The Very Best of Charles Mingus

by Charles Mingus

The Very Best of Charles Mingus cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 16 January 2001
  • Label: Rhino
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:15:33
  • Community rating: 3.82/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Rhino's single-disc survey of Charles Mingus draws on his Atlantic recordings, including 'Pithecanthropus Erectus' and 'Mingus Ah Um'. The bassist-composer's gospel, blues and bebop synthesis is presented through his best-known compositions, among them 'Goodbye Pork Pie Hat'.

Genres

Descriptors: improvisation, bassy, piano, acoustic, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Pithecanthropus Erectus (10:37)
  2. Profile of Jackie (3:08)
  3. Tonight at Noon (5:59)
  4. Haitian Fight Song (12:01)
  5. Reincarnation of a Lovebird (8:32)
  6. Moanin' (8:03)
  7. Cryin' Blues (5:00)
  8. Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting (5:42)
  9. Ecclusiastics (6:56)
  10. Passions of a Man (4:52)
  11. Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am (4:43)

Credits

  • Hugh Brown - art direction
  • Patrick Milligan - compilation producer
  • Nancy L. Hopkins - design
  • Neil Tesser - liner notes
  • Don Paulsen - photography by
  • Michael Ochs Archives - photography by
  • Nesuhi Ertegun - producer

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