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Opening up new possibilities for collective improvisation
The album includes four tracks, including songs themed around the evolution and end of humankind, as well as the avant-garde arrangement of "A Foggy Day."
Over a creeping bassline, two saxophones unleash sharp melodies, while Mal Waldron's refined piano and Willie Jones' unconventional drumming create a tense ensemble. In "Pithecanthropus Erectus," collective improvisation unfolds through a four-part suite progressing from evolution to extinction, and in "A Foggy Day," a sonic experiment appears where the saxophone imitates a car horn. Intricate themes and destructive improvisation intersect, vividly demonstrating Mingus's innovative compositional sensibility.
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- Alto Saxophone - Jackie McLean
- Engineer - Tom Dowd
- Bass - Charles Mingus
- Supervised By - Nesuhi Ertegun
- Piano - Mal Waldron
- Tenor Saxophone - J.R. Monterose
- Drums - Willie Jones
- Engineer - Hal Lustig
- Cover - Julio De Diego
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