Candid session · in the studio
October 20, 1960
Charles Mingus Quartet
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC
- This day's music is on 2 records: Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus, Mingus
In the room
Charles Mingus – bass
Ted Curson – trumpet
Eric Dolphy – alto sax, bass clarinet- Nat Hentoff – supervisor
Dannie Richmond – drums
The takes
1 of these 6 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.
What the numbers mean
Candid numbered its masters by the tune; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | Folk Forms No. 1 | CJM 8005 |
| – | Original Faubus Fables | CJM 8005 |
| – | What Love | CJM 8005 |
| – | All The Things You Could Be By Now If Sigmund Freud's Wife Was Your Mother | CJM 8005 |
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | Stormy Weather (take 1) | CJM 8021 |
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | Melody From The Drums | Not issued at the time · later on Mosaic MR4-111 |
6 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
CJM 8005 · 1960Charles Mingus Presents Charles MingusCharles Mingus Quartet
CJM 8021 · 1961MingusCharles Mingus QuartetTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CJM 8019 | The Jazz Life! | Various Artists | 1961 | Charles Mingus, Ted Curson, Eric Dolphy, Nat Hentoff, Dannie Richmond |
3 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CJM 8022 | Newport Rebels | Jazz Artists Guild | 1961 | Charles Mingus, Eric Dolphy, Nat Hentoff |
 | A-54 | Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus | Charlie Mingus Orchestra | 1964 | Charles Mingus, Eric Dolphy, Dannie Richmond |
2 of them 11 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | LP 1260 | The Clown | Charles Mingus | 1957 | Charles Mingus, Dannie Richmond |
 | CL 1370 | Mingus Ah Um | Charles Mingus | 1959 | Charles Mingus, Dannie Richmond |
 | LP 1305 | Blues & Roots | Charlie Mingus | 1960 | Charles Mingus, Dannie Richmond |
 | CL 1440 | Mingus Dynasty | Charles Mingus And His Jazz Groups | 1960 | Charles Mingus, Dannie Richmond |
 | LP 1337 | The Blues In Modern Jazz | Various Artists | 1961 | Charles Mingus, Dannie Richmond |
 | CJM 8015 | Straight Ahead | Abbey Lincoln | 1961 | Eric Dolphy, Nat Hentoff |
 | CJM 8027 | Out Front | Booker Little | 1961 | Eric Dolphy, Nat Hentoff |
 | LP 1377 | Oh Yeah | Charlie Mingus | 1962 | Charles Mingus, Dannie Richmond |
 | A-35 | The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady | Mingus | 1963 | Charles Mingus, Dannie Richmond |
 | A-99 | The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1 | Various Artists | 1964 | Charles Mingus, Eric Dolphy |
 | LP 1416 | Tonight At Noon | Charlie Mingus | 1965 | Charles Mingus, Dannie Richmond |