CHARLES MINGUS - Pithecanthropus Erectus - LP - 180g Vinyl [APR 11]

LP - Limited Edition 180g Black Vinyl audiophile pressing. The complete LP + 2 bonus tracks.

'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, were frmly entrenched in jazz tradition. The tune that gave the album its name is one of Mingus' true masterpieces: a fourmovement tone poem depicting man's evolution from pride and accomplishment to hubris and slavery, and fnally to ultimate destruction. This was the frst album where Mingus tailored his arrangements to the personalities of his musicians, teaching the pieces by ear instead of formally writing everything out.

Tracklist: 

1. Pithecanthropus Erectus  
2. A Foggy Day  
3. Love Chant [1955 Version]  
4. Profile Of Jackie  
5. Love Chant  
6. A Foggy Day [1955 Version]