’Pithecanthropus Erectus’ 1955-1957
Charles Mingus
Label : Giants Of Jazz
Reference : CD 53056
Date : 1990
| 1 | Pithecanthropus Erectus | Mingus [Charles Mingus] | 10:31 |
| 2 | Haitian Fight Song | Mingus [Charles Mingus] | 11:57 |
| 3 | Love Chant | Mingus [Charles Mingus] | 14:46 |
| 4 | A Foggy Day | G. & I. Gershwin [George & Ira Gershwin] | 5:24 |
| 5 | Memories Of You | Razaf [Andy Razaf], Blake [Eubie Blake] | 4:22 |
| 6 | East Coasting (East Coast Ghost) | Mingus [Charles Mingus] | 5:08 |
| 7 | Jump, Monk | Mingus [Charles Mingus] | 6:46 |
| 8 | Serenade In Blue | Warren [Harry Warren], Gordon [Mack Gordon] | 6:00 |
| 9 | Work Song | Mingus [Charles Mingus] | 6:21 |
| Alto Saxophone | Jackie Mclean | 1,3 |
| Alto Saxophone | Shafi Hadi | 2,5-6 |
| Bass | Charles Mingus | |
| Drums | Dannie Richmond | 2,5-6 |
| Drums | Willie Jones | 1,3-4,7-9 |
| Piano | Bill Evans | 5-6 |
| Piano | Mal Waldron | 1,3-4,7-9 |
| Piano | Wade Legge | 2 |
| Tenor Saxophone | George Barrow | 4,7-9 |
| Tenor Saxophone | J.r. Monterose | 1,3 |
| Trombone | Eddie Bert | 4,7-9 |
| Trombone | Jimmy Knepper | 2,5-6 |
| Trumpet | Clarence Shaw | 5-6 |
Recorded at Café Bohemia
Tracks 4 & 7 to 9 recorded at Cafe Bohemia, NYC, December 23, 1955
Tracks 1 & 3 recorded in NYC, January 30, 1956
Track 2 recorded in NYC, March 12, 1957
Tracks 5 & 6 recorded in NYC, August, 1957
