Passions of a Man: The Complete Atlantic Recordings 1956-1961 (2013 reissue)

~ Release by Charles Mingus (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

2013 repackaging in clamshell box with cds in individual cardsleeves and 112-page booklet

Date and location:
Disc 1, 1-5: January 30, 1956, Audio-Video Studios, New York City
Disc 1, 5-8: November 12, 1956, New York City
Disc 2, 1: February 13, 1957, Audio-Video Studios, New York City
Disc 2: 2-6: March 12, 1957, Atlantic Studios, New York City
Disc 3: February 4, 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City
Disc 4: July 13, 1960, Antibes Jazz Festival, Juan-les-Pins, France
Disc 5: November 6, 1961, Atlantic Studios, New York City
Disc 6: late 1961/early 1962, Nesuhi Ertegun's office, Atlantic Records, New York City

Original issue (year):
Disc 1, 1-5: Atlantic 1237 as "Pithecanthropus Erectus" (July 1956)
Disc 1, 5-8: Atlantic 1274 as Teddy Charles' "Word From Bird" (June 1958)
Disc 2, 1,3,5,6: Atlantic 1260 as "The Clown" (August 1957)
Disc 2, 2,4; Disc 5, 3,4,9: Atlantic 1416 as "Tonight At Noon" (June 1964)
Disc 3, 1-6: Atlantic 1305 as "Blues & Roots" (March 1960)
Disc 3, 7-10: previously unissued
Disc 4: Atlantic 2-3001 as "Mingus At Antibes" (October 1976)
Disc 5, 1,2,5-8,10: Atlantic 1377 as "Oh Yeah" (April 1962)
Disc 6: previously unissued extended interview; edited version originally appeared on CD reissue of "Oh Yeah", Atlantic 90667-2 (1988)

Annotation last modified on 2023-11-09 15:25 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Devil Woman
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-11-06)
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1961-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1961-11-06)
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1961-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1961-11-06)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1961-11-06)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1961-11-06)
samples from:
Oh Yeah (stereo) by Charles Mingus (in 1962)
recording of:
Devil Woman
writer, composer and arranger:
Charles Mingus
9:38
2Ecclusiastics
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-11-06)
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1961-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1961-11-06)
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1961-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1961-11-06)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1961-11-06)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1961-11-06)
recording of:
Ecclusiastics (on 1961-11-06)
composer:
Charles Mingus
6:55
3"Old" Blues for Walt's Torin
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-11-06)
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1961-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1961-11-06)
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1961-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1961-11-06)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1961-11-06)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1961-11-06)
8:59
4Peggy's Blue Skylight
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-11-06)
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1961-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1961-11-06)
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1961-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1961-11-06)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1961-11-06)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1961-11-06)
double bass arranger:
Charles Mingus
recording of:
Peggy's Blue Skylight (on 1961-11-06)
composer:
Charles Mingus
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
9:42
5Hog Callin' Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-11-06)
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1961-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1961-11-06)
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1961-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1961-11-06)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1961-11-06)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1961-11-06)
7:26
6Oh Lord Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb on Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-11-06)
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1961-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1961-11-06)
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1961-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1961-11-06)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1961-11-06)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1961-11-06)
recording of:
Oh Lord, Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me (on 1961-11-06)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
45:38
7Passions of a Man
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-11-06)
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1961-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1961-11-06)
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1961-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1961-11-06)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1961-11-06)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1961-11-06)
4:52
8Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-11-06)
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1961-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1961-11-06)
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1961-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1961-11-06)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1961-11-06)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1961-11-06)
double bass arranger:
Charles Mingus
recording of:
Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am (on 1961-11-06)
composer:
Charles Mingus
4:41
9Invisible Lady
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-11-06)
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1961-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1961-11-06)
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1961-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1961-11-06)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1961-11-06)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1961-11-06)
recording of:
Invisible Lady (instrumental) (on 1961-11-06)
composer:
Charles Mingus
4:49
10Eat That Chicken
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-11-06)
double bass [bass]:
Doug Watkins (on 1961-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1961-11-06)
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1961-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1961-11-06)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1961-11-06)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1961-11-06)
recording of:
Eat That Chicken (on 1961-11-06)
composer:
Charles Mingus
4:36
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