Mingus Revisited (album)

Mingus Revisited, originally released as Pre-Bird is an album by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus; it was recorded and released in 1960. It consists of music that was composed before the bebop era, hence the title, "Pre-Bird." The music is scored for various sized large jazz ensembles and features a number of notable soloists. Also notable is the contrapuntal arrangement of two tracks, where "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".

Track listing

 * 1) "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) / "Exactly Like You" (Jimmy McHugh/Dorothy Fields) – 3:40
 * 2) "Prayer For Passive Resistance" – 3:57
 * 3) "Eclipse" – 4:01
 * 4) "Mingus Fingus No. 2" – 3:39
 * 5) "Weird Nightmare" - 3:42
 * 6) "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me" (Duke Ellington/Bob Russell) / "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (Duke Ellington/Irving Mills/Henry Nemo/John Redmond) - 3:41
 * 7) "Bemoanable Lady" - 4:30
 * 8) "Half-Mast Inhibition" - 8:14


 * All compositions by Charles Mingus, except where indicated

Personnel

 * Max Roach - Drums
 * Gunther Schuller - conductor
 * Marcus Belgrave - trumpet
 * Ted Curson - trumpet
 * Clark Terry - trumpet
 * Hobart Dotson - trumpet
 * Richard Williams - trumpet
 * Robert Di Domenica - flute
 * Eric Dolphy - alto saxophone, flute
 * Yusuf Lateef - saxophone, flute
 * John LaPorta - saxophone
 * Danny Bank - saxophone
 * Bill Barron - saxophone
 * Joe Farrell - saxophone
 * Eddie Bert - trombone
 * Slide Hampton - trombone
 * Jimmy Knepper - trombone
 * Charles "Majeed" Greenlee - trombone
 * Paul Bley - piano
 * Roland Hanna - piano
 * Charles Mingus – bass
 * George Scott - drums
 * Dannie Richmond - drums
 * Sticks Evans - drums
 * Lorraine Cusson - vocals