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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

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Nippon Phonogram Co., Ltd.

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

Limited Reissue With Obi, Insert.
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).

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
840 834-2	Charles Mingus	Mingus Revisited ‎(CD, Album, RE)	EmArcy	840 834-2	Switzerland	Unknown
TLP-5513	Charlie Mingus*	Mingus Revisited ‎(LP, Album, RE, Unofficial)	Trip Jazz	TLP-5513	US	Unknown

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