Charles Mingus And His Jazz Groups Mingus Dynasty © 1994 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Columbia Legacy 472995 2 (Europe) Compact Disc

Tracks

1. Slop (4:39)
2. Diane (7:31)
3. Song With Orange (4:14)
4. Gunslinging Bird (3:58)
5. Things Ain't What They Used To Be (4:25) (Mercer Ellington)
6. Far Wells, Mill Valley (6:14)
7. New Now, Know How (3:01)
8. Mood Indigo (8:15) (Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard)
9. Put Me In That Dungeon (2:53)

   All compositions by Charles Mingus unless otherwise noted

Personnel

• John Handy - alto sax
• Booker Ervin - tenor sax
• Jimmy Knepper - trombone
• Roland Hanna - piano
• Charles Mingus - bass
• Dannie Richmond - drums

• 1,5,8,9:
  • Don Ellis - trumpet
  • Maurice Brown - cello
  • Seymour Barab - cello
• 2-4,6,7:
  • Richard Williams - trumpet
  • Benny Golson - tenor sax
  • Jerome Richardson - baritone sax, flute
  • Teddy Charles - vibes
  • Nico Bunink - piano (?)

Information

Date and location

• 1,5,8,9: November 13, 1959, New York City
• 2-4,6,7: November 1, 1959, New York City

Total time

45:43

Original issue (year)

CS 8236 (1960)

Reissues (year)

• Columbia CG 30628 (197?, 2LP) as half of "Better Git It In Your Soul"
• Columbia CK 52922 (CD, USA)

Producer

Teo Macero

Liner notes

Chris Albertson

See also

• Mingus Ah Um
• Shoes Of The Fisherman's Wife