| Charles Mingus Sextet In Berlin | ||||
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| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded | 5 November 1970 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Beppo 508 | |||
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Charles Mingus Sextet In Berlin is an unauthorized live album by American jazz bassist Charles Mingus recorded on 5 November 1970, Berlin, West Germany, together with his sextet. [1] [2] [3] [4] The status of this recording is unknown.
All tracks are written by Charles Mingus.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "History" | 8:15 |
| 2. | "O.P." | 10:48 |
| 3. | "Reincarnation of a Lovebird" | 10:52 |
| 4. | "The Man Who Never Sleeps" | 13:15 |
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Pre-Bird is an album by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus consisting of music that was composed before Mingus first heard Charlie Parker, hence the title Pre-Bird. It was released on Mercury Records in September 1961.
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Pepper Adams Plays the Compositions of Charlie Mingus, is an album by baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams featuring Quintet and Octet performances of Charles Mingus' compositions which was recorded in 1963 and originally released on the Motown subsidiary label, Workshop Jazz.