Pithecanthropus Erectus (45 rpm) YO350LPE as well as Manchester Jazz

as well as Manchester Jazz Festival and Jazz North

Even though it wasn’t regarded at the time as more than a regular recording session by professional jazzmen

home to the album’s best rapped verse

The baritone saxophonist developed a fondness for his composition and re-recorded it on a number of sessions with different instrumentation

Pithecanthropus Erectus (45 rpm) YO350LPE as well as Manchester JazzThe epic Pithecanthropus Erectus is one of Charles Minguss earliest large scale works. As he explained at the time, It depicts musically my conception of the modern counterpart of the first man to stand erect how proud he was. It was initially underrated but as this 10 and a half minute emotional roller coaster reveals it has more than stood the test of time.