The book excerpts the original liners by Mingus. Are the original notes floating around somewhere?
Just bought another 15 minutes: rec. NYC September 23, 1971: The Shoes, The Eye of Hurricane Sue 23 or 30: Hobo Ho October 1: Don’t be afraid the Clown’s November 18: Adagio ma non troppo, Chill of Death Collective personnel: Tp: Snooky Young, Ernie Royal, Joe Wilder, Al Derisi, Marvin Stamm, Lonnie Hillyer, Eddie Preston, Richard Williams Tb: Eddie Bert, Jimmy Knepper, Warren Covington Tuba: Howard Johnson French horn: Julius Watkins Reeds: Charles McPhersson, Bobby Jones, James Moody, Danny Bank, Howard Johnson, Harvey Estrin Piano: Charles Mingus, John Foster, Roland Hanna Cello: Charles McCracken Bass: Charles Mingus, Larry Richardson, Homer Mensch, Milt Hinton, George Duvivier, Ron Carter, Richard Davis Drums: Dannie Richmond NB! It was generally assumed that Bobby Jones played the tenor solo on Hobo Ho. Wrong, the solo is by Moody. Bobby scored it.