Pre Bird

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For this 1961 release, Mingus chose music composed before he heard the revolutionary playing of Charlie Parker. The album features large ensembles and includes two swing-era contrapuntal mash-ups, with one song playing out of the left channel and another from the right.

Acoustic Sounds series pressing - 180 Gram LP

Tracklist

1 Take the a Train
2 Prayer for Passive Resistance
3 Eclipse
4 Mingus Fingus No. 2
5 Weird Nightmare
6 Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me
7 Bemoanable Lady
8 Half-mast Inhibition