on 1956-01-30)
recorded at:
Audio-Video Studios (NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1956-01-30)
instrumental recording of:
A Foggy Day (in London Town) (on 1956-01-30)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell North America Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
7:52
3Love Chant
alto saxophone:
Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-01-30)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1956-01-30)
drums (drum set):
Willie Jones (jazz drummer, not Willie Jones III) (on 1956-01-30)
piano:
Mal Waldron (American jazz pianist) (on 1956-01-30)
tenor saxophone:
J. R. Monterose (on 1956-01-30)
recorded at:
Audio-Video Studios (NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1956-01-30)
recording of:
Love Chant (on 1956-01-30)
composer:
Charles Mingus
15:00
4Profile of Jackie
alto saxophone:
Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-01-30)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1956-01-30)
drums (drum set):
Willie Jones (jazz drummer, not Willie Jones III) (on 1956-01-30)
piano:
Mal Waldron (American jazz pianist) (on 1956-01-30)
double bass arranger:
Charles Mingus
recorded at:
Audio-Video Studios (NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1956-01-30)
recording of:
Profile of Jackie (on 1956-01-30)
composer:
Charles Mingus
3:15
5Laura
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-11-12)
bass and double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1956-11-12)
drums (drum set):
Ed Shaughnessy (on 1956-11-12)
piano:
Hall Overton (on 1956-11-12)
vibraphone:
Teddy Charles (on 1956-11-12)
instrumental recording of:
Laura (1945 song) (on 1956-11-12)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corp., Twentieth Century Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
version of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme)
recording of:
Laura (1945 song)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corp., Twentieth Century Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
version of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme)
5:07
6When Your Lover Has Gone
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-11-12)
bass and double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1956-11-12)
drums (drum set):
Ed Shaughnessy (on 1956-11-12)
piano:
Hall Overton (on 1956-11-12)
vibraphone:
Teddy Charles (on 1956-11-12)
instrumental recording of:
When Your Lover Has Gone (on 1956-11-12)
lyricist and composer:
Einar Aaron Swan
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
2:31
7Just One of Those Things
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-11-12)
bass and double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1956-11-12)
drums (drum set):
Ed Shaughnessy (on 1956-11-12)
piano:
Hall Overton (on 1956-11-12)
vibraphone:
Teddy Charles (on 1956-11-12)
instrumental recording of:
Just One of Those Things (on 1956-11-12)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1929)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
part of:
Jubilee
part of:
Panama Hattie (1942 film)
6:11
8Blue Greens
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-11-12)
bass and double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1956-11-12)
drums (drum set):
Ed Shaughnessy (on 1956-11-12)
piano:
Hall Overton (on 1956-11-12)
vibraphone:
Teddy Charles (on 1956-11-12)
11:40
CD 2
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1The Clown
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-03-13)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1957-03-13)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1957-03-13)
piano:
Wade Legge (on 1957-03-13)
tenor saxophone:
Curtis Porter (on 1957-03-13)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (Trombonist) (on 1957-03-13)
spoken vocals [improvised narration]:
Jean Shepherd (American storyteller, radio and TV personality, writer and actor) (on 1957-03-13)
recording of:
The Clown (on 1957-03-13)
composer:
Charles Mingus
12:20
2Passions of a Woman Loved
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-03-13)
alto saxophone:
Curtis Porter (on 1957-03-13)
double bass [bass]:
Charles Mingus (on 1957-03-13)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1957-03-13)
piano:
Wade Legge (on 1957-03-13)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (Trombonist) (on 1957-03-13)
9:50
3Blue Cee
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-03-13)
alto saxophone:
Curtis Porter (on 1957-03-13)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1957-03-13)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1957-03-13)
piano:
Wade Legge (on 1957-03-13)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (Trombonist) (on 1957-03-13)
recording of:
Blue Cee (on 1957-03-13)
composer:
Charles Mingus
7:56
4Tonight at Noon
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-03-13)
alto saxophone:
Curtis Porter (on 1957-03-13)
double bass [bass]:
Charles Mingus (on 1957-03-13)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1957-03-13)
piano:
Wade Legge (on 1957-03-13)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (Trombonist) (on 1957-03-13)
recording of:
Tonight at Noon (on 1957-03-13)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
2.56:02
5Reincarnation of a Lovebird
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-03-13)
alto saxophone:
Curtis Porter (on 1957-03-13)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1957-03-13)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1957-03-13)
piano:
Wade Legge (on 1957-03-13)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (Trombonist) (on 1957-03-13)
recording of:
Reincarnation of a Lovebird (on 1957-03-13)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
8:35
6Haitian Fight Song
alto saxophone:
Curtis Porter (on 1957-02-12)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1957-02-12)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1957-02-12)
piano:
Wade Legge (on 1957-02-12)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (Trombonist) (on 1957-02-12)
recorded at:
Audio-Video Studios (NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-02-12)
later releases:
Haitian Fight Song by Charles Mingus, Haitian Fight Song by Charles Mingus and Haitian Fight Song by Charles Mingus
recording of:
