Bethlehem Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Jazz Experiments Of Charles Mingus
| Recorded | Dec 1954 |
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| Label | Bethlehem Records |
| Released | 1954 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 288230 |
The record
Cello threads through the frontline as Mingus pairs Macero's reeds with Thad Jones's trumpet, pushing toward classical form years before Columbia caught up with him. Bethlehem's snapshot of a bassist-composer already restless inside standard bar lines.
Session personnel
- Charles Mingus — bass, piano, leader, liner notes
- Jackson Wiley — cello
- John LaPorta — clarinet, alto saxophone
- Clem De Rosa — drums
- Teo Macero — tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
- Thad Jones — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 2013 | Bethlehem Records · BCP 65 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue earliest on file |
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| 2013 | Bethlehem Records · BCP 65 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Test Pressing |
| 2013 | Vinyl Passion · VP 90089 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, 180 gr. |
| 2019 | Vinyl Passion · VP90089 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2020 | Bethlehem Records — MONO, LIMITED EDITION |
| 2020 | Bethlehem Records · BCP 65 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono, 180g Black |
| 2022 | Bethlehem Records · BCP 65 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono, 180g Black |
| 2024 | Bethlehem Records · BCP 65 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono, 180g, 70th Anniversary |
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