Charlie Mingus - Pre-Bird LP

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.

1. Take the a Train
2. Prayer for Passive Resistance
3. Eclipse
4. Mingus Fingus No. 2
5. Weird Nightmare