"Pepper Adams Plays Mingus", this is really boss. As you would expect, you won't get anything radically different from the original Mingus, but you will get something much "deeper" into the original Mingus; I know that sounds incredible, maybe even unbelievable, but true according to my ears.
Alto Saxophone [Alto Sax] – Charles McPherson (tracks: 5, 7, 8)
Baritone Saxophone [Baritone Sax] – Pepper Adams
Bass – Bob Cranshaw (tracks: 5, 7, 8), Paul Chambers (3) (tracks: 1 to 4, 6, 9)
Composed By [All Compositions By] – Charlie Mingus*
Drums – Danny Richmond*
Other [Essay By] – Alston Anderson, Mike Baillie
Performer – Pepper Adams Octet (tracks: 5, 7, 8), Pepper Adams Quintet (tracks: 1 to 4, 6, 9)
Piano – Hank Jones
Reissue Producer – Jordi Pujol
Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax] – Zoot Sims (tracks: 5, 7, 8)
Trombone – Bennie Powell* (tracks: 5, 7, 8)
Trumpet – Thad Jones
When all of these musicians who have played with and been close to Mingus, go into his mind on these composition we get something that's "deeper" than the original. As a fan from the beginning, and someone whose heard the originals a "gozillion" times, I feel qualified to say this.
"Haitian Fight Song" has "Pithecanthropus Erectus" morphed into it. I'm going to put them both on display for your comparison.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIu87qCZnJ4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkcHSgfDdkI
When you compare the two, you'll see where I'm coming from. Those musicians were unaware of the elements of "Pithecanthropus Erectus" they had incorporated into "Haitian Fight Song".
Enjoy the music.