Charles Mingus - The Clown (1961)
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Release Date: Feb 16, 1999
Original release year: 1961
Producer: Nesuhi Ertegun
Engineer: Tom Dowd; Larry Hiller



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


Personnel: Charles Mingus (bass); Jean Shepherd (spoken vocals); Shafi Hadi (alto & tenor saxophones); Jimmy Knepper (trombone); Wade Legge (piano); Dannie Richmond (drums).

Recorded at Audio-Video Studios, New York, New York on February 13, 1957 and Atlantic Studios, New York, New York on March 12, 1957. Originally released on Atlantic (1260). Includes liner notes by Nat Hentoff.

Mingus is a true original, and THE CLOWN is an album on which his genius for melding tradition with experimentation is particularly pronounced. In the stunning "Haitian Fight Song," the track which opens the album, there are strains of indigenous folk styles and church music pastiched with raw-nerve intensity and compositional sophistication. Mingus's bass, in particular, in its strident manipulation of the fretboard and powerful sound, seems to express the emotional ferocity which propels the track.

The mood becomes deceptively more traditional in "Blue Cee," but even here sections are broken up, colored by daring lines and rhythms, shifting and synthesizing stylistic modes. "Reincarnation Of A Lovebird" is Mingus' tribute to Charlie Parker, again employing what seems to be an "old-fashioned" theme which is actually a complex, extended line that flows, loops and reinvents itself., THE CLOWN boasts outstanding compositions, superior musicianship by four members of the artist's Jazz Workshop and what is arguably some of Mingus's best recorded bass work.




Q (1/96, p.156) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...Wired, raw, wet-eyed and roaring. It's amazing that five unamplified men made such a noise..."



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Charles Mingus - Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus
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01. "II B.S." – 4:46
02. "I X Love" – 7:38
03."Celia" – 6:12
04. "Mood Indigo" – 4:43
05. "Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul" – 6:28
06. "Theme for Lester Young" – 5:50
07. "Hora Decubitus" – 4:41
08. "Freedom" – 5:10


Tracks #1 and 4-8, recorded in New York on September 20, 1963:

Eddie Preston - Trumpet
Richard Williams - Trumpet
Britt Woodman - Trombone
Don Butterfield - Tuba
Jerome Richardson - Soprano, baritone saxes, flute
Dick Hafer - Tenor sax, clarinet, flute
Booker Ervin - Tenor sax
Eric Dolphy - Alto sax, flute
Jaki Byard - Piano
Charlie Mingus - Bass, (narration, #8)



Tracks #2 and 3, recorded in New York on January 20, 1963:

Rolf Ericson - Trumpet
Richard Williams - Trumpet
Quentin Jackson - Trombone
Don Butterfield - Tuba
Jerome Richardson - Soprano, baritone saxes, flute
Dick Hafer - Tenor sax, flute, oboe
Charles Mariano - Alto sax
Jaki Byard - Piano
Jay Berliner - Guitar
Charles Mingus - Bass, piano
Dannie Richmond - Drums
Bob Thiele - Producer
Michael Cuscuna - Reissue Producer
Bob Simpson - Engineer
Erick Labson - Remastering
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mingus_Mingus_Mingus_Mingus_Mingus"




Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus is sort of a "greatest hits revisited" record, as the bassist revamps or tinkers with some of his best-known works. The titles are altered as well — "II B.S." is basically "Haitian Fight Song" (this is the version used in the late-'90s car commercial); "Theme for Lester Young" is "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat"; "Better Get Hit in Your Soul" adds a new ending, but just one letter to the title; "Hora Decubitus" is a growling overhaul of "E's Flat Ah's Flat Too"; and "I X Love" modifies "Nouroog," which was part of "Open Letter to Duke." There's also a cover of Duke Ellington's "Mood Indigo," leaving just one new composition, "Celia." Which naturally leads to the question: With the ostensible shortage of ideas, what exactly makes this a significant Mingus effort? The answer is that the 11-piece bands assembled here (slightly different for the two separate recording sessions) are among Mingus' finest, featuring some of the key personnel (Eric Dolphy, pianist Jaki Byard) that would make up the legendary quintet/sextet with which Mingus toured Europe in 1964. And they simply burn, blasting through versions that equal and often surpass the originals — which is, of course, no small feat. This was Mingus' last major statement for quite some time, and aside from a solo piano album and a series of live recordings from the 1964 tour, also his last album until 1970. It closes out the most productive and significant chapter of his career, and one of the most fertile, inventive hot streaks of any composer in jazz history.


