| Mingus Revisited | ||||
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| Released | September 1961 (Pre-Bird) [1] May 1965 (Mingus Revisited) [2] | |||
| Recorded | May 24-25, 1960 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 35:20 | |||
| Label | Mercury (1961) Limelight (1965) | |||
| Producer | Leonard Feather | |||
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| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  |
Mingus Revisited (originally released as Pre-Bird in 1961) is an album by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus consisting of music that was composed before Mingus first heard Charlie Parker, hence the Pre-Bird title. The music is scored for various sized large jazz ensembles and features many soloists prominent at the time of recording. The album includes two tracks which are contrapuntal arrangements of two swing era pieces, whereby "Take the "A" Train" (left channel) is paired with a simultaneous "Exactly Like You" (right channel), and likewise "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me" with "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart". Tracks 1 to 3, 5 and 6 recorded May 25, 1960 probably at Plaza Sound, New York City; tracks 4, 7 and 8 recorded May 24, 1960 at Plaza Sound, New York City. [4]
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