[Pre Order] Charles Mingus - Pithecanthropus Erectus - Analogue Productions SACD *

Release Date: TBA Hybrid Mono SACD!Mingus' Breakthrough Album as a Leader!Plays in All CD and SACD Players! Atlantic 75 Historic Reissue Series from Analogue Productions! Pithecanthropus Erectus established Charles Mingus as a composer of boundless imagination and a fresh new voice in jazz that, despite his ambitiously modern concepts, was firmly grounded in jazz tradition. Mingus truly discovered himself after mastering the vocabularies of bop and swing, and with Pithecanthropus Erectus he began seeking new ways to increase the evocative power of the art form and challenge his musicians (who here include altoist Jackie McLean and pianist Mal Waldron) to work outside of convention. Mingus' relationship with Atlantic would yield many of his greatest recordings. Cut in 1956, Pithecanthropus Erectus was his first date for the label, and it provided something of a breakthrough for Mingus in his use of extended compositions: the 10-minute title track, and the lovely "Profile of Jackie," a