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- AllMusic5/5
- The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings4/4
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5
- Tom HullA
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Cover art
3 credits
- Design
- Bob Defrin
- Photography
- David Spitzer
- Art direction
- Bob Defrin
Tracklist
4 tracks · 36 min
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Pithecanthropus Erectus is a 1956 album by jazz composer and bassist Charles Mingus. Mingus noted that this was the first album where he taught arrangements to his musicians by ear in lieu of putting the chords and arrangements in writing.
In brief
- When was Pithecanthropus Erectus released?
- Pithecanthropus Erectus was released in 1956.
- How many tracks are on Pithecanthropus Erectus?
- Pithecanthropus Erectus has 4 tracks, with a runtime of 36 minutes.
- What genre is Pithecanthropus Erectus?
- Pithecanthropus Erectus is catalogued under Jazz, Bebop.
- What BPM is Pithecanthropus Erectus?
- Pithecanthropus Erectus runs at a median tempo of 116 BPM across its tracks, most often in F minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Pithecanthropus Erectus?
- Listeners of Pithecanthropus Erectus also rate Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane by Thelonious Monk, Kind of Blue by Miles Davis, A Love Supreme by John Coltrane.
Pithecanthropus Erectus at a glance
- Label
- Atlantic Records
- Produced by
- Nasuhi Ertegün
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