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A1	Take The "A" Train Written-By – William Thomas Strayhorn*	3:34
A2	Prayer For Passive Resistance Written-By – Charles Mingus	3:49
A3	Eclipse Vocals – Booker Ervin, Charles Mingus, Eric Dolphy, Jimmy Knepper, Joe Farrell, Paul Bley, Ted Curson, Yusef LateefWritten-By – Charles Mingus	3:45
A4	Mingus Fingus No. 2 Written-By – Charles Mingus	3:22
A5	Weird Nightmare Written-By – Charles Mingus	3:35
B1	Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me Written-By – Bob Russell, Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington*	3:33
B2	Bemoanable Lady Written-By – Charles Mingus	4:22
B3	Half-Mast Inhibition Conductor – Gunther SchullerPercussion – Max RoachWritten-By – Charles Mingus	8:12

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Eric Dolphy, John LaPorta (tracks: A4, B2, B3)
• Baritone Saxophone – Danny Bank (tracks: A4, B2, B3)
• Bass – Charles Mingus
• Cello – Charles McCracken (tracks: A4, B2, B3)
• Conductor – Gunther Schuller (tracks: B3)
• Drums – Dannie Richmond (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B3)
• Flute – Robert DiDomenica (tracks: A4, B2, B3)
• Liner Notes – Martin Williams
• Oboe – Harry Schulman* (tracks: A4, B2, B3)
• Percussion – George Scott (tracks: A4, B2, B3), Sticks Evans (tracks: A4, B2, B3)
• Piano – Paul Bley (tracks: A1, A3, A5), Sir Roland Hanna* (tracks: A4, B1 to B3)
• Producer – Leonard Feather
• Tenor Saxophone – Bill Barron (tracks: A4, B2, B3), Booker Ervin (tracks: A1 to A3, A5, B1), Joe Farrell, Yusef Lateef
• Trombone – Charles Greenlee (tracks: A4, B2, B3), Eddie Bert (tracks: A4, B2, B3), Jimmy Knepper, Slide Hampton (tracks: A4, B2, B3)
• Trumpet – Clark Terry (tracks: A4, B2, B3), Hobart Dotson (tracks: A4, B2, B3), Marcus Belgrave (tracks: A4, B2, B3), Richard Williams (tracks: A4, B2, B3)
• Tuba – Don Butterfield (tracks: A4, B2, B3)
• Vocals – Lorraine Cusson* (tracks: A3, A5)

Notes

Recorded May 24, 1960 were tracks A4, B2 & B3. Recorded May 25 1960 were tracks A1, A2, A3, A5, & B1.
"Take the "A" Train" interpolates "Exactly Like You" (Jimmy McHugh-Dorothy Fields).
"Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me" interpolates "I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart" (Duke Ellington-Henry Nemo-John Redmond).
Both sessions were recorded in New York City on Ampex tape recorders at 15 inches per second.
Front cover of sleeve is laminated.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SR 60627	Charlie Mingus*	Pre-Bird ‎(LP, Album)	Mercury	SR 60627	US	1960
6338906	Charlie Mingus*	Pre-Bird ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Mercury	6338906	Brazil	1975
826 496-2	Charles Mingus	Mingus Revisited ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Emarcy	826 496-2	Europe	1986
BT-5309	Charlie Mingus*	Pre-Bird ‎(LP, Album, Ltd, RE)	Mercury	BT-5309	Japan	1979
840 834-2	Charles Mingus	Mingus Revisited ‎(CD, Album, RE)	EmArcy	840 834-2	Switzerland	Unknown