Charles Mingus - A Kind of Mingus [10 CD, 2009]

 Bassist, composer, arranger, and bandleader Charles Mingus cut himself a uniquely iconoclastic path through jazz in the middle of the 20th century, creating a musical and cultural legacy that became universally lauded. As an instrumentalist he had few peers -- he was blessed with a powerful tone and pulsating sense of rhythm, capable of elevating the instrument into the frontline of a band. Intensely ambitious yet often earthy in expression, simultaneously politically radical and deeply traditional spiritually, Mingus' music took elements from everything he had experienced -- from gospel and blues, New Orleans jazz, swing, bop, Latin music, modern classical music, and even the jazz avant-garde, and adapted it for ensembles ranging from trios and quartets to sextets and orchestras. 




CD 1. Live In Stuttgart 1964 Vol. 1

1. So Long Eric
2. Orange Was The Colour Of Her Hair
3. These Foolish Things

Eric Dolphy (as, bcl, fl), Clifford Jordan (ts), Jaki Byard (p), Charles Mingus (b), Dannie Richmond (d)



CD 2. Live In Stuttgart 1964 Vol. 2

1. Peggyis Blue Skylight
2. Meditations

Eric Dolphy (as, bcl, fl), Clifford Jordan (ts), Jaki Byard (p), Charles Mingus (b), Dannie Richmond (d)



CD 3. Live In Stuttgart 1964 Vol. 3

1. ATFW USA
2. Sophisticated Lady
3. Fables Of Fabius Pt 1 & 2

Eric Dolphy (as, bcl, fl), Clifford Jordan (ts), Jaki Byard (p), Charles Mingus (b), Dannie Richmond (d)



CD 4. Blue Cee

1. The Clown*
2. Blue Cee*
3. Reincarnation Of A Lovebird*
4. Haitian Fight Song*
5. Blue Greens**

*Jimmy Knepper (tb), Shafi Hadi (ts), Wade Legge (p), Charles Mingus (b), Dannie Richmond (d)
**Teddy Charles (vib), Hall Overton (p), Charles Mingus (b), Ed Shaughnessy (d)
1956-1957 NYC, USA


CD 5. Passions Of A Woman

1. Tonight At Noon*
2. Passions Of A Woman Loved*
3. Laura**
4. When Your Lover Has Gone**
5. Just One Of Those Things****
6. Profile Of Jackie***
7. Yesterday****
8. All The Things You C#*****

*Jimmy Knepper (tb), Shafi Hadi (ts), Wade Legge (p), Charles Mingus (b), Dannie Richmond (d)
**Teddy Charles (vib), Hall Overton (p), Charles Mingus (b), Ed Shaughnessy (d)
***Jackie Maclean (as), JR Monterose (ts), Mal Waldron (p), Charles Mingus (b), Willie Jones (d)
****Hamptton Hawes (p), Charles Mingus (b), Dannie Richmond (d)
*****Eddie Bert (tb), George Barrow (ts), Mal Waldron (p), Charles Mingus (b), Willie Jones (d)
1955-1957


CD 6. New York Sketchbook

1. New York Sketchbook
2. Scenes In The City
3. 51st Street Blues
4. Conversation
5. Duke's Choice
6. Celia

Clarence Shaw (tp), Jimmy Knepper (tb), Curtis Porter (as, ts), Bob Hammer, Horace Parlan (p), Charles Mingus (b), Dannie Richmond (d)
1957 NYC, USA



CD 7. Thrice Upon A Theme

1. Thrice Upon A Theme*
2. Minor Intrusions*
3. Percussion Discussion**
4. Septemberly**
5. What Is This Thing Called Love*
6. Spur Of The Moment**
7. Four Hands**

*Thad Jones (tp), John La Porta (as), Teo Macero (ts, bars), Jackson Wiley (cell), Charles Mingus (b), Clem DeRosa (d)
**Eddie Bert (tb), George Barrow (ts), Mal Waldron (p), Charles Mingus (b), Max Roach (d)
1954-1955 NYC, USA


CD 8. Jump Monk

1. Pithecanthropus Erectus*
2. Love Chant*
3. A Foggy Day*
4. Jump Monk**
5. Serenade In Blue**
6. Work Song**

*Jackie Maclean (as), JR Monterose (ts), Mal Waldron (p), Charles Mingus (b), Willie Jones (d)
**Eddie Bert (tb), George Barrow (ts), Mal Waldron (p), Charles Mingus (b), Willie Jones (d)
1955-1956 NYC, USA



CD 9. Dizzy Moods

1. Los Mariachis
2. Dizzy Moods
3. A Colloquial Dream
4. Flamingo
5. Tijuana Gift Shop
6. Ysabel's Table Dance

Jimmy Knepper (tb), Curtis Porter (as), Clarence Shaw (tp), Bill Triglia (p), Charles Mingus (b), Dannie Richmond (d), Frankie Dunlop (perc), Ysabel Morel (cast), Lonnie Elder (voc)
1957 NYC, USA



CD 10. Trio

1. Laura
2. Yesterday's
3. Summertime
4. I Can't Get Started
5. Dizzy Moods
6. Hamp's New Blues
7. Back Home Blues

Hampton Hawes (p), Charles Mingus (b), Dannie Richmond (d)
1957 NYC, USA




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