The Complete Debut Recordings

The Complete Debut Recordings
The Complete Debut Recordings
Box set by Charles Mingus
Released	September 14, 1990
Genres	Jazz; bebop; cool jazz; hard bop; third stream;
Length	13:48:08
Label	Debut

The Complete Debut Recordings is a 12xCD box set by American jazz bassist, bandleader and composer Charles Mingus compiling his complete sessions as bandleader and sideman on his Debut label. It was released on Debut Records on September 14, 1990.^[1]^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]
AllMusic	^[1]

Scott Yanow of AllMusic summarizes the box set as "duets and trios with pianist Spaulding Givens, a variety of odd third stream originals (some with vocalist Jackie Paris and altoist Lee Konitz), the famous Massey Hall concert with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie (heard in two versions, one with Mingus' overdubbed bass), a four-trombone date with J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, Bennie Green, and Willie Dennis, trio sets with pianists Paul Bley, Hazel Scott, and the obscure John Dennis, a quintet with trumpeter Thad Jones and Frank Wess on tenor and flute, Miles Davis' 'Alone Together' session, a date led by trombonist Jimmy Knepper, a completely unissued 1957 sextet session, and – most importantly – a greatly expanded live session with trombonist Eddie Bert and tenor saxophonist George Barrow that found Mingus finally finding himself musically."

Track listing

Disc 1

Track	Artist	Title	Recording date	Previously issued on	Catalog number	Length
1-1	Strings and Keys	"What Is This Thing Called Love?"	April 1951	Strings and Keys	DLP-1 (10")	3:02
1-2	Strings and Keys	"Darn That Dream"	April 1951	Strings and Keys	DLP-1 (10")	3:38
1-3	Strings and Keys	"Yesterdays"	April 1951	Strings and Keys	DLP-1 (10")	3:05
1-4	Strings and Keys	"Body and Soul"	April 1951	Strings and Keys	DLP-1 (10")	3:34
1-5	Strings and Keys	"Blue Moon"	April 1951	Strings and Keys	DLP-1 (10")	3:33
1-6	Strings and Keys	"Blue Tide"	April 1951	Strings and Keys	DLP-1 (10")	3:10
1-7	Strings and Keys	"Darn That Dream"	April 1951	previously unissued alternate take		3:37
1-8	Strings and Keys	"Jeepers Creepers" (take 1)	April 1951	previously unissued		3:37
1-9	Strings and Keys	"Jeepers Creepers" (take 2)	April 1951	previously unissued		3:03
1-10	Charles Mingus Quintet	"Portrait" (take 1)	April 12, 1952	previously unissued alternate take		3:11
1-11	Charles Mingus Quintet	"Portrait" (take 2)	April 12, 1952	"Precognition" / "Portrait"	M-101 (78 rpm)	3:10
1-12	Charles Mingus Quintet	"I've Lost My Love" (take 1)	April 12, 1952	previously unissued		3:01
1-13	Charles Mingus Quintet	"I've Lost My Love" (take 2)	April 12, 1952	previously unissued		3:01
1-14	Charles Mingus Quintet	"Extrasensory Perception"	April 12, 1952	"Montage" / "Extrasensory Perception"	M-103 (78 rpm)	2:48
1-15	Charles Mingus Quintet	"Extrasensory Perception"	April 12, 1952	previously unissued alternate take		2:42
1-16	Charles Mingus Quintet	"Precognition"	April 12, 1952	"Precognition" / "Portrait"	M-101 (78 rpm)	2:43
1-17	Charles Mingus Quintet	"Make Believe"	September 16, 1952	"Paris in Blue" / "Make Believe"	M-102 (78 rpm)	3:04
1-18	Charles Mingus Quintet	"Paris in Blue"	September 16, 1952	"Paris in Blue" / "Make Believe"	M-102 (78 rpm)	3:12
1-19	Charles Mingus Quintet	"Montage"	September 16, 1952	"Montage" / "Extrasensory Perception"	M-103 (78 rpm	2:55
1-20	Spaulding Givens, Charles Mingus, Max Roach	"Day Dream" (take 1)	April 14, 1953	previously unissued		3:42
1-21	Spaulding Givens, Charles Mingus, Max Roach	"Day Dream" (take 2)	April 14, 1953	previously unissued		2:38
1-22	Spaulding Givens, Charles Mingus, Max Roach	"Theme from 'Rhapsody in Blue'" (take 1)	April 14, 1953	previously unissued		3:24
1-23	Spaulding Givens, Charles Mingus, Max Roach	"Theme from 'Rhapsody in Blue'" (take 2)	April 14, 1953	previously unissued		2:39

