Boxset / Compilation · 2004
Tracklist
Pacific Coast Blues
1-1 –Illinois Jacquet And His All Stars Merle's Mood 2:59
1-2 –Illinois Jacquet And His All Stars Wondering And Thinking Of You 3:09
1-3 –Illinois Jacquet And His All Stars (I Don't Stand) A Ghost Of A Chance 3:11
1-4 –Charles Mingus Sextet The Texas Hop 2:49
1-5 –Charles Mingus Sextet Lonesome Woman Blues 3:11
1-6 –Charles Mingus Sextet Swingin' An Echo 3:07
1-7 –Dinah Washington With Lucky Thompson And His All Stars Beggin' Mama Blues 2:54
1-8 –Dinah Washington With Lucky Thompson And His All Stars Pacific Coast Blues 2:41
1-9 –Charles Mingus Sextette Ain't Jivin' Blues 2:56
1-10 –Charles Mingus Sextette Shuffle Bass Boogie 2:57
1-11 –Charles Mingus Sextette Weird Nightmare 3:05
1-12 –Baron Mingus And His Octet Make Believe 2:44
1-13 –Baron Mingus And His Octet Bedspread 3:06
1-14 –Baron Mingus And His Octet Honey, Take A Chance With Me 3:15
1-15 –Baron Mingus And His Octet This Subdues My Passion 2:52
1-16 –Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra Mingus Fingers 3:06
1-17 –Lionel Hampton And His Sextet Zoo Baba Da Oo Ee 2:38
1-18 –Earl Hines And His Orchestra / Curley Hamner And His Orchestra Spooky Boogie 3:09
1-19 –Earl Hines And His Orchestra / Curley Hamner And His Orchestra No Good Woman Blues 3:11
1-20 –Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra Body And Soul 3:31
1-21 –Baron Mingus And His Rhythm Mingus Fingers 3:01
1-22 –Baron Mingus And His Rhythm These Foolish Things 3:19
1-23 –Baron Mingus Presents His Symphonic Airs He's Gone 3:33
1-24 –Baron Mingus Presents His Symphonic Airs The Story Of Love 2:54
1-25 –Baron Mingus And His Rhythm Pennies From Heaven 2:26
1-26 –Baron Mingus And His Rhythm Lyon's Roar 2:36
Inspiration
2-1 –Baron Mingus And His Rhythm Boppin' In Boston 2:53
2-2 –Baron Mingus And His Rhythm Say It Isn't So 2:40
2-3 –Charlie Mingus And His 22 Piece Bebop Band (Stan Kenton's Sidemen) The Story Of Love 2:43
2-4 –Charlie Mingus And His 22 Piece Bebop Band (Stan Kenton's Sidemen) Inspiration, Pts 1 & 2 4:04
2-5 –Red Norvo Trio Swedish Pastry 2:29
2-6 –Red Norvo Trio Cheek To Cheek 2:43
2-7 –Red Norvo Trio Night And Day 4:09
2-8 –Red Norvo Trio Time And Tide 2:35
2-9 –Mel Tormé With The Red Norvo Trio I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling 2:53
2-10 –Red Norvo Trio September Song 3:33
2-11 –Red Norvo Trio Move 2:38
2-12 –Red Norvo Trio I've Got You Under My Skin 2:25
2-13 –Red Norvo Trio I Get A Kick Out Of You 2:27
2-14 –Red Norvo Trio I'll Remember April 3:21
2-15 –Red Norvo Trio I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me 2:54
2-16 –Red Norvo Trio Little White Lies 3:47
2-17 –Red Norvo Trio Have You Met Miss Jones 3:01
2-18 –Red Norvo Trio Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart 3:28
2-19 –Red Norvo Trio Good Bait 1:48
2-20 –Red Norvo Trio September In The Rain 2:21
2-21 –Red Norvo Trio Budo 1:58
2-22 –Red Norvo Trio East Of The Sun 2:11
2-23 –Red Norvo Trio If I Had You 4:08
2-24 –Red Norvo Trio This Can't Be Love 2:32
2-25 –Red Norvo Trio I'm Yours 4:05
2-26 –Red Norvo Trio Godchild 4:42
Extrasensory Perception
3-1 –Strings And Keys What Is This Thing Called Love? 3:08
3-2 –Strings And Keys Body And Soul 3:39
3-3 –Miles Davis All Stars Lady Bird 5:40
3-4 –Billy Taylor Trio I'm Beginning To See The Light 5:23
3-5 –Billy Taylor Trio All The Things You Are 8:11
3-6 –Oscar Pettiford Quartet Cello Again 2:39
3-7 –Oscar Pettiford Quartet Ah Dee Dong Blues 2:34
3-8 –Charles Mingus Quintet Extrasensory Perception 2:52
3-9 –Charles Mingus Quintet Precognition 2:48
3-10 –Charles Mingus Quintet Portrait 3:15
3-11 –Stan Getz Quintet Potter's Luck 5:10
3-12 –Stan Getz Quintet I Can't Get Started 3:02
3-13 –Charles Mingus Quintet Make Believe 3:08
3-14 –Charles Mingus Quintet Paris In Blue 3:16
3-15 –Charles Mingus Quintet Montage 2:55
3-16 –Charlie Parker Ornithology 5:54
3-17 –Charlie Parker 52nd Street Theme 4:58
3-18 –Charlie Parker Jam Session I'll Remember April 10:56
Bass-Ically Speaking
4-1 –Charlie Parker Groovin' High 5:29
4-2 –Charlie Parker Don't Blame Me 9:02
4-3 –Charlie Parker Scrapple From The Apple 5:58
4-4 –Charlie Parker Cheryl 5:29
4-5 –Bud Powell Trio Embraceable You 3:33
4-6 –Bud Powell Trio Salt Peanuts 4:18
4-7 –Miles Davis Smooch 3:07
4-8 –Charlie Parker In The Still Of The Night 3:25
4-9 –Bud Powell Trio Autumn In New York 2:12
4-10 –Bud Powell Trio I Want To Be Happy 4:22
4-11 –Bud Powell Trio Plus Charlie Parker Moose The Mooche 5:05
4-12 –Bud Powell Trio Plus Charlie Parker Dance Of The Infidels 5:28
4-13 –Charles Mingus Bass-Ically Speaking 3:59
4-14 –Jazz Workshop Chazzanova 5:02
4-15 –Charles Mingus Octet Pink Topsy 3:07
4-16 –Charles Mingus Octet Blue Tide 3:12
4-17 –Charles Mingus Octet Miss Bliss 3:08
4-18 –Charles Mingus Octet Eclipse 2:59
Line-up/Musicians
Bass – Charles Mingus
others
About this release
Proper Records – PROPERBOX 77 (UK)
CD 1, tracks 1 to 8 recorded 1945.
CD 1, tracks 9 to 15 recorded 1946.
CD 1, tracks 16 to 19 recorded 1947.
CD 1, tracks 20 to 22 recorded 1948.
CD 1, tracks 23 to 26 and CD 2, tracks 1 to 4 recorded 1949.
CD 2, tracks 5 to 22 recorded 1950.
CD 2, tracks 23 to 26 and CD 3, tracks 1 to 5 recorded 1951.
CD 3, tracks 6 to 18 and CD 4, tracks 1 to 4 recorded 1952.
CD 4, tracks 5 to 18 recorded 1953.
Thanks to snobb for the addition