Charles Mingus, piano & vocals ; with Rahsaan Roland Kirk, flute, siren, saxophone, manzello & strich ; Booker Ervin, saxophone ; Jimmy Knepper, drums ; Doug Watkins, bass ; Dannie Richmond, drums
Produced by Nesuhi Ertegun
Jazz sextets ; the composer, piano, vocals ; Rahsaan Roland Kirk, flute, tenor saxophone ; Booker Ervin, tenor saxophone ; Jimmy Knepper, trombone ; Doug Watkins, bass ; Dannie Richmond, drums.
"This album was first released in 1962 as Atlantic SD 1377"--Insert.
Includes a previously unreleased interview with the composer, conducted by Nesuhi Ertegun, in 1961-1962.
Compact disc.
Booklet, containing notes on the performer and music, by N. Hentoff (6 p.)--inserted in container.
Atlantic Jazz: 90667-2 (variant no. on spine: 7 90667-2).
Recorded on November 6, 1961, in New York, New York.
Hog callin' blues (7:26) -- Devil woman (9:38) -- Wham bam thank you ma'am (4:41) -- Ecclusiastics (6:55) -- Oh Lord don't let them drop that atomic bomb on me (5:38) -- Eat that chicken (4:36) -- Passions of a man (4:52) -- Charles Mingus interviewed by Nesuhi Ertegun (24:30)