Charles Mingus: Mingus Takes Manhattan – The Complete Birdland Dates: 1961 – 1962 4LP New Land Vinyl

Located in a basement in the Bronx, these incredibly rare recordings are given their best sonic outing since 1962. At the centre of this package is a 44-page book with a foreword from Christian McBride, a highly informative 15,000 word essay from Brian
Priestley and a new interview with Charles McPherson, giving context and inside information to the dates and the time. All of this is illustrated with slick design and rare photographs and ephemera throughout.

Hot on the heels of the critically lauded Dorothy Ashby 6-LP box set, and a string of releases featuring Gerry Mulligan, Blue Mitchell, Howard McGhee and Charles Mingus, New Land return with another vital box set.

“These recordings capture a window of time in the life of a jazz legend who was arguably at his creative peak” – Christian McBride

Track Listing

LP1: 21/10/61 – 24/3/62
LP2: 31/3/62 – 5/5/62
LP3: 5/5/62 – 12/5/62
LP4: 19/10/62 – 26/10/62