Album · 1963

Reincarnation of a Love Bird

Released: 1963
Label: Candid Records
Catalogue no.: CJS-9026
Tracklist: 5 tracks
Length: 45:20
Country: US

“Reincarnation of a Love Bird” is an album by Charles Mingus, released in 1963 on Candid Records. The original release has 5 tracks with a running time of 45:20. Jazz standards on the record include “Body And Soul”, “Reincarnation Of A Lovebird” and “Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams”. The line-up features Charles Mingus (double bass), Eric Dolphy (alto saxophone, bass clarinet), Jo Jones (drums (drum set)), Roy Eldridge (trumpet) and Tommy Flanagan (piano).

Who played on Reincarnation of a Love Bird

Charles Mingus double bass all tracks
Eric Dolphy alto saxophone, bass clarinet on 3 tracks
Jo Jones drums (drum set) on 3 tracks
Roy Eldridge trumpet on 3 tracks
Tommy Flanagan piano on 3 tracks
Booker Ervin tenor saxophone on 2 tracks
Charles McPherson alto saxophone on 2 tracks
Dannie Richmond drums (drum set) on 2 tracks
Jimmy Knepper trombone on 2 tracks
Lonnie Hillyer trumpet on 2 tracks
Paul Bley piano on 2 tracks
Ted Curson trumpet on 1 track

Tracklist

A1 Reincarnation of a Love Bird (take 1) standard — Charles Mingus 7:02
A2 Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (take 4) standard — Harry Barris 3:59
A3 R & R (take 1) — Ray Brown, Roy Eldridge 11:55
B1 Body and Soul (take 2) standard — Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour 13:56
B2 Bugs (take 3) — Charles Mingus 8:28

Production

Bob d’Orleans recording
Nat Hentoff producer

More albums by Charles Mingus

Strings and Keys 1953 · Debut Jazz Collaborations, Vol. I 1955 · Debut Jazzical Moods 1955 · Period Records Jazz Composers Workshop 1956 · Savoy Records Pithecanthropus Erectus 1956 · Atlantic The Clown 1957 · Atlantic A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry With Charles Mingus 1957 · Bethlehem Records Mingus Three 1957 · Jubilee East Coasting 1957 · Parlophone Mingus Ah Um 1959 · Columbia Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus 1960 · Candid Mingus 1960 · Candid

Frequently asked questions

Who played on Reincarnation of a Love Bird?

The line-up of Reincarnation of a Love Bird includes Charles Mingus (double bass), Eric Dolphy (alto saxophone, bass clarinet), Jo Jones (drums (drum set)), Roy Eldridge (trumpet), Tommy Flanagan (piano), Booker Ervin (tenor saxophone), Charles McPherson (alto saxophone) and Dannie Richmond (drums (drum set)).

Which label released Reincarnation of a Love Bird?

Reincarnation of a Love Bird was released in 1963 on Candid Records (CJS-9026).

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