This is perhaps the most cohesive set Mingus ever made, recorded during a crisis of personnel in 1960. After many months with Mingus, Eric Dolphy and Ted Curson had decided to leave. These sessions and a few to follow for Mingus and the Jazz Artists Guild were to be their last tie with Mingus. He decided to set the mood that might resemble a night in the club, hence his announcements on the recording and the reason he wanted the lights turned out during the recording. For once, in these sessions, everyone in a Mingus unit reached and maintained that level of daring to make their instruments become extensions of themselves.

Media	Music CD (Compact Disc)
Number of discs	1
Released	October 24, 2000
EAN/UPC	0708857900527
Label	Candid Records CND79005.2
Genre	Jazz
Dimensions	125 × 141 × 11 mm · 94 g

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