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CD1: The Master Takes
1-1	I Left My Heart In San Francisco Written-By – Douglas Cross*, Georges Cory*	4:04
1-2	Reincarnation Of A Lovebird Written-By – Charles Mingus	15:09
1-3	Peggy's Blue Skylight Written-By – Charles Mingus	12:51
1-4	Love Is A Dangerous Necessity Written-By – Charles Mingus	4:34
1-5	Blue Bird Written-By – Charlie Parker	18:08
1-6	Pithecanthropus Erectus Written-By – Charles Mingus	16:41
CD2: The Alternate Takes
2-1	Reincarnation Of A Lovebird: Warm Up And First False Start	0:30
2-2	Reincarnation Of A Lovebird: Second False Start	1:49
2-3	Reincarnation Of A Lovebird: Third False Start	0:06
2-4	Reincarnation Of A Lovebird: Incomplete	4:49
2-5	Peggy's Blue Skylight: First False Start	0:15
2-6	Peggy's Blue Skylight: Second False Start	0:15
2-7	Peggy's Blue Skylight: Third False Start And Rehearsal	0:37
2-8	Peggy's Blue Skylight: Alternate (Fast Version)	9:45
2-9	Blue Bird: Incomplete	4:10
2-10	Reprise	0:42
2-11	Love Is A Dangerous Necessity: First False Start	1:06
2-12	Love Is A Dangerous Necessity: Second False Start	1:48
2-13	Pithecanthropus Erectus: First Take, Incomplete	7:33
2-14	Pithecanthropus Erectus: Reprise	0:54
2-15	Pithecanthropus Erectus: Rehearsal	0:35
2-16	Pithecanthropus Erectus: False Start	0:09
2-17	Pithecanthropus Erectus: To The End	10:02
2-18	Pithecanthropus Erectus: Mingus Explanations, Restart	2:17

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Decca Studios, Paris
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Universal Music France
• Copyright (c) – Universal Music France
• Manufactured By – SNA
• Produced For – America Records
• Produced For – Musidisc-Europe
• Mastered At – Studio Universal

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Charles McPherson
• Art Direction, Design – Liliane Meynard
• Double Bass – Charles Mingus
• Drums – Dannie Richmond
• Engineer – J.-C. Egreteau*
• Liner Notes – Stéphane Ollivier
• Liner Notes [Translation] – Isabelle Bouvier, Martin Davies
• Photography By – Christian Rose
• Piano – Jaki Byard
• Producer – Pierre Jaubert
• Reissue Producer [Prepared For Reissue By] – Bruno Guermonprez
• Supervised By [Reissue] – Daniel Richard
• Tenor Saxophone – Bobby Jones
• Transferred By, Mastered By – Olivier Saint-Yves
• Trumpet – Eddie Preston

Notes

Recorded October 31, 1970 at the Studio Decca, Paris.

CD1: (3, 4, 6) Reissue of the America LP 6109: Charlie Mingus* - Pithycanthropus Erectus

(1, 2, 5) Reissue of the America LP 6110: Charles Mingus - Blue Bird

All tracks of CD2 are previously unreleased.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 602498427569
• Label Code: LC 00699
• Matrix / Runout (CD1): M0032024 1 / 9842757
• Matrix / Runout (CD2): M0032025 1 / 9842758
• Mastering SID Code (CD1): IFPI L596
• Mastering SID Code (CD2): IFPI L595
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 1A230

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SSC 3065	Charles Mingus	Charles Mingus In Paris: The Complete America Session ‎(2xCD, Comp, RM)	Sunnyside	SSC 3065	US	2007