Charles Mingus - Mingus Takes Manhattan - The Complete Birdland Dates 1961-1962 - Boxed Set LP

4LP Box Set, Remastered

Mingus Takes Manhattan collects Charles Mingus' run of dates at the world-famous Birdland in New York from 1961–1962, released here officially for the first time in conjunction with the Mingus Estate. The original reel-to-reel broadcast tapes were tracked down, cleaned, and remastered for this release, capturing Mingus in a highly creative spell alongside heavy hitters such as Yusef Lateef, Roland Kirk, Jaki Byard, Booker Ervin, Pepper Adams, Charles McPherson, and Dannie Richmond. At the center of the package is a 44-page book with a foreword by Christian McBride, a 15,000-word essay by Brian Priestley, and a new interview with Charles McPherson, illustrated with rare photographs and ephemera.

Features

• Number of Discs: 4
• Box set with 44-page book
• Remastered from the original reel-to-reel broadcast tapes

Track Listing

Disc One (Oct 21, 1961 – Mar 24, 1962):

1. Nouroog
2. Ecclusiastics
3. Hog Callin' Blues
4. Take the 'A' Train
5. Fables of Faubus
6. Eat That Chicken

Disc Two (Mar 31, 1962 – May 5, 1962):

1. Monk, Funk or Vice Versa
2. Oh Lord, Don't Let Them
3. Eat That Chicken
4. Reets and I

Disc Three (May 5, 1962 – May 12, 1962):

1. Monk, Funk or Vice Versa
2. Devil Woman
3. Eat That Chicken
4. Introduction by Symphony Sid
5. Peggy's Blue Skylight
6. Tijuana Table Dance (aka Ysabel's Table Dance)
7. Eat That Chicken

Disc Four (Oct 19, 1962 – Oct 26, 1962):

1. The Search (I Can't Get Started)
2. Monk, Funk or Vice Versa
3. Please Don't Come Back from the Moon
4. Eat That Chicken
5. Monk, Funk or Vice Versa
6. O.P.
7. The Search (I Can't Get Started)