Disc 2

Track	Artist	Title	Recording date	Previously issued on	Catalog number	Length
2-1	Spaulding Givens, Charles Mingus, Max Roach	"Jet" (take 1)	April 14, 1953	previously unissued		2:44
2-2	Spaulding Givens, Charles Mingus, Max Roach	"Jet" (take 2)	April 14, 1953	previously unissued		2:35
2-3	Hank Jones	"(Medley) You Go to My Head"	April 29, 1953	Autobiography in Jazz	DEB-198 (12", VA compilation)	2:42
2-4	Honey Gordon with the Hank Jones Trio	"Can You Blame Me"	April 29, 1953	"Bebopper" / "Can You Blame Me"	M-110 (78 rpm)	2:48
2-5	The Gordons with the Hank Jones Trio	"You and Me"	April 29, 1953	"You and Me" / "Cupid"	M-111 (78 rpm)	2:47
2-6	The Gordons with the Hank Jones Trio	"Bebopper"	April 29, 1953	"Bebopper" / "Can You Blame Me"	M-110 (78 rpm)	2:40
2-7	Honey Gordon with the Hank Jones Trio	"Cupid"	April 29, 1953	"You and Me" / "Cupid"	M-111 (78 rpm)	2:46
2-8	Max Roach	"Drum Conversation"	May 15, 1953	Autobiography in Jazz	DEB-198 (12", VA compilation)	4:02
2-9	Bud Powell Trio	"I've Got You Under My Skin"	May 15, 1953	Autobiography in Jazz	DEB-198 (12", VA compilation)	2:49
2-10	Bud Powell Trio	"Embraceable You"	May 15, 1953	Jazz at Massey Hall, Volume Two	DLP-3 (10")	4:18
2-11	Bud Powell Trio	"Sure Thing"	May 15, 1953	Jazz at Massey Hall, Volume Two	DLP-3 (10")	2:03
2-12	Bud Powell Trio	"Cherokee"	May 15, 1953	Jazz at Massey Hall, Volume Two	DLP-3 (10")	4:48
2-13	Bud Powell Trio	"(Jubilee) Hallelujah"	May 15, 1953	Jazz at Massey Hall, Volume Two	DLP-3 (10")	3:51
2-14	Bud Powell Trio	"Lullaby of Birdland"	May 15, 1953	Jazz at Massey Hall, Volume Two	DLP-3 (10")	2:29
2-15	The Quintet	"Wee (Allen's Alley)" (without bass overdubs)	May 15, 1953	previously unissued		6:40
2-16	The Quintet	"Hot House" (without bass overdubs)	May 15, 1953	previously unissued		8:58
2-17	The Quintet	"A Night in Tunisia" (without bass overdubs)	May 15, 1953	previously unissued		7:22

Disc 3

Track	Artist	Title	Recording date	Previously issued on	Catalog number	Length
3-1	The Quintet	"Perdido" (without bass overdubs)	May 15, 1953	previously unissued		8:10
3-2	The Quintet	"Salt Peanuts" (without bass overdubs)	May 15, 1953	previously unissued		7:18
3-3	The Quintet	"All the Things You Are" (without bass overdubs)	May 15, 1953	previously unissued		7:12
3-4	The Quintet	"52nd Street Theme" (without bass overdubs)	May 15, 1953	previously unissued		0:38
3-5	The Quintet	"Perdido"	May 15, 1953; ?	Jazz at Massey Hall, Volume One	DLP-2 (10")	7:42
3-6	The Quintet	"Salt Peanuts"	May 15, 1953; ?	Jazz at Massey Hall, Volume One	DLP-2 (10")	7:20
3-7	The Quintet	"All the Things You Are"	May 15, 1953; ?	Jazz at Massey Hall, Volume One	DLP-2 (10")	7:10
3-8	The Quintet	"52nd Street Theme"	May 15, 1953; ?	Jazz at Massey Hall, Volume One	DLP-2 (10")	0:35
3-9	The Quintet	"Wee (Allen's Alley)"	May 15, 1953; ?	Jazz at Massey Hall, Volume Three	DLP-4 (10")	6:36
3-10	The Quintet	"Hot House"	May 15, 1953; ?	Jazz at Massey Hall, Volume Three	DLP-4 (10")	9:01
3-11	The Quintet	"A Night in Tunisia"	May 15, 1953; ?	Jazz at Massey Hall, Volume Three	DLP-4 (10")	7:22

