Weird Nightmare: Meditations On Mingus
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| Hal Willner presents Weird Nightmare Meditations On Mingus | |
 Tribute album by Various artists | |
| Released | November 12, 1992 |
|---|---|
| Producer | Hal Willner |
| Label | Colombia |
1992 tribute album to Charlie Mingus includes "Weird Nightmare" featuring Elvis Costello.
Tracks
All songs written and composed by Charles Mingus.| Title | Performer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Canon, Pt. 1 | 3:20 | |
| 2. | Meditations On Integration | 3:47 | |
| 3. | Canon, Pt. 2 | 3:15 | |
| 4. | Jump Monk | 3:57 | |
| 5. | Weird Nightmare | 3:07 | |
| 6. | Work Song | 7:06 | |
| 7. | Self-Portrait In Three Colors | 3:29 | |
| 8. | Purple Heart | 2:38 | |
| 9. | Tonight At Noon | 5:31 | |
| 10. | Gunslinging Bird | 1:40 | |
| 11. | Weird Nightmare Interlude | 0:57 | |
| 12. | Reincarnation Of A Lovebird / Haitian Fight Song Montage | 4:48 | |
| 13. | Open Letter To Duke | 4:53 | |
| 14. | The Shoes Of The Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers | 2:37 | |
| 15. | Oh Lord, Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me | 6:48 | |
| 16. | Eclipse | 7:15 | |
| 17. | Pithecanthropus Erectus | 5:43 | |
| 18. | Freedom | 2:52 | |
| 19. | Weird Nightmare (Reprise) | 0:40 |
Notes
- Weird Nightmare (Reprise) seems to be an excerpt from the main track.
- Instruments designed and built by Harry Partch were used extensively on this album and for the first time in a commercial recording other than his own. They are:
- Cloud Chamber Bowls
- Bass Marimba
- Marimba Eroica
- Diamond Marimba
- Chromelodeon II
- Harmonic Canon
- Surrogate Kithara
- Cone Gongs
- Crychord
