Pithecanthropus ErectuswasMingus’breakthrough as a leader, the album where he established himself as a composer of boundless imagination and a fresh new voice that, despite his ambitiously modern concepts, was firmly grounded in jazz tradition.

Tracklist

1.Pithecanthropus Erectus
2. A Foggy Day
3.Profile of Jackie
4.Love Chant

Reissue release day:21 February 2012

Originally released in1956