Charles Mingus - Pre-Bird - Acoustic Sounds Series LP

All-Analog 180g Vinyl LP, Stoughton Gatefold Jacket — Verve Acoustic Sounds Series

Recorded in 1960, Pre-Bird gathers Charles Mingus' pre-bop and pre-1940s material into a large-ensemble set bursting with energy. Two Ellington numbers are taken at a distinctly Mingus pace, while originals like "Prayer for Passive Resistance" and the third-stream "Half-Mast Inhibition" show his range. The band is stacked — Eric Dolphy, Booker Ervin, Clark Terry, and Dannie Richmond among them. Mastered from the original analog tapes and pressed at QRP.

Features

• 180g vinyl, all-analog mastering from the original tapes
• Pressed at Quality Record Pressings (QRP)
• Stoughton tip-on gatefold jacket
• Label: Verve

Track Listing

Side One:

1. Take the 'A' Train
2. Prayer for Passive Resistance
3. Eclipse
4. Mingus Fingus No. 2
5. Weird Nightmare

Side Two:

1. Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me
2. Bemoanable Lady
3. Half-Mast Inhibition