Disc 4

Track	Artist	Title	Recording date	Previously issued on	Catalog number	Length
4-1	Bud Powell Trio	"Bass-ically Speaking" (take 1)	Summer 1953	previously unissued alternate take		3:58
4-2	Bud Powell Trio	"Bass-ically Speaking" (take 2)	Summer 1953	previously unissued alternate take		3:50
4-3	Bud Powell Trio	"Bass-ically Speaking" (take 3)	Summer 1953	previously unissued alternate take		3:51
4-4	Bud Powell Trio	"Bass-ically Speaking"	Summer 1953	Jazz at Massey Hall, Volume Two	DLP-3 (10")	3:52
4-5	Bud Powell Trio	"Untitled Blues"	Summer 1953	previously unissued		2:35
4-6	Trombone Rapport	"Wee Dot (Blues for Some Bones)"	September 18, 1953	Jazz Workshop, Volume 2	DLP-14 (10")	14:17
4-7	Trombone Rapport	"Stardust"	September 18, 1953	Jazz Workshop, Volume 1	DLP-5 (10")	4:52
4-8	Trombone Rapport	"Move"	September 18, 1953	Jazz Workshop, Volume 1	DLP-5 (10")	6:48
4-9	Trombone Rapport	"I'll Remember April"	September 18, 1953	Jazz Workshop, Volume 2	DLP-14 (10")	11:04
4-10	Kai Winding + J.J. Johnson	"Now's the Time"	September 18, 1953	Four Trombones	DEB-126 (12")	14:22

Disc 5

Track	Artist	Title	Recording date	Previously issued on	Catalog number	Length
5-1	Kai Winding + J.J. Johnson	"Trombosphere"	September 18, 1953	Four Trombones	DEB-126 (12")	3:24
5-2	Kai Winding + J.J. Johnson	"Ow!"	September 18, 1953	Four Trombones	DEB-126 (12")	15:11
5-3	Kai Winding + J.J. Johnson	"Chazzanova" (False Start of Yesterdays)	September 18, 1953	Four Trombones	DEB-126 (12")	4:54
5-4	Trombone Rapport	"Yesterdays"	September 18, 1953	Jazz Workshop, Volume 1	DLP-5 (10")	10:04
5-5	Jazz Works	"Kai's Day"	September 18, 1953	Autobiography in Jazz	DEB-198 (12"; VA compilation)	5:22
5-6	Charles Mingus Octet	"Pink Topsy"	October 28, 1953	Charles Mingus Octet	EP-450 (7")	3:03
5-7	Charles Mingus Octet	"Miss Blues"	October 28, 1953	Charles Mingus Octet	EP-450 (7")	3:03
5-8	Charles Mingus Octet	"Blue Tide"	October 28, 1953	Charles Mingus Octet	EP-450 (7")	3:08
5-9	Charles Mingus Octet	"Pink Topsy"	October 28, 1953	previously unissued alternate take		3:38
5-10	Charles Mingus Octet	"Eclipse" (alternate take)	October 28, 1953	previously unissued alternate take		2:57
5-11	Charles Mingus Octet	"Eclipse"	October 28, 1953	Charles Mingus Octet	EP-450 (7")	2:54
5-12	Paul Bley	"Opus 1" (alternate take)	November 30, 1953	previously unissued alternate take		3:21
5-13	Paul Bley	"Opus 1"	November 30, 1953	Introducing Paul Bley	DLP-7 (10")	4:08
5-14	Paul Bley	"(Teapot) Walkin'"	November 30, 1953	Introducing Paul Bley	DLP-7 (10")	4:28

