Bird Calls

Charles Mingus · 1959 · Cris d'oiseaux plus qu'hommage à Parker

Context

Mingus stated that the piece was not meant to evoke Charlie Parker, nicknamed "Bird," but actual birds, at least in its first part. Recorded on May 5, 1959, it runs 3 min 12 sec on the LP (6 min 17 sec in full).

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Hard bop. Among the origins and influences of Hard bop: Blues, spirituals, work songs, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).

By the same artist

• Fables of Faubus (1959)
• Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (1959)
• Better Git It in Your Soul (1959)
• Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting (1959)
• Nostalgia in Times Square (1959)
• Boogie Stop Shuffle (1959)

Sources

• EN: Mingus Ah Um

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