Pithecanthropus Erectus (track)
by Charles Mingus
Year: 1956
From the album Pithecanthropus Erectus (track #1)
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Pithecanthropus Erectus appears on the following album(s) by Charles Mingus:
- Pithecanthropus Erectus (track #1) (this album) (1956)
- Thirteen Pictures: The Charles Mingus Anthology (track #7) (compilation) (1993)
- Jazz In Detroit / Strata Concert Gallery / 46 Selden (track #1) (compilation) (2018)
- Passions Of A Man: An Anthology Of His Atlantic Recordings (track #1) (compilation) (1979)
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| ! | 08/22/2025 14:06 |  an-outlaw | 2,149 | 77/100 |
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AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/01/2024 19:01 | #303302
So much pep, bounce, and swing in every last note from the upright bass.
This is surely a sign of things to come from Mingus compositionally while still being something very unique for its time. (Edited)