Disc 6

Track	Artist	Title	Recording date	Previously issued on	Catalog number	Length
6-1	Paul Bley	"Like Someone in Love"	November 30, 1953	Introducing Paul Bley	DLP-7 (10")	4:03
6-2	Paul Bley	"I Can't Get Started"	November 30, 1953	Introducing Paul Bley	DLP-7 (10")	3:37
6-3	Paul Bley	"Spontaneous Combustion"	November 30, 1953	Introducing Paul Bley	DLP-7 (10")	4:15
6-4	Paul Bley	"The Theme"	November 30, 1953	previously unissued		3:40
6-5	Paul Bley	"Split Kick"	November 30, 1953	Introducing Paul Bley	DLP-7 (10")	3:05
6-6	Paul Bley	"This Time the Dream's On Me"	November 30, 1953	previously unissued		3:07
6-7	Paul Bley	"Zootcase"	November 30, 1953	previously unissued		2:33
6-8	Paul Bley Trio	"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"	November 30, 1953	Autobiography in Jazz	DEP-198 (12", VA compilation)	3:22
6-9	Oscar Pettiford Sextet	"The Pendulum at Falcon's Lair"	December 29, 1953	The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet	DLP-8 (10")	4:40
6-10	Oscar Pettiford Sextet	"Jack the Fieldstalker"	December 29, 1953	The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet	DLP-8 (10")	4:30
6-11	Oscar Pettiford Sextet	"Stockholm Sweetnin'"	December 29, 1953	The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet	DLP-8 (10")	4:11
6-12	Oscar Pettiford Sextet	"Low and Behold"	December 29, 1953	The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet	DLP-8 (10")	3:26
6-13	Thad Jones	"Bitty Ditty"	August 11, 1954	The Fabulous Thad Jones	DLP-12 (10")	5:12
6-14	Thad Jones	"Chazzanova"	August 11, 1954	The Fabulous Thad Jones	DLP-12 (10")	3:41
6-15	Thad Jones	"I'll Remember April"	August 11, 1954	The Fabulous Thad Jones	DLP-12 (10")	3:48
6-16	Thad Jones	"Elusive (Illusive)"	August 11, 1954	The Fabulous Thad Jones	DLP-12 (10")	4:50
6-17	Thad Jones	"Sombre Intrusion"	August 11, 1954	The Fabulous Thad Jones	DLP-12 (10")	2:46
6-18	Thad Jones	"You Don't Know What Love Is"	August 11, 1954	The Fabulous Thad Jones	DLP-12 (10")	3:29

Disc 7

Track	Artist	Title	Recording date	Previously issued on	Catalog number	Length
7-1	Hazel Scott	"Like Someone in Love"	January 21, 1955	Relaxed Piano Moods	DLP-16 (10")	3:47
7-2	Hazel Scott	"Peace of Mind"	January 21, 1955	Relaxed Piano Moods	DLP-16 (10")	4:02
7-3	Hazel Scott	"Lament"	January 21, 1955	Relaxed Piano Moods	DLP-16 (10")	4:43
7-4	Hazel Scott	"The Jeep Is Jumpin'"	January 21, 1955	Relaxed Piano Moods	DLP-16 (10")	3:56
7-5	Hazel Scott	"Git Up from There"	January 21, 1955	Relaxed Piano Moods	DLP-16 (10")	4:26
7-6	Hazel Scott	"A Foggy Day"	January 21, 1955	Relaxed Piano Moods	DLP-16 (10")	6:04
7-7	Hazel Scott	"Mountain Greenery"	January 21, 1955	previously unissued		4:44
7-8	Hazel Scott	"Git Up from There" (alternate take)	January 21, 1955	previously unissued alternate take		3:56
7-9	Hazel Scott	"Lament" (alternate take)	January 21, 1955	previously unissued alternate take		4:56
7-10	Charles Mingus, Thad Jones	"One More"	March 10, 1955	Jazz Collaborations, Vol. I	DLP-17 (10")	7:28
7-11	Charles Mingus, Thad Jones	"I Can't Get Started"	March 10, 1955	Jazz Collaborations, Vol. I	DLP-17 (10")	6:05
7-12	Charles Mingus, Thad Jones	"More of the Same"	March 10, 1955	Jazz Collaborations, Vol. I	DLP-17 (10")	5:12
7-13	Charles Mingus, Thad Jones	"Get Out of Town"	March 10, 1955	Jazz Collaborations, Vol. I	DLP-17 (10")	8:43
7-14	Charles Mingus, Thad Jones	"One More" (alternate take)	March 10, 1955	previously unissued alternate take		3:59

