Mingus at Monterey Reissue on Candid Records

Single of “A Train” released today
Full release (LP, CD, digital) Oct 10
Preorder today!

For Immediate Release
September 19, 2025

 THE LEGACY OF CHARLES MINGUS CELEBRATED
WITH LONG-OVERDUE REISSUE OF MINGUS AT MONTEREY

  RIP-ROARING RENDITION OF
THE DUKE ELLINGTON CLASSIC, “A TRAIN,” PREMIERES TODAY – LISTEN 

MINGUS AT MONTEREY AVAILABLE VIA CANDID RECORDS,
IN CONJUNCTION WITH
THE CHARLES MINGUS ESTATE AND JAZZ WORKSHOP, INC.,

ON CD, 2-LP 180-GRAM VINYL,
AND DIGITALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10 

PRE-ORDERS/PRE-SAVES AVAILABLE NOW

Candid Records, in conjunction with Charles Mingus’ Jazz Workshop, Inc., celebrates the genius of the legendary Charles Mingus with the long-overdue reissue of Mingus at Monterey, available on CD, 2-LP vinyl set, and for the first time ever, at all DSPs and streaming services on Friday, October 10. Pre-orders/pre-saves are available now.

Released initially on Mingus’ own short-lived mail order Jazz Workshop label and out of print for more than 40 years, the tour de force live performance from the 1964 Monterey Jazz Festival captures Mingus at the top of his form and the height of his powers. 

Mingus at Monterey has been remastered by 5x GRAMMY® Award-winning engineer Michael Graves, with vinyl mastering by renowned engineer Jeff Powell. The 2-LP set includes the album’s original gatefold jacket artwork, meticulously restored and reproduced for this release.

Perhaps the most consistently requested reissue by Mingus fans, Mingus at Monterey proved a sensation upon its sold out limited edition run for Record Store Day 2025 earlier this year, ranking as Redeye Distribution’s top selling RSD release while reaching the Top 20 on Billboard’s Traditional Jazz Albums and Jazz Albums charts, as well as #82 on the overall Top Catalog Albums  and  #102 on the Independent Albums Chart.

The upcoming wide release of Mingus at Monterey is heralded by today’s premiere of a rip-roaring rendition of the Duke Ellington classic, “A Train,” featuring solos from alto saxophonist Charles McPherson, pianist Jaki Byard, trumpeter Lonnie Hillyer, tenor saxophonist John Handy, and drummer Dannie Richmond, streaming everywhere now. 

LISTEN TO “A TRAIN”

PRE-ORDER/PRE-SAVE MINGUS AT MONTEREY