Title: Pithecanthropus Erectus - Limited 180-Gram Vinyl with Bonus Tracks Artist: Charles Mingus Label: Jazz Wax Records Product Type: VINYL LP UPC: 8435723701668 Genre: Jazz Release Date: 2025-03-21 Number of Discs: 1 Additional Details: SPAIN - IMPORT, LIMITED EDITION, 180 GRAM VINYL, BONUS TRACKS
Pithecanthropus Erectus was 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, was ?rmly grounded in jazz tradition. The tune that gave the album it's 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 ?nally to ultimate destruction. This was the ?rst album where Mingus tailored his arrangements to the personalities of his musicians, teaching the pieces by ear instead of writing everything out. 180-GRAM VIRGIN VINYL • LIMITED EDITION
Tracks: 1.1 Pithecanthropus Erectus (Charles Mingus) 10:33 1.2 A Foggy Day (George ; Ira Gershwin) 7:46 1.3 Love Chant (Charles Mingus) [1955 Version] 8:19 1.4 Profile of Jackie (Charles Mingus) 3:07 1.5 Love Chant (Charles Mingus) 14:55 1.6 A Foggy Day (George ; Ira Gershwin) [1955 Version] 5:34
