Expected Release: 4/18/26 Limited Edition 2,000 copies! Out of print for over 40 years, this record was originally released on Charles Mingus' Jazz Workshop Records. Meticulously remastered by five-time Grammy Award-winning engineer Michael Graves, with vinyl mastering by Jeff Powell. This exclusive RSD version will be pressed on 180-gram vinyl on a unique clear vinyl, available exclusively to RSD fans. The original artwork has been meticulously restored and reissued in collaboration with Jazz Workshop Inc. and the Charles Mingus House. This legendary recording features a powerful sextet that includes Eric Dolphy, Johnny Coles, and Jaki Byard. Blending blues, explosive swing, and avant-garde explosions, this tightrope walk captures Mingus at his peak—bold, uncompromising, and dynamic with countless possibilities.
"So Long Eric" (Charles Mingus) (Jazz Workshop, Bmi, 18:00)
"Praying with Eric" (Charles Mingus) (Jazz Workshop, BMI, 4:55)
"Praying with Eric" Continued. (Charles Mingus) (Jazz Workshop, Bmi, 22:07)