Pithecanthropus Erectus Charles Mingus SKU: SD1237 Barcode: 4260019715517 34.00 £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Speakers Corner Released Date: 27th January 2018 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info “Pithecanthropus Erectus” – Jackie McLean (as); J.R. Monterose (ts); Mal Waldron (p); Charlie Mingus (b); Willie Jones (dr) It was a fairly ordinary quintet that entered the Audio-Video Studios in New York City on 30 January 1956: one tenor saxophone, one alto saxophone, a pianist, a drummer and … you guessed: an extraordinary man on the double bass! Not just an instrumentalist, but also an imaginative composer, wayfarer between all kinds of jazz, arranger and enfant terrible. The Suite “Pithecanthropus Erectus” is – among other things – programme music. Having learned to walk upright, having achieved alleged superiority over animals, and having caused devastation, the destruction of mankind’s natural resources follows. The composer Mingus gives his fellow mankind/musicians the widest possible freedom, which all exploit to the full both in interplay and in the solos. Bedded down in noise and sound collages, the piece is the result of an experimental workshop. The Gershwin classic “A Foggy Day” takes on the role of intermediary between the jazz styles of the 1930s and free jazz. And in “Profile Of Jackie” and “Love Chant” the arranger calls for his soloists to go to the very limits of their artistic improvisation. Charles Mingus was certainly not an easy person to deal with for his family, friends and fellow musicians. But that fades into the background when it comes to such outstanding music. Luckily, we outsiders can once again enjoy the music of this genius 60 years after the studio recording, in its original format. This Speakers Corner LP was remastered using pure analogue components only, from the master tapes through to the cutting head. Recording: January 1956 at Audio-Video Studios, New York City by Tom Dowd & Hal Lustig in mono Production: Nesuhi Ertegun Artist Charles Mingus Genre Jazz Label Speakers Corner Buying Options 180g 1LP Format 180g , 1LP Condition New Country Germany Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Charles Mingus View Product Quick View Charles Mingus Incarnations Jazz | Candid Records | 1LP Released 15th March 2024 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Charles Mingus Incarnations £26.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Candid Records SKU: LPCND33121 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 15th March 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Charles Mingus The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus Jazz | BMG | 180g, 1LP Released 15th March 2024 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Charles Mingus The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus £22.00 Genre: Jazz Label: BMG SKU: 4050538997613 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 15th March 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View 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