Charles Mingus - Blues & Roots (Mono) - Rhino Reserve LP

180g Premium-Quality Vinyl, Mono, Rhino Reserve Audiophile Series

Rooted firmly in gospel, blues and the old-time Dixieland jazz of New Orleans, Charles Mingus's Blues & Roots is an essential entry in his catalog. Newly repackaged as part of Rhino's premium audiophile Rhino Reserve line, this edition features audio cut from the original mono tapes by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab and is pressed on 180-gram premium-quality vinyl at Fidelity Record Pressing.

Features

• Rhino Start Your Ear Off Right 2026 Indie Exclusive
• Limited Edition
• Rhino Reserve Audiophile Series
• 180g premium-quality vinyl LP
• Mono
• Lacquers cut from the original analog mono master tapes by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab
• Pressed in Oxnard, California at Fidelity Record Pressing
• Label: Rhino

Musicians

• Charles Mingus – bass
• Jackie McLean – alto sax
• John Handy – alto sax
• Booker Ervin – tenor sax
• Pepper Adams – baritone sax
• Jimmy Knepper – trombone
• Willie Dennis – trombone
• Horace Parlan – piano
• Mal Waldron – piano
• Dannie Richmond – drums

Track Listing

Side One:

1. Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
2. Cryin' Blues
3. Moanin'

Side Two:

1. Tensions
2. My Jelly Roll Soul
3. E's Flat Ah's Flat Too