MINGUS, Charles - Pithecanthropus Erectus - CD (hybrid SACD)

Free delivery on many items. Same-day despatch, no-question returns. Authorised dealers - full technical support. Online since 1997.About ContactVisit our eBay storeCharles MINGUSPithecanthropus ErectusAnalogue Productions UShybrid SACDCat: CAPA 059SA\nRel: 30 Mar 26\nJazzTrack 1. Pithecanthropus ErectusTrack 2. A Foggy DayTrack 3. Profile Of JackieTrack 4. Love Chant\nLong regarded by jazz aficionados as one of the most essential sets in the style's vast canon, Charles Mingus's 1956 set Pithecanthropus Erectus remains a genuine must-have. Undoubtedly a post-bop masterpiece, it was reportedly the first album he created by teaching his collaborating musicians arrangements \""by ear\"", rather than writing them down. It clearly worked, because the four included tracks are all stone-cold classics, with the smoky and stretched-out title track (a tone poem that muses on the rise and fall of humanity) being followed by a jau.