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Things Ain’t What They Used to Be
by
Charles Mingus
First released:
30 Aug 1988,
Length:
7:36
studio, 1959-11-13: CBS 30th Street Studio, NYC, NY, USA
Creators
(9)
Instruments
“Sir” Roland Hanna
(13 Nov 1959)
piano
Booker Ervin
(13 Nov 1959)
tenor saxophone
Charles Mingus
(13 Nov 1959)
double bass
Dannie Richmond
(13 Nov 1959)
drums (drum set)
Don Ellis
(13 Nov 1959)
trumpet
Jimmy Knepper
(13 Nov 1959)
trombone
John Handy
(13 Nov 1959)
alto saxophone
Producer
Teo Macero
Locations
Recorded At
CBS 30th Street Studio
(13 Nov 1959)
Works
(1)
Recording Of
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be
(13 Nov 1959)
instrumental
Composer
Mercer Ellington
(1942)
Lyricist
Ted Persons
Releases containing this recording
(13)
Official
Album
Shoes of the Fisherman’s Wife
30 Aug 1988
Charles Mingus
Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife
1988
Charles Mingus
Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife
1994
Charles Mingus
Mingus Dynasty
1998
Charles Mingus
remastered
Mingus Dynasty
1998
Charles Mingus and His Jazz Group
Mingus Dynasty
16 Feb 1999
Charles Mingus
Mingus Ah Um
19 May 2009
Charles Mingus
50th anniversary 2 disc edition (bundles Mingus Dynasty)
Mingus Dynasty
2009
Charles Mingus
Mingus Dynasty
26 Feb 2014
Charles Mingus and His Jazz Group
Album - Compilation
The Complete 1959 CBS Charles Mingus Sessions
1993
Charles Mingus
The Complete 1959 Columbia Recordings
1998
Charles Mingus
Euro release
The Complete 1959 Columbia Recordings
1998
Charles Mingus
The Complete Columbia & RCA Albums Collection
27 Jul 2012
Charles Mingus