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Charles Mingus - Changes One & Changes Two 1974
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Of Charles Mingus's late-period recordings, the best are Changes One and its follow-up, Changes Two.
Mingus hadn't led a band with an end-to-end cohesiveness and lasting power like this one since the 1964 group that recorded Revenge: The Legendary Paris Concerts.
Tenor saxophonist George Adams, pianist Don Pullen, and trumpeter Jack Walrath made a wicked team, with Adams and Walrath combining poignant bluesy sensibilities and heartfelt emotional power. Adams had a power on tenor sax that exceeded most of the horn's players in both his phrasing and his solo architecture. --Andrew Bartlett

Changes One

1. Remember Rockefeller At Attica
2. Sue's Changes
3. Devil Blues
4. Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love



Changes Two

1. Free Cell Block F, 'Tis Nazi U.S.A.
2. Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress, Then Silk Blue
3. Black Bats And Poles
4. Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love
5. For Harry Carney


Changes One
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Changes Two

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Reincarnation Of A Love Bird
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Charles Mingus - acoustic bass
Eric Dolphy - alto saxophone
Tommy Flanagan - piano
Roy Eldridge - trumpet
Jo Jones - drums
Dannie Richmond
Jimmy Knepper - trombone
Paul Bley
Booker Ervin - tenor saxophone
Charles McPherson
Lonnie Hillyer

1. Reincarnation Of A Love Bird - (take 1)
2. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams - (take 4)
3. R & R - (take 1)
4. Body And Soul - (take 2)
5. Bugs - (take 3)

Recorded at Nola Penthouse Studios, New York on November 11, 1960.
Street Date Jul 01, 1988

There are two Mingus albums of this name. A 1960 version with a largish ensemble including Eric Dolphy originally recorded on Candid (this one), and a 1970 sextet date originally recorded on the French America label and released in the U.S. on Prestige.

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Charles Mingus - Tonight at Noon (1964)
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Release Date: Apr 13, 2004
Original release year: 1964
Label: Water
Producer: Nesuhi Ertegun
Engineer: Tom Dowd; Phil Iehle
Guest Artists: Roland Kirk; Booker Ervin; Jimmie Knepper
Stereo


1. Tonight At Noon
2. Invisible Lady
3. Old Blues For Walt's Torin
4. Peggy's Blue Skylight
5. Passions Of A Woman Loved

Recorded at Atlantic Studios, New York, New York on March 12, 1957 and November 6, 1961. Originally released on Atlantic (1416). Includes liner notes by Joel Dorn and Gunther Schuller.

Personnel:

March 12, 1957
Charles Mingus (piano, bass); Shafi Hadi (alto saxophone); Booker Ervin (tenor saxophone); Rahsaan Roland Kirk (saxophone); Jimmie Knepper (trombone); Wade Legge (piano); Doug Watkins (bass); Dannie Richmond (drums).


November 6, 1961
Personnel: Charles Mingus (piano, double bass); Roland Kirk (saxophone); Shafi Hadi (alto saxophone); Booker Ervin (tenor saxophone); Jimmie Knepper (trombone); Wade Legge (piano); Doug Watkins (double bass); Dannie Richmond (drums).


