Charles Mingus - A Modern Jazz Symposium On Music & Poetry - LP

2LP, Remastered — The Most Expansive Edition To Date

1957 was a mammoth year for Charles Mingus, and A Modern Jazz Symposium Of Music And Poetry stands out as a sublime conceptual recording from one of his most creative periods. This expanded edition, produced with the support of the Charles Mingus Estate, features an all-star band of Jimmy Knepper, Shafi Hadi, Bill Hardman, Clarence Shaw, Dannie Richmond, Horace Parlan and Bob Hammer, plus all available outtakes. Remastered by Kevin Gray and pressed at Pallas in a reverse-board gatefold sleeve.

Features

• Number of Discs: 2
• 180 gram vinyl
• Remastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio; pressed at Pallas, Germany
• Deluxe reverse-board gatefold jacket
• Label: New Land

Track Listing

Side A:

1. Scenes In The City – 11:20
2. Nouroog – 5:03

Side B:

1. New York Sketchbook – 8:30
2. Duke's Choice – 6:25
3. Slippers – 3:28

Side C:

1. Slippers (Alternate Version) – 3:52
2. Woody 'N' You – 8:45

Side D:

1. Billie's Bounce – 9:23
2. Scenes In The City (Single Edit) – 3:20