Out of print for over 40 years, this LP Originally released on Mingus’ own Jazz Work Shop Records. Carefully Remastered by five-time Grammy Award Winning Engineer Michael Graves with Vinyl Mastering by Jeff Powell. This RSD Exclusive version will be Pressed on 180 Gram vinyl on an exclusive color available only to RSD enthusiasts.
Original artwork meticulously restored and reproduced is produced in conjunction with Jazz Workshop Inc., the Charles Mingus Estate. This legendary recording features a powerhouse sextet featuring Eric Dolphy, Johnny Coles, and Jaki Byard. Blending blues, explosive swing, and avant-garde bursts, this high-wire performance captures Mingus at his boldest — uncompromising, urgent, and alive with possibility.