Charles Mingus: Bass & Leader (Also Piano On 10) Jimmy Knepper: Trombone (On 1 & 6-10) Willie Dennis: Trombone (On 2-5 & 11-12) Booker Ervin: Tenor Sax Curtis Porter (Shafi Hadi): Alto & Tenor Sax John Handy: Alto & Tenor Sax, Clarinet Horace Parlan: Piano Dannie Richmond: Drums
1. Better Get It In Your Soul 7:23 2. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 5:44 3. Boogie Stop Shuffle 5:03 4. Self-Portrait In Three Colors 3:10 5. Open Letter To Duke 5:51 6. Bird Calls 6:17 7. Fables Of Faubus 8:13 8. Pussy Cat Dues 9:14 9. Jelly Roll 6:17 10. Pedal Point Blues 6:30* 11. Gg Train 4:89* 12. Girl Of My Dreams 4:08* "First let's put your minds at ease about that weird title: it's a corruption of an imaginary Latin declension (mingus-minga-mingum). Don't ask why. It seems to me that Mingus has now completely found himself, found a personal and vital direction. This is a consistently exciting and stimulating set. Mingus has something to say, knows how and through whom to say it, and it is all stated with communicative authority." (Leonard Feather)
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