Used 1986 4xLP Mosaic Box Set

Limited Edition of 7500

Media: Near Mint (NM or M-) A nearly perfect record. The record should show no obvious signs of wear.

Sleeve: Near Mint (NM or M-)

Bassist/leader Charles Mingus cut some of his most exciting and rewarding recordings for Candid in 1960 and this superb four-LP set (which unfortunately is a limited edition) contains all of the music except for a couple of alternate takes that showed up later on. Five selections feature the brilliant piano-less quartet of Eric Dolphy (on alto, bass clarinet, and flute), trumpeter Ted Curson, Mingus, and drummer Dannie Richmond, and these are highlighted by the bass clarinet-bass conversation on "What Love" and the interplay between the four musicians on the very memorable "Folk Forms No. 1." Other musicians are added to six other selections (including the 19-minute jam "MDM") and five other numbers feature trumpeter Roy Eldridge who is teamed with altoist Dolphy on three of the songs; those pieces originally appeared on the Newport Rebels' LP. This is a highly recommended set.

Folk Forms No. 1    11:55
Original Faubus Fables    8:50
What Love    15:11
All The Things You Could Be By Now If Sigmund Freud's Wife Was Your Mother    8:08
Stormy Weather    13:21
Melody From The Drums    9:20
Reincarnation Of A Love Bird    9:17
Vasserlean    6:38
MDM    19:07
Bugs    8:26
Reincarnation Of A Love Bird (Second Session)    6:56
Lock 'Em Up    6:39
Mysterious Bllues    8:39
Body And Soul    13:46
R&R    11:48
Wrap Your Troubles Up In Dreams    3:48
Me And You    9:52