Charles Mingus Passions Of A Man: The Complete Atlantic Recordings 1956-1961 © 1997 Atlantic Recording Corporation Rhino R2 72871 6 Compact Discs

Tracks

• Disc 1 [TT 61:38]
  1. Pithecanthropus Erectus (10:33)
  2. A Foggy Day (7:47) (George Gershwin)
  3. Love Chant (14:56)
  4. Profile Of Jackie (3:07)
  5. Laura (4:52) (David Raskin)
  6. When Your Lover Has Gone (2:27) (Einar Aaron Swan)
  7. Just One Of Those Things (6:06) (Cole Porter)
  8. Blue Greens (11:42) (Teddy Charles)
• Disc 2 [TT 56:21]
  1. The Clown (12:29)
  2. Passions Of A Woman Loved (9:43)
  3. Blue Cee (7:48)
  4. Tonight At Noon (5:58)
  5. Reincarnation Of A Lovebird (8:31)
  6. Haitian Fight Song (11:57)
• Disc 3 [TT 70:20]
  1. E's Flat Ah's Flat Too (6:37)
  2. My Jelly Roll Soul (6:47)
  3. Tensions (6:27)
  4. Moanin' (7:57)
  5. Cryin' Blues (4:58)
  6. Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting (5:42)
  7. E's Flat Ah's Flat Too (Alternate Take) (7:16)
  8. My Jelly Roll Soul (Alternate Take) (11:51)
  9. Tensions (Alternate Take) (5:30)
  10. Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting (Alternate Take) (6:56)
• Disc 4 [TT 71:40]
  1. Prayer For Passive Resistance (8:06)
  2. Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting (11:54)
  3. Folk Forms I (11:08)
  4. What Love? (13:34)
  5. I'll Remember April (13:39) (DePaul, Johnston, Raye)
• Disc 5 [TT 67:34]
  1. Devil Woman (9:38)
  2. Ecclusiastics (6:55)
  3. "Old" Blues For Walt's Torin (8:59)
  4. Peggy's Blue Skylight (9:42)
  5. Hog Callin' Blues (7:26)
  6. Oh Lord Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me (5:38)
  7. Passions Of A Man (4:52)
  8. Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am (4:41)
  9. Invisible Lady (4:49)
  10. Eat That Chicken (4:36)
• Disc 6 [TT app. 75:00]
  1. Charles Mingus interviewed by Nesuhi Ertegun (75:00)

  All compositions by Charles Mingus unless otherwise noted

Personnel

• Disc 1, 1-5:
  • Charles Mingus - bass
  • Jackie McLean - alto sax
  • J.R. Monterose - tenor sax
  • Mal Waldron - piano
  • Willie Jones - drums
• Disc 1, 5-8:
  • Teddy Charles - vibes
  • Hall Overton - piano
  • Charles Mingus - bass
  • Ed Shaughnessy - drums
• Disc 2
  • Charles Mingus - bass
  • Shafi Hadi (Curtis Porter) - tenor sax
  • Jimmy Knepper - trombone
  • Wade Legge - piano
  • Dannie Richmond - drums
  • Jean Shepherd - improvised narration on 'The Clown'
• Disc 3
  • Charles Mingus - bass
  • John Handy - alto sax
  • Jackie McLean - alto sax
  • Booker Ervin - tenor sax
  • Pepper Adams - baritone sax
  • Willie Dennis - trombone
  • Jimmy Knepper - trombone
  • Horace Parlan - piano (except 1 and 7)
  • Mal Waldron - piano (on 1 and 7)
• Disc 4
  • Charles Mingus - bass, piano (on 2,3)
  • Eric Dolphy - alto sax, bass clarinet (on 5)
  • Booker Ervin - tenor sax (on 1-5)
  • Ted Curson - trumpet
  • Bud Powell - piano (on 6)
  • Dannie Richmond - drums
• Disc 5
  • Charles Mingus - piano, vocal
  • Roland Kirk - tenor sax, flute, siren, manzello, strich
  • Booker Ervin - tenor sax
  • Jimmy Knepper - trombone
  • Doug Watkins - bass
  • Dannie Richmond - drums

Information

Date and location

• Disc 1, 1-5: January 30, 1956, Audio-Video Studios, New York City
• Disc 1, 5-8: November 12, 1956, New York City
• Disc 2, 1: February 13, 1957, Audio-Video Studios, New York City
• Disc 2: 2-6: March 12, 1957, Atlantic Studios, New York City
• Disc 3: February 4, 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City
• Disc 4: July 13, 1960, Antibes Jazz Festival, Juan-les-Pins, France
• Disc 5: November 6, 1961, Atlantic Studios, New York City
• Disc 6: late 1961/early 1962, Nesuhi Ertegun's office, Atlantic Records, New York City

Total time

ca. 400 minutes

Original issue (year)

• Disc 1, 1-5: Atlantic 1237 as "Pithecanthropus Erectus" (July 1956)
• Disc 1, 5-8: Atlantic 1274 as Teddy Charles' "Word From Bird" (June 1958)
• Disc 2, 1,3,5,6: Atlantic 1260 as "The Clown" (August 1957)
• Disc 2, 2,4; Disc 5, 3,4,9: Atlantic 1416 as "Tonight At Noon" (June 1964)
• Disc 3, 1-6: Atlantic 1305 as "Blues & Roots" (March 1960)
• Disc 3, 7-10: previosly unissued
• Disc 4: Atlantic 2-3001 as "Mingus At Antibes" (October 1979)
• Disc 5, 1,2,5-8,10: Atlantic 1377 as "Oh Yeah" (April 1962)
• Disc 6: previously unissued extended interview; edited version originally appeared on CD reissue of "Oh Yeah", Atlantic 90667-2 (1988)

See also

• Passions Of A Man: The Complete Atlantic Recordings 1956-1961 page on Rhino's website