Charles Mingus – Pithecanthropus Erectus (Limited Edition)

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New, Still Sealed. Limited Edition in Purple Color.

Pithecanthropus Erectus was Charles Mingus‘ breakthrough as a leader, the album where he established himself as a composer of boundless imagination and a fresh new voice that, despite his ambitiously modern concepts, was firmly grounded in the jazz tradition. Mingus truly discovered himself after mastering the vocabularies of bop and swing, and with Pithecanthropus Erectus, he began seeking new ways to increase the evocative power of the art form and challenge his musicians (who here include altoist Jackie McLean and pianist Mal Waldron) to work outside of convention. The title cut is one of his greatest masterpieces: a four-movement tone poem depicting man’s evolution from pride and accomplishment to hubris and slavery and finally to ultimate destruction. The piece is held together by a haunting, repeated theme and broken up by frenetic, sound-effect-filled interludes that grow darker as man’s spirit sinks lower. It can be a little hard to follow the storyline, but the whole thing seethes with a brooding intensity that comes from the soloist’s extraordinary focus on the mood, rather than simply flashing their chops. Mingus‘ playful side surfaces on “A Foggy Day (In San Francisco),” which crams numerous sound effects (all from actual instruments) into a highly visual portrait, complete with honking cars, ringing trolleys, sirens, police whistles, change clinking on the sidewalk, and more. This was the first album where Mingus tailored his arrangements to the personalities of his musicians, teaching the pieces by ear instead of writing everything out. Perhaps that’s why Pithecanthropus Erectus resembles paintings in sound — full of sumptuous tone colors learned through Duke Ellington, but also rich in sonic details that only could have come from an adventurous modernist. And Mingus plays with the sort of raw passion that comes with the first flush of mastery. Still one of his greatest.

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WaxTime In Color 950689 LP, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Purple Vinyl Europe 2019

Side 1.

1. Pithecanthropus Erectus 10:36
2. A Foggy Day 7:50

Side 2.

1. Profile Of Jackie 3:11
2. Love Chant 14:54
3. Love Chant [Live Version] 8:19

Credits:

Remastered By – George Piros
Tenor Saxophone – J.R. Monterose
Producer – Nesuhi Ertegun
Piano – Mal Waldron
Engineer – Tom Dowd
Photography By [Cover] – David Spitzer
Drums – Willie Jones
Engineer – Hal Lustig
Bass – Charles Mingus
Artwork [Hand Coloring] – Curtice Taylor
Art Direction, Design – Bob Defrin
Alto Saxophone – Jackie McLean
Written-By – Charles Mingus

Media Condition: Mint (M)
Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)

This Album Was First Released In 1956 As Atlantic 1237.

Track B3 is a bonus track recorded live at the Cafe Bohemia, New York, December 18, 1955.

 

 

 

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Barcode 8436559466301

 

 

 

 

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Weight0,23 kg
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