Disc 8

Track	Artist	Title	Recording date	Previously issued on	Catalog number	Length
8-1	Charles Mingus, Thad Jones	"Get Out of Town" (alternate take)	March 10, 1955	previously unissued alternate take		7:28
8-2	John Dennis	"Ensenada"	March 10, 1955	New Piano Expressions	DEB-121 (12")	5:25
8-3	John Dennis	"Machajo"	March 10, 1955	New Piano Expressions	DEB-121 (12")	4:02
8-4	John Dennis	"Cherokee"	March 10, 1955	New Piano Expressions	DEB-121 (12")	4:17
8-5	John Dennis	"Seven Moons"	March 10, 1955	New Piano Expressions	DEB-121 (12")	4:03
8-6	John Dennis	"Seven Moons" (alternate take)	March 10, 1955	previously unissued alternate take		4:19
8-7	John Dennis	"All the Things You Are" (take 1)	March 10, 1955	previously unissued		5:27
8-8	John Dennis	"All the Things You Are" (take 2)	March 10, 1955	previously unissued		4:12
8-9	John Dennis	"Cherokee" (alternate take)	March 10, 1955	previously unissued alternate take		5:11
8-10	Miles Davis	"Nature Boy"	July 9, 1955	Blue Moods	DEB-120 (12")	6:12
8-11	Miles Davis	"Alone Together"	July 9, 1955	Blue Moods	DEB-120 (12")	7:13
8-12	Miles Davis	"There's No You"	July 9, 1955	Blue Moods	DEB-120 (12")	8:01
8-13	Miles Davis	"Easy Living"	July 9, 1955	Blue Moods	DEB-120 (12")	5:03

Disc 9

Track	Artist	Title	Recording date	Previously issued on	Catalog number	Length
9-1	Don Senay	"The Edge of Love"	September 19, 1955	"The Edge of Love" / "Fanny"	M-112 (78 rpm)	2:48
9-2	Don Senay with Strings	"Makin' Whoopee"	September 19, 1955	Autobiography in Jazz	DEB-198 (12", VA compilation)	2:38
9-3	Don Senay	"Fanny"	September 19, 1955	"The Edge of Love" / "Fanny"	M-112 (78 rpm)	3:01
9-4	Thad Jones with Strings	"Portrait"	September 19, 1955; September 26, 1955?	Autobiography in Jazz	DEB-198 (12", VA compilation)	2:47
9-5	Charles Mingus	"Jump Monk"	December 23, 1955	Mingus at the Bohemia	DEB-123 (12")	6:44
9-6	Charles Mingus	"Serenade in Blue"	December 23, 1955	Mingus at the Bohemia	DEB-123 (12")	5:56
9-7	Charles Mingus	"Percussion Discussion"	December 23, 1955	Mingus at the Bohemia	DEB-123 (12")	8:26
9-8	Charles Mingus	"Work Song"	December 23, 1955	Mingus at the Bohemia	DEB-123 (12")	6:16
9-9	Charles Mingus	"Septemberly"	December 23, 1955	Mingus at the Bohemia	DEB-123 (12")	6:55
9-10	Charles Mingus	"All the Things You C#"	December 23, 1955	Mingus at the Bohemia	DEB-123 (12")	6:47
9-11	Charles Mingus	"I'll Remember April"	December 23, 1955	The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach	F-86009 (12")	13:03

