Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus

Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus is a studio album by the American jazz composer and bassist Charles Mingus which was released on January 9, 1964.^[1]

Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
Studio album by Charles Mingus
Released	January 9, 1964 (1964-01-09)[1]
Recorded	January 20 & September 20, 1963 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:18
Label	Impulse! A-54
Producer	Bob Thiele
Charles Mingus chronology
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963) Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1964) Tonight at Noon (1964)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Background

Mingus collaborated with arranger/orchestrator Bob Hammer to score the music for a large ensemble of brass and saxophones.

Most of the compositions on this album had been previously recorded or have since been rerecorded, some under different titles, on other albums:

• "II B.S." as "Haitian Fight Song" on Plus Max Roach and The Clown
• "I X Love" as "Duke's Choice" on A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry.^[5][6][7]
• "Celia" on East Coasting
• "Mood Indigo" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington) on Mingus Dynasty
• "Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul" as "Better Git It in Your Soul" on Mingus Ah Um (also "Better Git Hit in Your Soul" on Mingus at Antibes)
• "Theme for Lester Young" as "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" on Mingus Ah Um
• "Hora Decubitus" as "E's Flat, Ah's Flat Too" on Blues & Roots
• "Freedom" on The Complete Town Hall Concert (1962)

Track listing

Adapted from 1995 CD reissue;^[8] many original LP copies have incorrect durations listed. All tracks composed by Charles Mingus, except where noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"II B.S."	4:46
2.	"I X Love"	7:38
3.	"Celia"	6:12
4.	"Mood Indigo (by Duke Ellington and Barney Bigard)"	4:43

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul"	6:28
2.	"Theme for Lester Young"	5:50
3.	"Hora Decubitus"	4:41
Total length:		40:18

Bonus track on reissues

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Freedom"	5:10
Total length:		45:28

Personnel

Tracks #1 and 4–8, recorded on September 20, 1963:

• Eddie Preston – trumpet
• Richard Williams – trumpet
• Britt Woodman – trombone
• Don Butterfield – tuba
• Jerome Richardson – soprano and baritone saxophone, flute
• Dick Hafer – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
• Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
• Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
• Jaki Byard – piano
• Charles Mingus – bass, narration ("Freedom")
• Walter Perkins – drums
• Bob Hammer – arranger and orchestrator

Tracks #2 and 3, recorded on January 20, 1963:

• Rolf Ericson – trumpet
• Richard Williams – trumpet
• Quentin Jackson – trombone
• Don Butterfield – tuba
• Jerome Richardson – soprano and baritone saxophone, flute
• Dick Hafer – tenor saxophone, flute, oboe
• Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
• Jaki Byard – piano
• Jay Berliner – guitar
• Charles Mingus – bass, piano
• Dannie Richmond – drums
• Bob Hammer – arranger and orchestrator

Production

• Bob Thiele – producer
• Michael Cuscuna – reissue Producer
• Bob Simpson – engineer
• Erick Labson – remastering

References

1. Ostrow, Marty; Howard, Ira; Lichtman, Irv, eds. (January 18, 1964). "ABC-Par's 33 New Albums Is a Record-setting Issue" (PDF). Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on Oct 8, 2022.
2. AllMusic review
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1004. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 140. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
5. Santoro, Gene (2000). Myself when I Am Real. New York: Oxford University Press US. p. 413. ISBN 0-19-514711-1.
6. Mathieson, Kenny (1999). Giant Steps. Canongate US. p. 217. ISBN 0-86241-859-3.
7. Conversely, Nat Hentoff identifies "Nouroog" as the precursor to "I X Love". Hentoff, Nat (1963). Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (CD booklet). Charles Mingus. Impulse! Records. pp. 2–10. IMPD-170.
8. "Charles Mingus - Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1995, Tri-fold Digipak, CD) - Discogs". Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved 7 May 2022.