Exact repro. Charles Mingus had a fascinating way of offering music that was grounded in tradition while remaining startlingly original. The freshness of a piece like 'Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus' has the effect of rendering much of what passes for jazz as tedious. The band is small for Mingus, and includes Eric Dolphy on alto saxophone and bass clarinet, Ted Curson on trumpet, and Dannie Richmond on drums. It would be one of Dolphy and Curson's last recording dates with the artist, and they seem determined to go all out for it.