Recorded between October 29 and 31, 1973 at Atlantic Studios in New York. It was Mingus's first album for Atlantic Records after his Columbia period.
The album features a band including George Adams (tenor sax), Don Pullen (piano), and Dannie Richmond (drums), marking the beginning of a new phase in his sound.
Released in 1974, 'Mingus Moves' combines new compositions with arrangements of earlier pieces, reflecting the evolution of his musical language in the 1970s.