Charles Mingus: Pre-Bird (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) LP Complex_Collective and sharp lyricism and celebrates

and sharp lyricism and celebrates the beauty of Black life

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the Dinah Washington boxed set contains a selection of each artist’s best-loved albums on 180g vinyl in sleeves that replicate the original artwork

he wrote both music and lyrics and redefined what it meant to be the complete songwriter

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Charles Mingus: Pre-Bird (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) LP Complex_Collective and sharp lyricism and celebratesFor this 1961 release, Mingus chose music composed before he heard the revolutionary playing of Charlie Parker. The album features large ensembles and includes two swing era contrapuntal mash ups, with one song playing out of the left channel and another from the right. Verves Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180 gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging. Tracklist: Side A 1. Take the A Train 2. Prayer For