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Pithecanthropus Erectus was Charles Mingus' breakthrough as a leader, the album where he established himself as a composer of boundless imagination and a fresh new voice that, despite his ambitiously modern concepts, was firmly grounded in jazz tradition. Mingus truly discovered himself after mastering the vocabularies of bop and swing, and with Pithecanthropus Erectus he began seeking new ways to increase the evocative power of the art form and challenge his musicians (who here include altoist Jackie McLean and pianist Mal Waldron) to work outside of convention. The title cut is one of his greatest masterpieces: a four-movement tone poem
| 1 | Pithecanthropus Erectus | ♡ | 10:36 | Charles Mingus | Charles Mingus / Jackie McLean / J. R. Monterose |
| 2 | A Foggy Day | ♡ | 7:48 | Ira Gershwin / George Gershwin | Charles Mingus / Jackie McLean / J. R. Monterose |
| 3 | Profile of Jackie | ♡ | 3:11 | Charles Mingus | Charles Mingus / Jackie McLean / J. R. Monterose |
| 4 | Love Chant | ♡ | 14:56 | Charles Mingus | Charles Mingus / Jackie McLean / J. R. Monterose |
Links
- Folder:
R:\__Jazz\_C\Charles Mingus\1956. Charles Mingus - Pithecanthropus Erectus (2011 Japan Remaster)[SACD][DSD64] - Explorer: Open folder
- AllMusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/MW0000605928
Credits
Alto Saxophone — Jackie McLean Bass — Charles Mingus Drums — Willie Jones Engineer — Hal Lustig, Tom Dowd Piano — Mal Waldron Producer — Nesuhi Ertegun Tenor Saxophone — J.R. Monterose
Materials
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