Passions of a Man: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1956–1961)

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

Annotation

Location:
#1-#5, Audio-Video Studios, New York City, USA
#5-#8, New York City, USA
Recording Date:
#1-#5, 1956/01/30
#5-#8, 1956/11/12

This set contains both Pithecanthropus Erectus (Atlantic 1237, July 1956) and Teddy Charles' Word From Bird (Atlantic 1274, June 1958) - to which you'll refer for extended sessions details - the other discs contain The Clown, Blues and Roots, Oh Yeah, Tonight at Noon and Mingus at Antibes.

Annotation last modified on 2023-11-23 00:16 UTC.

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▶ CD 2
▶ CD 3
▶ CD 4
▼ CD 5
#TitleRatingLength
1Devil Woman
recording of:
Devil Woman
composer and arranger:
Charles Mingus
9:46
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 (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
7:02
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 (on 1961-11-06)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (Trombonist) (on 1961-11-06)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1961-11-06)
8:00
4Peggy's Blue Skylight
recording of:
Peggy's Blue Skylight
composer:
Charles Mingus
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
9:48
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 (on 1961-11-06)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (Trombonist) (on 1961-11-06)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1961-11-06)
7:31
6Oh Lord Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb on Me
samples from:
Oh Yeah (stereo) by Charles Mingus (in 1962)
recording of:
Oh Lord, Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
5:46
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 (on 1961-11-06)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (Trombonist) (on 1961-11-06)
woodwind:
Roland Kirk (on 1961-11-06)
5:00
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 (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
4:47
9Invisible Lady
recording of:
Invisible Lady (instrumental)
composer:
Charles Mingus
4:56
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 (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
4:38
▶ CD 6