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):
- Nouroog
- Ecclusiastics
- Hog Callin' Blues
- Take the 'A' Train
- Fables of Faubus
- Eat That Chicken
Disc Two (Mar 31, 1962 – May 5, 1962):
- Monk, Funk or Vice Versa
- Oh Lord, Don't Let Them
- Eat That Chicken
- Reets and I
Disc Three (May 5, 1962 – May 12, 1962):
- Monk, Funk or Vice Versa
- Devil Woman
- Eat That Chicken
- Introduction by Symphony Sid
- Peggy's Blue Skylight
- Tijuana Table Dance (aka Ysabel's Table Dance)
- Eat That Chicken
Disc Four (Oct 19, 1962 – Oct 26, 1962):
- The Search (I Can't Get Started)
- Monk, Funk or Vice Versa
- Please Don't Come Back from the Moon
- Eat That Chicken
- Monk, Funk or Vice Versa
- O.P.
- The Search (I Can't Get Started)