| Release Date | 29/09/2023 |
| Format | LP |
| Label | Verve Acoustic Sound Series |
| Catalogue Number | 5509298 |
For this 1961 release, Mingus chose music composed before he heard the revolutionary playing of Charlie Parker. The album features large ensembles and includes two swing-era contrapuntal ‘mash-ups’, with one song playing out of the left channel and another from the right. Verve’s Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.
Tracklist:
A1. Take the A Train
A2. Prayer For Passive Resistance
A3. Eclipse
A4. Mingus Fingus No. 2
A5. Weird Nightmare
B1. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
B2. Bemoanable Lady
B3. Half-Mast Inhibition