Haitian Fight Song (on 1957-02-12)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
411:59
CD 3
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1E's Flat Ah's Flat Too
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1959-02-04)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-02-04) and Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
baritone saxophone:
Pepper Adams (baritone saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-02-04)
piano:
Mal Waldron (American jazz pianist) (on 1959-02-04)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (on 1959-02-04)
trombone:
Willie Dennis (on 1959-02-04) and Jimmy Knepper (Trombonist) (on 1959-02-04)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-02-04)
recording of:
E's Flat Ah's Flat Too (on 1959-02-04)
composer:
Charles Mingus
6:49
2My Jelly Roll Soul
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1959-02-04)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-02-04) and Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
baritone saxophone:
Pepper Adams (baritone saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-02-04)
piano:
Horace Parlan (American-Danish jazz pianist) (on 1959-02-04)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (on 1959-02-04)
trombone:
Willie Dennis (on 1959-02-04) and Jimmy Knepper (Trombonist) (on 1959-02-04)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-02-04)
recording of:
My Jelly Roll Soul (on 1959-02-04)
composer:
Charles Mingus
6:52
3Tensions
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1959-02-04)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-02-04) and Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
baritone saxophone:
Pepper Adams (baritone saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-02-04)
piano:
Horace Parlan (American-Danish jazz pianist) (on 1959-02-04)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (on 1959-02-04)
trombone:
Willie Dennis (on 1959-02-04) and Jimmy Knepper (Trombonist) (on 1959-02-04)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-02-04)
recording of:
Tensions (on 1959-02-04)
composer:
Charles Mingus
6:32
4Moanin'
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1959-02-04)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-02-04) and Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
baritone saxophone:
Pepper Adams (baritone saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-02-04)
piano:
Horace Parlan (American-Danish jazz pianist) (on 1959-02-04)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (on 1959-02-04)
trombone:
Willie Dennis (on 1959-02-04) and Jimmy Knepper (Trombonist) (on 1959-02-04)
double bass arranger:
Charles Mingus
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-02-04)
recording of:
Moanin' (on 1959-02-04)
composer:
Charles Mingus
8:04
5Cryin' Blues
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1959-02-04)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-02-04) and Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
baritone saxophone:
Pepper Adams (baritone saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-02-04)
piano:
Horace Parlan (American-Danish jazz pianist) (on 1959-02-04)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (on 1959-02-04)
trombone:
Willie Dennis (on 1959-02-04) and Jimmy Knepper (Trombonist) (on 1959-02-04)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-02-04)
recording of:
Cryin' Blues (on 1959-02-04)
composer:
Charles Mingus
5:05
6Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting5:48
7E's Flat Ah's Flat Too (alternate take)6:54
8My Jelly Roll Soul (alternate take)
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1959-02-04)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-02-04) and Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
baritone saxophone:
Pepper Adams (baritone saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-02-04)
piano:
Horace Parlan (American-Danish jazz pianist) (on 1959-02-04)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (on 1959-02-04)
trombone:
Willie Dennis (on 1959-02-04) and Jimmy Knepper (Trombonist) (on 1959-02-04)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-02-04)
recording of:
My Jelly Roll Soul (on 1959-02-04)
composer:
Charles Mingus
11:27
9Tensions (alternate take)
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1959-02-04)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-02-04) and Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
baritone saxophone:
Pepper Adams (baritone saxophonist) (on 1959-02-04)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-02-04)
piano:
Horace Parlan (American-Danish jazz pianist) (on 1959-02-04)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (on 1959-02-04)
trombone:
Willie Dennis (on 1959-02-04) and Jimmy Knepper (Trombonist) (on 1959-02-04)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-02-04)
recording of:
Tensions (on 1959-02-04)
composer:
Charles Mingus
5:20
10Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting (alternate take)6:55
CD 4
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1Prayer for Passive Resistance8:24
2Better Git Hit in Your Soul11:36
3Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
alto saxophone:
Eric Dolphy (on 1960-07-13)
double bass, double bass [bass] and piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1960-07-13)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1960-07-13)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (on 1960-07-13)
trumpet:
Ted Curson (on 1960-07-13)
recorded at:
Festival Mondial du Jazz Antibes, Juans-les-Pins in Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (on 1960-07-13)
live recording of:
Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting (on 1960-07-13)
composer:
Charles Mingus
12:07
4Folk Forms I
alto saxophone:
Eric Dolphy (on 1960-07-13)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Charles Mingus (on 1960-07-13)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1960-07-13)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (on 1960-07-13)
trumpet:
Ted Curson (on 1960-07-13)
recorded at:
Festival Mondial du Jazz Antibes, Juans-les-Pins in Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (on 1960-07-13)
live recording of:
Folk Forms No. 1 (on 1960-07-13)
composer:
Charles Mingus
11:37
5What Love?
