CHARLES MINGUS: MINGUS DYNASTY
(Columbia CS-8236 © 1959, Columbia/Legacy 65513 © 1999)

TRACK LISTING
Slop (Charles Mingus)
Diane (Charles Mingus)
Song With Orange (Charles Mingus)
Gunslinging Bird (Charles Mingus)
Things Ain't What They Used To Be (Mercer-Ellington)
Far Wells, Mill Valley (Charles Mingus)
New Now Know How (Charles Mingus)
Mood Indigo (Duke Ellington)
Put Me In That Dungeon (Charles Mingus)
Strollin' (Charles Mingus)

PERSONNEL
Charles Mingus - bass; Don Ellis, Richard Williams - trumpet; John Handy - alto sax; Booker Ervin, Benny Golson - tenor sax; Jerome Richardson - baritone sax, flute; Jimmy Knepper - trombone; Roland Hanna - piano; Dannie Richmond - drums; Teddy Charles - vibraphone; Seymour Barab, Maurice Brown - cello

REVIEW
A great companion piece to the better-known Mingus Ah Um (which was cut for Columbia 7 months earlier), this Mingus album features Don on half of the tracks. He only solos briefly on "Things Ain't What They Used To Be." It's a shame there isn't more interaction between Don and the other horns, because the line-up is fantastic. Ya gotta love Jimmy, Booker, and Dannie, along with Mingus the Great.