Charles Mingus - Charles Mingus In Paris: The Complete America Session

Tracklist

The Master Takes
1-1	I Left My Heart In San Francisco	4:04
1-2	Reincarnation Of A Lovebird	15:09
1-3	Peggy's Blue Skylight	12:51
1-4	Love Is A Dangerous Necessity	4:34
1-5	Blue Bird	18:08
1-6	Pithecanthropus Erectus	16:41
The Alternate Takes
2-1	Reincarnation Of A Lovebird (Warm Up And First False Start)	0:30
2-2	Reincarnation Of A Lovebird (Second False Start)	1:49
2-3	Reincarnation Of A Lovebird (Third False Start)	0:06
2-4	Reincarnation Of A Lovebird (Incomplete)	4:49
2-5	Peggy's Blue Skylight (First False Start)	0:15
2-6	Peggy's Blue Skylight (Second False Start)	0:15
2-7	Peggy's Blue Skylight (Third False Start And Rehearsal)	0:37
2-8	Peggy's Blue Skylight (Alternate - Fast Version)	9:45
2-9	Blue Bird (Incomplete)	4:10
2-10	Reprise	0:42
2-11	Love Is A Dangerous Necessity (First False Start)	1:06
2-12	Love Is A Dangerous Necessity (Second False Start)	1:48
2-13	Pithecanthropus Erectus (First Take, Incomplete)	7:33
2-14	Pithecanthropus Erectus (Reprise)	0:54
2-15	Pithecanthropus Erectus (Rehearsal)	0:35
2-16	Pithecanthropus Erectus (False Start)	0:09
2-17	Pithecanthropus Erectus (To The End)	10:02
2-18	Pithecanthropus Erectus (Mingus Explanations, Restart)	2:17

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Universal Music France
• Copyright (c) – Universal Music France
• Licensed To – Sunnyside Communications, Inc.
• Recorded At – Decca Studios, Paris

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Charles McPherson
• Double Bass – Charles Mingus
• Drums – Dannie Richmond
• Piano – Jaki Byard
• Tenor Saxophone – Bobby Jones
• Trumpet – Eddie Preston

Notes

Recorded October 31, 1970 at the Studio Decca, Paris.

CD1: (3, 4, 6) Reissue of the America LP 6109 - (1, 2, 5) Reissue of the America LP 6110
All tracks of CD2 are previously unreleased.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
984 275-6	Charles Mingus	Charles Mingus In Paris: The Complete America Session ‎(2xCD, Comp)	Universal Music Jazz France, EmArcy	984 275-6	Europe	2006