alto saxophone and bass clarinet:
Eric Dolphy (on 1960-07-13)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1960-07-13)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1960-07-13)
trumpet:
Ted Curson (on 1960-07-13)
recorded at:
Festival Mondial du Jazz Antibes, Juans-les-Pins in Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (on 1960-07-13)
live recording of:
What Love (on 1960-07-13)
composer:
Charles Mingus
14:05
6I'll Remember April
alto saxophone:
Eric Dolphy (on 1960-07-13)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1960-07-13)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1960-07-13)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1960-07-13)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (on 1960-07-13)
trumpet:
Ted Curson (on 1960-07-13)
recorded at:
Festival Mondial du Jazz Antibes, Juans-les-Pins in Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (on 1960-07-13)
live instrumental recording of:
I’ll Remember April (on 1960-07-13)
lyricist:
Patricia Johnston and Don Raye
composer:
Gene de Paul
publisher:
Hub Music Co Inc, Leeds Music, MCA Music Ltd., Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
recording of:
I’ll Remember April
lyricist:
Patricia Johnston and Don Raye
composer:
Gene de Paul
publisher:
Hub Music Co Inc, Leeds Music, MCA Music Ltd., Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
14:07
CD 5
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1Devil Woman
recording of:
Devil Woman
composer and arranger:
Charles Mingus
9:46
2Ecclusiastics
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-11-06)
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1961-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1961-11-06)
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1961-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (on 1961-11-06)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (Trombonist) (on 1961-11-06)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1961-11-06)
recording of:
Ecclusiastics (on 1961-11-06)
composer:
Charles Mingus
7:02
3"Old" Blues for Walt's Torin
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-11-06)
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1961-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1961-11-06)
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1961-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (on 1961-11-06)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (Trombonist) (on 1961-11-06)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1961-11-06)
8:00
4Peggy's Blue Skylight
recording of:
Peggy's Blue Skylight
composer:
Charles Mingus
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
9:48
5Hog Callin' Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-11-06)
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1961-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1961-11-06)
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1961-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (on 1961-11-06)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (Trombonist) (on 1961-11-06)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1961-11-06)
7:31
6Oh Lord Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb on Me5:46
7Passions of a Man
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-11-06)
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1961-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1961-11-06)
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1961-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (on 1961-11-06)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (Trombonist) (on 1961-11-06)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1961-11-06)
5:00
8Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-11-06)
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1961-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1961-11-06)
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1961-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (on 1961-11-06)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (Trombonist) (on 1961-11-06)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1961-11-06)
double bass arranger:
Charles Mingus
recording of:
Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am (on 1961-11-06)
composer:
Charles Mingus
4:47
9Invisible Lady
recording of:
Invisible Lady (instrumental)
composer:
Charles Mingus
4:56
10Eat That Chicken
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-11-06)
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1961-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1961-11-06)
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1961-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (on 1961-11-06)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (Trombonist) (on 1961-11-06)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1961-11-06)
recording of:
Eat That Chicken (on 1961-11-06)
composer:
Charles Mingus
4:38
CD 6
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1[Charles Mingus interviewed by Nesuhi Ertegun]
1:16:24