Tracklist
| The Master Takes | ||
| 1-1 | I Left My Heart In San Francisco | 4:04 |
| 1-2 | Reincarnation Of A Lovebird | 15:09 |
| 1-3 | Peggy's Blue Skylight | 12:51 |
| 1-4 | Love Is A Dangerous Necessity | 4:34 |
| 1-5 | Blue Bird | 18:08 |
| 1-6 | Pithecanthropus Erectus | 16:41 |
| The Alternate Takes | ||
| 2-1 | Reincarnation Of A Lovebird (Warm Up And First False Start) | 0:30 |
| 2-2 | Reincarnation Of A Lovebird (Second False Start) | 1:49 |
| 2-3 | Reincarnation Of A Lovebird (Third False Start) | 0:06 |
| 2-4 | Reincarnation Of A Lovebird (Incomplete) | 4:49 |
| 2-5 | Peggy's Blue Skylight (First False Start) | 0:15 |
| 2-6 | Peggy's Blue Skylight (Second False Start) | 0:15 |
| 2-7 | Peggy's Blue Skylight (Third False Start And Rehearsal) | 0:37 |
| 2-8 | Peggy's Blue Skylight (Alternate - Fast Version) | 9:45 |
| 2-9 | Blue Bird (Incomplete) | 4:10 |
| 2-10 | Reprise | 0:42 |
| 2-11 | Love Is A Dangerous Necessity (First False Start) | 1:06 |
| 2-12 | Love Is A Dangerous Necessity (Second False Start) | 1:48 |
| 2-13 | Pithecanthropus Erectus (First Take, Incomplete) | 7:33 |
| 2-14 | Pithecanthropus Erectus (Reprise) | 0:54 |
| 2-15 | Pithecanthropus Erectus (Rehearsal) | 0:35 |
| 2-16 | Pithecanthropus Erectus (False Start) | 0:09 |
| 2-17 | Pithecanthropus Erectus (To The End) | 10:02 |
| 2-18 | Pithecanthropus Erectus (Mingus Explanations, Restart) | 2:17 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Universal Music France
- Copyright (c) – Universal Music France
- Licensed To – Sunnyside Communications, Inc.
- Recorded At – Decca Studios, Paris
Credits
- Alto Saxophone – Charles McPherson
- Double Bass – Charles Mingus
- Drums – Dannie Richmond
- Piano – Jaki Byard
- Tenor Saxophone – Bobby Jones
- Trumpet – Eddie Preston
Notes
Recorded October 31, 1970 at the Studio Decca, Paris.CD1: (3, 4, 6) Reissue of the America LP 6109 - (1, 2, 5) Reissue of the America LP 6110
All tracks of CD2 are previously unreleased.
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 984 275-6 | Charles Mingus | Charles Mingus In Paris: The Complete America Session (2xCD, Comp) | Universal Music Jazz France, EmArcy | 984 275-6 | Europe | 2006 |












