Charles Mingus - Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1963/2006)

Posted By : salernitana | Date : 20 Jan 2011 18:29:08 | Comments : 2 |

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While not a household name like Duke Ellington or Miles Davis, Charles Mingus is perhaps the greatest and most respected jazz composer of all time. He wrote and performed music with a fiery brilliance equal to that of Igor Stravinsky's, and his innovations have set the standards for the current avant-garde scene. Mingus was known for his towering, forceful presence, virtuoso bass playing and intimidating rants at the audience; he would in no way tolerate an unfocused audience:

"I would like to remind you that we don't applaud here at the Showplace where we're working. So restrain your applause and if you must applaud wait until the end of the set and it won't even matter then. The reason is we are distracted by your noise. Don't even take any drinks or rattle the ice in your glasses, and no cash register ringing, etc."

He was a charismatic and temperamental performer who often fired his musicians in the middle of a performance (sometimes by pushing them off the stage) and wasn't afraid to use a gun to make sure mafia-owned clubs paid him his money. Leaving the largest legacy after Duke Ellington, his body of work spans over four decades, dozens of records, and hundreds of bootleg recordings.

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Tracklist:

1. II B.S. - 4:46
2. I X Love - 7:38
3. Celia - 6:12
4. Mood Indigo - 4:43
5. Better Get Hit In Yo' Soul - 6:28
6. Theme For Lester Young - 5:50
7. Hora Decubitus - 4:41

Bonus Track:
8. Freedom - 5:10

Credits:

Alto Saxophone - Charles Mariano (tracks: 2, 3)
Alto Saxophone, Flute - Eric Dolphy (tracks: 1, 4 to 8)
Art Direction - Hollis King
Baritone Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute - Jerome Richardson
Bass - Charlie Mingus*
Design [Graphic Design] - Jason Claiborne
Drums - Dannie Richmond (tracks: 2, 3) , Walter Perkins (tracks: 1, 4 to 8)
Engineer - Bob Simpson
Guitar - Jay Berliner (tracks: 2, 3)
Mastered By [Remastered] - Erick Labson
Narrator - Charlie Mingus* (tracks: 8)
Oboe - Dick Hafer (tracks: 2, 3)
Photography [Cover, Liner Photos] - Joe Alper
Piano - Charlie Mingus (tracks: 2, 3) , Jaki Byard
Producer - Bob Thiele
Reissue Producer - Michael Cuscuna
Tenor Saxophone - Booker Ervin (tracks: 1, 4 to 8)
Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute - Dick Hafer (tracks: 1, 4 to 8)
Trombone - Britt Woodman (tracks: 1, 4 to 8) , Quentin Jackson (tracks: 2, 3)
Trumpet - Eddie Preston (tracks: 1, 4 to 8) , Richard Williams , Rolf Ericson (tracks: 2, 3)
Tuba - Don Butterfield

Notes:

Tracks 1 & 4-8 recorded in New York on september 20, 1963.
Tracks 2,3 recorded in New York on january 20, 1963.
Track 8 is a bonus track not on original Lp.