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“Although a Mosaic box set claims to have all of Charles Mingus’s Candid recordings, this CD, in addition to four duplications from the box, contains three alternate takes not included elsewhere: “Body and Soul” (featuring trumpeter Roy Eldridge and altoist Eric Dolphy), the Dannie Richmond drum solo “Melody from the Drums” and a septet runthrough on “Reincarnation of a Love Bird.” A fine introduction into the music of Charles Mingus, this set still cannot compare to the Mosaic box which has the Mingus’s pianoless quartet with Dolphy, Richmond and trumpeter Ted Curson, but completists will have to acquire both releases.” – Scott Yanow/AllMusic.

Track listing:

00:00 A1 Mysterious Blues (Charles Mingus)
08:46 A2 Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams /Take 5/ (Harry Barris / Ted Koehler / Billy Moll)
12:40 A3 Body And Soul /Take 2/ (Frank Eyton / Johnny Green / Edward Heyman / Robert Sour)
23:29 B1 Vassarlean (Charles Mingus)
30:09 B2 Re-Incarnation Of A Love Bird (1st Version) /Take 4/ (Charles Mingus)
39:26 B3 Me And You Blues (Charles Mingus / Dannie Richmond)

Personnel:

A1 Mysterious Blues
A3 Body and soul

Charles Mingus – bass
Roy Eldridge – trumpet
Jimmy Knepper – trombone
Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone
Tommy Flanagan – piano
Jo Jones – drums

A2 Wrap your troubles in dreams
B3 Me and you blues

Charles Mingus – bass
Roy Eldridge – trumpet
Tommy Flanagan – piano
Jo Jones – drums

B1 Vassarlean

Charles Mingus – bass
Ted Curson – trumpet
Lonnie Hillyer – trumpet
Eric Dolphy – alto sax, bass clarinet, flute
Charles McPherson – tenor sax
Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
Nico Bunick – piano
Dannie Richmond – drums

B2 Re-incarnation of a love bird

Charles Mingus – bass
Ted Curson – trumpet
Lonnie Hillyer – trumpet
Eric Dolphy – alto sax, Bass Clarinet , flute
Charles McPherson – tenor sax
Nico Bunick – piano
Dannie Richmond – drums

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Recorded: at Nola Penthouse Studios, New York City, 20th October, 1960 (B1,B2), 11th November 1960 (A1,A2,A3,B3).