Disc 10

Track	Artist	Title	Recording date	Previously issued on	Catalog number	Length
10-1	Charles Mingus	"Love Chant"	December 23, 1955	The Charles Mingus Quintet + Max Roach	F-86009 (12")	7:20
10-2	Charles Mingus	"A Foggy Day"	December 23, 1955	The Charles Mingus Quintet + Max Roach	F-86009 (12")	5:22
10-3	Charles Mingus	"Drums"	December 23, 1955	The Charles Mingus Quintet + Max Roach	F-86009 (12")	5:20
10-4	Charles Mingus	"Haitian Fight Song"	December 23, 1955	The Charles Mingus Quintet + Max Roach	F-86009 (12")	5:16
10-5	Charles Mingus	"Lady Bird"	December 23, 1955	The Charles Mingus Quintet + Max Roach	F-86009 (12")	5:51
10-6	Charles Mingus	"Jump Monk"	December 23, 1955	previously unissued alternate take		11:38
10-7	Charles Mingus	"All the Things You C#"	December 23, 1955	previously unissued alternate take		9:45
10-8	Charles Mingus	"Drums" (take 1)	December 23, 1955	previously unissued alternate take		6:17
10-9	Charles Mingus	"Drums" (take 2)	December 23, 1955	previously unissued alternate take		5:23

Disc 11

Track	Artist	Title	Recording date	Previously issued on	Catalog number	Length
11-1	Charles Mingus	"I'll Remember April" (alternate take)	December 23, 1955	previously unissued alternate take		13:07
11-2	Charles Mingus	"A Foggy Day" (alternate take)	December 23, 1955	previously unissued alternate take		5:23
11-3	Charles Mingus	"A Portrait of Bud Powell"	December 23, 1955	previously unissued		4:09
11-4	Charles Mingus	"Haitian Fight Song" (alternate take)	December 23, 1955	previously unissued alternate take		5:17
11-5	Charles Mingus	"Love Chant" (alternate take)	December 23, 1955	previously unissued alternate take		8:12
11-6	Charles Mingus	"Lady Bird" (alternate take)	December 23, 1955	previously unissued alternate take		5:35
11-7	Charles Mingus	"What Is This Thing Called Love?" (fragment)	December 23, 1955	previously unissued		2:30
11-8	Jimmy Knepper	"Latter Day Saint"	June 10, 1957	Jimmy Knepper Quintet	DL-101 (7")	4:00
11-9	Jimmy Knepper	"Cunningbird"	June 10, 1957	Jimmy Knepper Quintet	DL-101 (7")	4:45
11-10	Jimmy Knepper	"The Jumpin' Blues (Jump the Blues Away)"	June 10, 1957	Jimmy Knepper Quintet	DL-101 (7")	4:52
11-11	Jimmy Knepper	"The Masher"	June 10, 1957	Jimmy Knepper Quintet	DL-101 (7")	3:33
11-12	Jimmy Knepper	"Latter Day Saint" (take 1)	June 10, 1957	previously unissued alternate take		5:22
11-13	Jimmy Knepper	"Latter Day Saint" (take 2)	June 10, 1957	previously unissued alternate take		3:46

Disc 12

Track	Artist	Title	Recording date	Previously issued on	Length
12-1	Jimmy Knepper	"The Masher" (alternate take)	June 10, 1957	previously unissued alternate take	4:15
12-2	Jimmy Knepper	"Latter Day Saint" (alternate take)	June 10, 1957	previously unissued alternate take	3:51
12-3	The Shafi Hadi Sextet	Untitled Original Blues (take 1)	September 1957	previously unissued	3:55
12-4	The Shafi Hadi Sextet	"Stella by Starlight" (take 4)	September 1957	previously unissued	3:57
12-5	The Shafi Hadi Sextet	"Stella by Starlight" (take 5)	September 1957	previously unissued	3:53
12-6	The Shafi Hadi Sextet	Untitled Original Composition (take 3)	September 1957	previously unissued	5:17
12-7	The Shafi Hadi Sextet	Untitled Original Composition (take 5)	September 1957	previously unissued	4:34
12-8	The Shafi Hadi Sextet	"Autumn in New York" (take 1)	September 1957	previously unissued	5:29
12-9	The Shafi Hadi Sextet	"Autumn in New York" (take 2)	September 1957	previously unissued	5:05
12-10	The Shafi Hadi Sextet	"Long Ago (and Far Away)" (take 2)	September 1957	previously unissued	3:24
12-11	The Shafi Hadi Sextet	"Long Ago (and Far Away)" (take 4)	September 1957	previously unissued	3:11
12-12	The Shafi Hadi Sextet	"Long Ago (and Far Away)" (take 5)	September 1957	previously unissued	3:17
12-13	The Shafi Hadi Sextet	Untitled Original Blues (take 2)	September 1957	previously unissued	4:00
12-14	The Shafi Hadi Sextet	"Joldi" (take 4)	September 1957	previously unissued	5:24
12-15	The Shafi Hadi Sextet	"Joldi" (take 5)	September 1957	previously unissued	5:08
12-16	Charles Mingus, Dannie Richmond	Untitled Percussion Composition	Late 1957 or 1958?	previously unissued	7:18

