For this 1961 release, Mingus chose music composed before he heard the revolutionary playing of Charlie Parker. The album features large ensembles and includes two swing-era contrapuntal 'mash-ups', with one song playing out of the left channel and another from the right.
Verve's Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.
Side A
1. Take the A Train
2. Prayer For Passive Resistance
3. Eclipse
4. Mingus Fingus No. 2
5. Weird Nightmare
Side B
6. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
7. Bemoanable Lady
8. Half-Mast Inhibition
Charles Mingus, bass
Eric Dolphy, alto saxophone
Charles McCracken, cello
Dannie Richmond, drums
Robert DiDomenica, flute
Harry Schulman, oboe
George Scott, percussion
Paul Bley, piano
Bill Barron, tenor saxophone
Charles Greenlee, trombone
Clark Terry, trumpet
Don Butterfield, tuba
Lorraine Cusson, vocals
