Charles Mingus - Pithecanthropus Erectus

Cat. no: JWR4641
Format: LP
Barcode: 8435723701668
Release Date: 11 Apr 2025
Genre: Jazz

Limited edition 180g 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 four-movement 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.

Tracks: Pithecanthropus Erectus / A Foggy Day / Love Chant [1955 Version] / Profle Of Jackie / Love Chant / A Foggy Day [1955 Version]