Charles Mingus – Something Like A Bird

Label: Atlantic – SD 8805 
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, SP - Specialty Pressing 
Country: US 
Released: 1980 
Genre: Jazz 
Style: Big Band 

Media Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)

Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)

Matrix Runout

Matrix / Runout (Side A (second half from "etGP... " very thin etched): ST-A-804529-B etGP 0-1SM2-3
Matrix / Runout (Side B (second half from "etGP... " very thin etched): ST-A-804530 B etGP 0-1SM1-2

Tracklist

Credits

Alto Saxophone – Akira Ohmori, Charles McPherson (tracks: A1, B1), Lee Konitz 
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Ken Hitchcock, Yoshi Malta* (tracks: B2) 
Arranged By – Charles Mingus, Jack Walrath (tracks: A1, B1), Paul Jeffrey (tracks: B2) 
Baritone Saxophone – Craig Purpura, Pepper Adams, Ronnie Cuber 
Bass – Eddie Gomez, George Mraz (tracks: A1, B1) 
Composed By – Charles Mingus 
Conductor – Paul Jeffrey 
Design – Lynn Dreese Breslin 
Drums – Dannie Richmond, Joe Chambers 
Electric Piano – Kenny Werner (tracks: A1, B1) 
Engineer [mastering] – George Piros 
Engineer [recording & mixing] – Bobby Warner 
Guitar – Danny Toan, Jack Wilkins, Larry Coryell, Ted Dunbar 
Lacquer Cut By – GP 
Percussion – Ray Mantilla 
Photography By – David Gahr 
Piano – Bob Neloms 
Producer – Ilhan Mimaroglu, Raymond Silva 
Tenor Saxophone – Daniel Block, John Tank (tracks: B2), Michael Brecker (tracks: A1, B1), Ricky Ford 
Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – George Coleman (tracks: A1, B1) 
Trombone – Jimmy Knepper, Keith O'Quinn (tracks: B2), Slide Hampton (tracks: A1, B1) 
Trumpet – Jack Walrath, Mike Davis (36), Randy Brecker (tracks: A1, B1) 

Other Notes

"Something Like A Bird" was recorded on January 18, 1978.
"Farewell Farwell" was recorded on January 23, 1978.