Personnel

Disc 1, 1-9: April 1951, Los Angeles

Spaulding Givens (Nadi Qamar) – piano
Charles Mingus – bass

Disc 1, 10-16: April 12, 1952, Lennie Tristano Studio, New York City

Jackie Paris – vocals (on 10, 11)
Bob Benton – vocals (on 12, 13)
Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
Phyllis Pinkerton – piano
George Koutzen – cello
Charles Mingus – bass
Al Levitt – drums

Disc 1, 17-19: September 16, 1952, New York City

Jackie Paris – vocals
Paige Brook – flute, alto saxophone
John Mehegan – piano
Jackson Wiley – cello
Charles Mingus – bass
Max Roach – drums

Disc 1, 20-23; Disc 2, 1-2: April 14, 1953, New York City

Spaulding Givens (Nadi Qamar) – piano
Charles Mingus – bass
Max Roach – drums

Disc 2, 3-7: April 29, 1953, New York City

Honey Gordon – vocals (except 3-3)
Richard Gordon, George Gordon, George Gordon Jr. – vocals (on 3–5, 3–6)
Hank Jones – piano
Charles Mingus – bass
Max Roach – drums

Disc 2, 8-17; Disc 3: May 15, 1953, Massey Hall, Toronto Canada

Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet (except 2-8 – 2–14)
Charlie Parker (as Charlie Chan on original issue) – alto saxophone (except 2-8 – 2–14)
Bud Powell – piano (except 2–8)
Charles Mingus – bass (except 2–8)
Max Roach – drums

Disc 4, 1-5: Summer 1953, New York City

Billy Taylor – piano
Charles Mingus – bass
unknown – drums

Disc 4, 6-10; Disc 5, 1-5: September 18, 1953, Putnam Central Club, Brooklyn, NY

J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, Bennie Green, Willie Dennis – trombone
John Lewis – piano
Charles Mingus – bass
Art Taylor – drums

Disc 5, 6-11: October 28, 1953, New York City

Janet Thurlow – vocals on 8,10,11
Ernie Royal – trumpet
Willie Dennis – trombone
Eddie Caine – alto saxophone, flute
Teo Macero – tenor saxophone, clarinet
[Danny Bank – bars?]
John Lewis – piano
Jackson Wiley – cello
Charles Mingus – bass
Kenny Clarke – drums
Spaulding Givens (Nadi Qamar) – arranger

Disc 5, 12-14; Disc 6, 1-8: November 30, 1953, New York City

Paul Bley – piano
Charles Mingus – bass
Art Blakey – drums

Disc 6, 9-12: December 29, 1953, New York City

Disc 6, 9-12: Julius Watkins – French horn
Phil Urso – tenor saxophone
Walter Bishop Jr. – piano
Oscar Pettiford – cello
Charles Mingus – bass
Percy Brice – drums

Disc 6, 13-18: August 11, 1954, Van Gelder Recording, Hackensack, NJ

Thad Jones – trumpet
Frank Wess – tenor saxophone, flute
Hank Jones – piano
Charles Mingus – bass
Kenny Clarke – drums

Disc 7, 1-9: January 21, 1955, Van Gelder Recording, Hackensack, NJ

Hazel Scott – piano
Charles Mingus – bass
Max Roach – drums

Disc 7, 10-14; Disc 8, 1-9: March 10, 1955, Van Gelder Recording, Hackensack, NJ

Thad Jones – trumpet (except 8-2 – 8–9)
John Dennis – piano
Charles Mingus – bass
Max Roach – drums

