Charles MingusBetter Git It In Your Soul

Label:

Columbia – G 30628

Format:

2 x Vinyl , LP, Compilation, Stereo , Gatefold

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Jazz

Style:

Swing

Tracklist

A1 Better Git It In Your Soul 7:22
A2 Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 4:48
A3 Boogie Stop Shuffle 3:43
A4 Self-Portrait In Three Colors 3:06
A5 Open Letter To Duke 4:56
B1 Bird Calls 3:12
B2 Fables Of Faubus 8:14
B3 Pussy Cat Dues 6:30
B4 Jelly Roll 4:02
C1 Slop 4:39
C2 Diane 7:30
C3 Song With Orange 4:13
C4 Gunslinging Bird 3:57
D1 Things Ain't What They Used To Be
Composed ByM. Ellington*
4:24
D2 Far Wells, Mill Valley 6:12
D3 New Now, Know How 3:02
D4 Mood Indigo
Composed ByI. Mills*
8:15
D5 Put Me In That Dungeon 2:52

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured ByColumbia Records
  • Manufactured ByCBS Inc.
  • Pressed ByColumbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
  • Mastered AtCustomatrix

Credits

  • Alto SaxophoneShafi Hadi (tracks: A1 to B4)
  • Alto Saxophone, Tenor SaxophoneJohn Handy (tracks: A1 to D5)
  • BassCharles Mingus (tracks: A1 to D5)
  • CelloSeymour Barab (tracks: D1 to D5)
  • Composed ByC. Mingus* (tracks: A1 to C4, D2, D3, D5)
  • Design [Album Design]Ron Coro
  • DrumsDannie Richmond (tracks: A1 to D5)
  • Engineer [Editing Engineer]Arthur Kendy
  • Liner NotesDon DeMicheal
  • Photography By [Cover And Inside Photos]Jim Marshall (3)
  • PianoRoland Hanna (tracks: C1 to D5)
  • ProducerTeo Macero
  • SaxophoneBenny Golson (tracks: C1 to C4)
  • Saxophone, FluteJerome Richardson (tracks: C1 to C4)
  • Tenor SaxophoneBooker Ervin (tracks: A1 to D5)
  • TromboneWillie Dennis (tracks: A1 to B4)
  • TrumpetDick Williams* (tracks: C1 to C4)
  • Vibraphone [Vibes]Theodore Cohen (tracks: C1 to C4)

Notes

Gatefold matte cover
Printed in U.S.A.

Previously released as "Mingus Dynasty"

Catalog numbers:
CG 30628 on sleeve (front, spine and inside gatefold)
G 30628 on labels

Dannie Richmond credited as Danny Richmond on sides A+B
Jimmy Knepper credited as James Knepper on sides C+D

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society (A1 to C4, D2, D3, D5): BMI
  • Rights Society (D1, D4): ASCAP
  • Other (Side A+B labels): C 30629
  • Other (Side C+D labels): C 30630
  • Matrix / Runout (A-side label): AL 30629
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side label): BL 30629
  • Matrix / Runout (C-side label): AL 30630
  • Matrix / Runout (D-side label): BL 30630
  • Matrix / Runout (A-side runout): P X o P AL 30629-1B B 9
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side runout): P P BL 30629-1B B 6
  • Matrix / Runout (C-side runout): P X o P AL 30630-1A C 9
  • Matrix / Runout (D-side runout): P X o P BL 30630-1A C 6

Other Versions (5 of 9)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
New Submission
Better Git It In Your Soul (2×LP, Compilation, Gatefold) Columbia G 30628 US 1971
New Submission
Better Git It In Your Soul (2×LP, Compilation) Columbia S 66290 Spain 1971
New Submission
Better Git It In Your Soul (2×LP, Compilation) CBS S 66290 Netherlands 1971
Better Git It In Your Soul (2×LP, Compilation, Gatefold, Pitman Pressing) Columbia G 30628 US 1971
New Submission
Better Git It In Your Soul (2×LP, Compilation, Gatefold) Columbia G 30628 Canada 1971

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Reviews

  • pandesowna's avatar
    pandesowna
    Can anyone confirm if the back of the gatefold was printed upside down? I don’t see anything in the notes if this was deliberate or accidental.
    • BeauRegaurd's avatar
      BeauRegaurd
      Previously released as
      'Mingus Au Um' and 'Mingus Dynasty'
      both masterpieces

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