Name: In Paris: The Complete America Session
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SKU: 66636
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In Paris

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Album: In Paris: The Complete America Session
#	Song Title	Time
1)	I Left My Heart in San Francisco
2)	Reincarnation of a Lovebird
3)	Peggy's Blue Skylight
4)	Love Is a Dangerous Necessity
5)	Blue Bird
6)	Pithecanthropus Erectus
1)	Reincarnation of a Lovebird: Warm Up and First False Start [Alternate T - (previously unreleased, alternate take, Warm Up And First False Start)
2)	Reincarnation of a Lovebird: Second False Start - (previously unreleased, alternate take, Second False Start)
3)	Reincarnation of a Lovebird: Third False Start - (previously unreleased, alternate take, Third False Start)
4)	Reincarnation of a Lovebird: Incomplete - (previously unreleased, alternate take, Incomplete)
5)	Peggy's Blue Skylight: First False Start - (previously unreleased, alternate take, First False Start)
6)	Peggy's Blue Skylight: Second False Start - (previously unreleased, alternate take, Second False Start)
7)	Peggy's Blue Skylight: Third False Start and Rehearsal - (previously unreleased, alternate take, Third False Start and Rehersal)
8)	Peggy's Blue Skylight: Alternate - (previously unreleased, alternate take, Fast Version)
9)	Blue Bird: Incomplete - (previously unreleased, alternate take, Incomplete)
10)	Reprise - (previously unreleased, alternate take)
11)	Love Is a Dangerous Necessity: First False Start - (previously unreleased, alternate take, First Falst Start)
12)	Love Is a Dangerous Necessity: Second False Start - (previously unreleased, alternate take, Second False Start)
13)	Pithecanthropus Erectus: First Take, Incomplete - (previously unreleased, take First, alternate take, Incomplete)
14)	Pithecanthropus Erectus (Reprise) - (previously unreleased, alternate take, Reprise)
15)	Pithecanthropus Erectus: Rehearsal - (previously unreleased, alternate take, Rehersal)
16)	Pithecanthropus Erectus: False Start - (previously unreleased, alternate take, False Start)
17)	Pithecanthropus Erectus: To the End - (previously unreleased, alternate take, To the End)
18)	Pithecanthropus Erectus: Mingus Explanations, Restart - (previously unreleased, alternate take, Mingus Explanations, Restart)

Album: In Paris: The Complete America Session
#	Song Title	Time
1)	I Left My Heart in San Francisco
2)	Reincarnation of a Lovebird
3)	Peggy's Blue Skylight
4)	Love Is a Dangerous Necessity
5)	Blue Bird
6)	Pithecanthropus Erectus
1)	Reincarnation of a Lovebird: Warm Up and First False Start [Alternate T - (previously unreleased, alternate take, Warm Up And First False Start)
2)	Reincarnation of a Lovebird: Second False Start - (previously unreleased, alternate take, Second False Start)
3)	Reincarnation of a Lovebird: Third False Start - (previously unreleased, alternate take, Third False Start)
4)	Reincarnation of a Lovebird: Incomplete - (previously unreleased, alternate take, Incomplete)
5)	Peggy's Blue Skylight: First False Start - (previously unreleased, alternate take, First False Start)
6)	Peggy's Blue Skylight: Second False Start - (previously unreleased, alternate take, Second False Start)
7)	Peggy's Blue Skylight: Third False Start and Rehearsal - (previously unreleased, alternate take, Third False Start and Rehersal)
8)	Peggy's Blue Skylight: Alternate - (previously unreleased, alternate take, Fast Version)
9)	Blue Bird: Incomplete - (previously unreleased, alternate take, Incomplete)
10)	Reprise - (previously unreleased, alternate take)
11)	Love Is a Dangerous Necessity: First False Start - (previously unreleased, alternate take, First Falst Start)
12)	Love Is a Dangerous Necessity: Second False Start - (previously unreleased, alternate take, Second False Start)
13)	Pithecanthropus Erectus: First Take, Incomplete - (previously unreleased, take First, alternate take, Incomplete)
14)	Pithecanthropus Erectus (Reprise) - (previously unreleased, alternate take, Reprise)
15)	Pithecanthropus Erectus: Rehearsal - (previously unreleased, alternate take, Rehersal)
16)	Pithecanthropus Erectus: False Start - (previously unreleased, alternate take, False Start)
17)	Pithecanthropus Erectus: To the End - (previously unreleased, alternate take, To the End)
18)	Pithecanthropus Erectus: Mingus Explanations, Restart - (previously unreleased, alternate take, Mingus Explanations, Restart)

Performer Notes

Personnel: Charles Mingus (double bass); Charles Mingus; Bobby Lee Jones, Bobby Jones (tenor saxophone); Charles McPherson (alto saxophone); Eddie Preston (trumpet); Jaki Byard (piano); Dannie Richmond (drums).
Liner Note Author: St‚phane Ollivier.
Recording information: Studio Decca (Rue Beaujon), Paris, France (10/31/1970).
Photographer: Christian Rose.
The music on Charles Mingus' In Paris: The Complete America Session originally appeared on two separate LPs issued by America which were duly reissued by several labels as Reincarnation of a Lovebird (though not to be confused with the earlier album of the same title made for Candid). After a five-year layoff from doing any studio recording, Mingus was fully prepared for this 1970 session, with old hands Jaki Byard on piano, drummer Dannie Richmond, alto saxophonist Charles McPherson, and newer additions Bobby Jones (tenor sax), and Eddie Preston (trumpet) making up his sextet. Most of the focus is on extended treatments of earlier works, including "Reincarnation of a Lovebird," "Pithecanthropus Erectus," and "Peggy's Blue Skylight," plus a loping, bluesy rendition of Charlie Parker's "Blue Bird" that lasts 18 minutes and never loses steam. The two shorter works come out differently; everything comes together on "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" but Mingus is clearly dissatisfied with the performance of his new work "Love Is a Dangerous Necessity" and is audibly heard stating "Cut it, cut it!" in the midst of McPherson's solo and the song abruptly ends. The soloists shine throughout the date, with no one musician trying to outdo the others. This two-CD set adds all of the other material recorded during this single-day session on a separate disc, including all false starts, breakdowns, incomplete takes, and rehearsals, so serious fans can figure out how the performances evolved in the studio. After battling depression and suffering financial problems for several years prior to this session, this outstanding recording signaled that Charles Mingus was on the rebound and still had much to contribute, until Lou Gerhig's disease ended his career and took his life prematurely later in the decade. ~ Ken Dryden

Professional Reviews

Down Beat (p.80) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "'Blue Bird' climaxes with a long Mingus solo, and an energetic reading of Mingus' first long-form piece, 'Pithecanthropus Erectus."