Disc 8, 10-13: July 9, 1955, Van Gelder Recording, Hackensack, NJ

Miles Davis – trumpet
Britt Woodman – trombone
Teddy Charles – [[vibraphone]]
Charles Mingus – bass
Elvin Jones – drums

Disc 9, 1-3: September 19, 1955, New York City

Don Senay – vocals
Thad Jones, Louis Mucci – trumpet
- Thad Jones – trumpet (overdubbed onto instrumental track (without vocal) from preceding session, probably recorded September 26, 1955, New York City)
unknown (brass)
John LaPorta, Julius Baker – woodwinds
Billy Taylor – piano
unknown – harp
Jackson Wiley – cello
unknown – strings
Milt Hinton, Fred Zimmerman [Charles Mingus?] – bass
Joe Morello – drums, percussion?
- or unknown – percussion
Alonzo Levister – arranger

Disc 9, 5-11; Disc 10; Disc 11, 1-7: December 23, 1955, Cafe Bohemia, New York City

Eddie Bert – trombone
George Barrow – tenor saxophone
Mal Waldron – piano
Charles Mingus – bass
Willie Jones – drums (except on 9–7, 9–11, 10–3, 10–8, 10–9, 11–1)
Max Roach – drums (on 9–7, 9–11, 10–3, 10–8, 10–9, 11–1)

Disc 11, 8-13; Disc 12, 1-2: June 10, 1957, New York City

Jimmy Knepper – trombone
Joe Maini – alto saxophone
Bill Triglia – piano
Charles Mingus – bass
Dannie Richmond – drums

Disc 12, 3-15: September (?) 1957, New York City

Clarence Shaw – trumpet
Shafi Hadi – tenor saxophone
Pepper Adams – bars
Wade Legge or Wynton Kelly – piano
Charles Mingus or Henry Grimes – bass
Dannie Richmond – drums

Disc 12, 16: Late 1957 or (?) 1958, New York City

unknown [Shafi Hadi?] – flute
Charles Mingus – piano, miscellaneous percussion
Dannie Richmond – drums
unidentified others (probably including Jimmy Knepper, Clarence Shaw, Horace Parlan or Phineas Newborn) – miscellaneous percussion

References

1 2 The Complete Debut Recordings - Charles Mingus... | AllMusic, retrieved October 12, 2025
↑ "The Latest And The Greatest In Jazz: Charles Mingus And Debut Records". Indiana Public Media. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
↑ The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin Books. 2008. p. 1000. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.

[:0-1] 1 2 The Complete Debut Recordings - Charles Mingus... | AllMusic, retrieved October 12, 2025

[2] "The Latest And The Greatest In Jazz: Charles Mingus And Debut Records". Indiana Public Media. Retrieved October 12, 2025.

[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin Books. 2008. p. 1000. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.

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Charles Mingus
Discography
Studio albums	The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus Jazz Composers Workshop Pithecanthropus Erectus The Clown East Coasting Mingus Three A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry Mingus Ah Um Blues & Roots Mingus Dynasty Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus Pre-Bird Mingus Oh Yeah Tijuana Moods Money Jungle The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Tonight at Noon Mingus Plays Piano Blue Bird Pithycanthropus Erectus Let My Children Hear Music Mingus Moves Changes One Changes Two Three or Four Shades of Blues His Final Work Cumbia & Jazz Fusion Something Like a Bird Charles Mingus with Orchestra Reincarnation of a Lovebird
Live albums	Mingus at the Bohemia (1956) Jazz Portraits: Mingus in Wonderland (1959) The Complete Town Hall Concert (1962) The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach (1963) Astral Weeks (1964) Town Hall Concert (1964) Revenge! (1964) The Great Concert of Charles Mingus (1964) Mingus in Europe Volume I (1964) Mingus in Europe Volume II (1964) Right Now: Live at the Jazz Workshop (1964) Mingus at Monterey (1964) My Favorite Quintet (1965) Music Written for Monterey 1965 (1965) Charles Mingus Sextet In Berlin (1970) Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert (1972) Mingus at Antibes (1974) Mingus at Carnegie Hall (1974) Cornell 1964 (2007)
Books	Beneath the Underdog (1971 autobiography)
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