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Pithecanthropus Erectus | 
| Artist: Charles Mingus
Label: Warner Jazz
Category: Music
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 34437
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 081227361624
EAN: 0081227361624
ASIN: B00006H679
Release Date: September 23, 2002
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| Tracks:
| • | Pithecanthropus Erectus | | • | Foggy Day | | • | Profile Of Jackie | | • | Love Chant |
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iii October 15, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I always feel the need to start any jazz review with a disclaimer, something along the lines of "I don't know a lot about jazz but...". I'm resisting the temptation with this one though, as the pure invention and passion present in this album makes me feel like a seasoned pro. Back when my MP3 player was still working, 'Love Chant' was always the track I reached for. It's perfect walking music, something that makes even the most mundane of surroundings seem like I'm in an obscure French film, sipping coffee and chatting about nonsense. Actually, come to think of it, all of the album has that kind of atmosphere to it; from the incredible story played out in the title track, to the car horns 'n' all New York street level chaos of 'A Foggy Day'. I have no reservations in proclaiming Pithecanthropus Erectus as the first jazz album I feel I fully "get", and it still fills me with awe every time I listen to it. Respect.
A modern jazz masterpiece May 15, 2006
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is a ground-breaking modern jazz classic by the great bassist/composer to rank alongside Miles Davis' 'Kind of Blue' and John Coltrane's 'A Love Supreme'. The title-track is a haunting and frenetic piece which is a musical description of the rise and fall of man. 'A Foggy Day'(for a smog-bound San Francisco) is atmospheric and full of instrumental sound-effects all of which are musically justified.
Mingus assembled a stellar band for this recording with altoist Jackie McLean,the underrated tenorist J.R.Monterose and pianist Mal Waldron all of whom contribute greatly to his music.
I never tire of hearing this album which I've owned since the early 60s. It still sounds remarkably contemporary despite being recorded over 50 years ago and is an essential CD,not only for modern jazz fans,but for anyone who appreciates passionate and adventurous music.
Paintings in sound March 24, 2004
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
"PITHECANTHROPUS ERECTUS (EreLt Ape-Man), the name given by Dr Eugene Dubois, of the Dutch army medical service, to the imaginary creature which he constructed from fossilized remains found by him in Java."
I can't believe this album was recorded in 1956, it sounds so fresh and clear. I am not a jazz expert, and it may seem a bit obvious to some but I have seldom heard music which depicts such images. The track "Pithecanthropus Erectus" conjures up images of a dinosaur wriggling and emerging from a primaeval forest of sound, and the intro to "Foggy Day" takes you right into the heart of a San Francisco traffic jam, sound effects all done on instruments here, apparently. Overall a very entertaining album, and sound effects aside, great music!
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