- jazz
- 34 min
- 8 tracks
- Verve
Pre-Bird is an album by the jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus consisting of music that was composed before Mingus first heard Charlie Parker, hence the title Pre-Bird. It was released on Mercury Records in September 1961.
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Character
Character-led, spare, grave and earnest.
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
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- The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 ★
- The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide5/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Take the "A" Train3:34
- 2Prayer for Passive Resistance3:49
- 3Eclipse3:45
- 4Mingus Fingus No. 23:22
- 5Weird Nightmare3:35
- 6Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me3:33
- 7Bemoanable Lady4:32
- 8Half-Mast Inhibition8:12
8 tracks, 34 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Charles Mingus
- Label
- Verve
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- ES
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