Pepper Adams Plays the Compositions of Charlie Mingus

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Review scores
Source	Rating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[5]
Allmusic	[6]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz states "Adams led this date with his usual no-nonsense authority ... A solid jazz record".^[5]

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek states "This is one of those must-own recordings for fans of Adams; but it is also for those who revere Mingus' work, because, as radical as some of these interpretations are, they were not only sanctioned by, but delighted in by the composer".^[6]

All compositions by Charles Mingus.

1. "Fables of Faubus" – 4:30
2. "Black Light" – 3:45
3. "Song with Orange" – 2:35
4. "Carolyn" – 5:10
5. "Better Git It in Your Soul" – 4:05
6. "Incarnation" – 5:45
7. "Portrait" – 2:55
8. "Haitian Fight Song" – 7:55
9. "Strollin' Honies" – 5:50

• Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
• Thad Jones – trumpet
• Benny Powell – trombone (tracks 5, 7 & 8)
• Charles McPherson – alto saxophone (tracks 5, 7 & 8)
• Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone (tracks 5, 7 & 8)
• Hank Jones – piano
• Paul Chambers (tracks 1–4, 6 & 9), Bob Cranshaw (tracks 5, 7 & 8) – bass
• Dannie Richmond – drums