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Charles Mingus - Shoes Of The Fisherman's Wife (1959)
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Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
Original Release Date: November 1, 1959



1. Slop
2. Song With Orange
3. Gunslinging Bird (If Charlie Parker was a gunslinger there would be a lot of dead imposters)
4. Things Ain't What They Used to Be
5. Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers
6. Far Wells, Mill Valley
7. Mood Indigo




Eddie Bert (Trombone), Ron Carter (Bass), Richard Davis (Bass), Booker Ervin (Saxophone), Urbie Green (Trombone), John Handy (Saxophone), Bobby Jones (Reeds), Bobby Jones (Sax (Tenor)), Jimmy Knepper (Trombone), Charles Mingus (Bass), Jerome Richardson (Flute)(Saxophone), Dannie Richmond (Drums), Julius Watkins (French Horn), Danny Banks (Reeds), Seymour Barab (Cello), Maurice Brown (Cello), John Foster (Piano), Benny Golson (Saxophone), Sir Roland Hanna (Piano), Milt Hinton (Bass), Jimmy Nottingham (Trumpet), Dick Williams (Trumpet), Snooky Young (Trumpet), Theodore Cohen (Vibraphone), Homer Dench (Bass)

This is a compilation. Most of 'Mingus Dynasty', which features the same lineup as Mingus 'Ah Um' and has a similar feel but is less driving. Inexplicable inclusion of "Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife" from Let My Children Hear Music, recorded twelve years later. All great music.

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Mingus Dynasty (1959)
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For the legendary bass virtuoso and composer Charles Mingus, 1959 was a watershed year. On the two November sessions which comprise MINGUS DYNASTY, the bassist achieved a rare balance between the excitement of spontaneous invention, and the controlled intensity of carefully crafted group forms.

Recorded in New York on November 1 and 13, 1959
Street Date Feb 16, 1999

01. Slop
02. Diane
03. Song With Orange
04. Gunslinging Bird
05. Things Ain't What They Used To Be
06. Far Wells, Mill Valley
07. New Now, Know How
08. Mood Indigo
09. Put Me In That Dungeon
10. Strollin' - (bonus track)

Personnel:
Charles Mingus (bass)
Booker Ervin, John Handy, Benny Golson (saxophones)
Jerome Richardson (saxophone, flute)
Donald Ellis, Dick Williams (trumpets)
James Knepper (trombone)
Maurice Brown, Seymour Barab (cello)
Theodore Cohen (vibraphone)
Roland Hanna (piano)
Dannie Richmond (drums)

Mingus' affection for the music of Ellington is plainly evident in inspired covers of Mercer Ellington's "Things Ain't What They Used To Be" (with fine idiomatic solos by trombonist Jimmy Knepper, tenorist Booker Ervin and Mingus) and an atmospheric "Mood Indigo," in which Mingus modulates tempos and moods every bit as effectively as he traverses chord changes. Likewise the bassist's own "Diane," "Song With Orange" and "Far Wells, Mill Valley," where his charts evidence an affection both for 20th century classicism and ancient blues. And the incredibly swinging rhythm section of bassist Mingus, drummer Dannie Richmond and pianist Roland Hanna make MINGUS DYNASTY a timeless recording.

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[b]Charles Mingus - New Tijuana Moods
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Released 1996
Recorded 18 July 1957, 6 August 1957


1. Dizzy Moods
2. Ysabel's Table Dance
3. Tijuana Gift Shop
4. Los Mariachis
5. Flamingo
6. Dizzy Moods (Alternate Take)
7. Tijuana Gift Shop (Alternate Take)
8. Los Mariachis (Alternate Take)
9. Flamingo (Alternate Take)

PERSONNEL:
Charles Mingus(bass),
Jimmy Knepper(tb),
Curtis Porter [Shafti Hadi](as),
Clarence Shaw(t),
Bill Triglia(p),
Danny Richmond(d),
Frankie Dunlop(perc.),
Ysabel Morel(castanets),
Lonnie Elder(voices).[/b]


Recorded in 1957 for Bluebird but inexplicably shelved until 1962, New Tijuana Moods is one of Charles Mingus' most raucous and exciting sessions, an aural souvenir of his Mexican vacation with drummer Dannie Richmond. As Mingus recounts in the liner notes, his marriage had just broken up, and he was looking to drown his sorrows in as much debauchery as he could endure. That background definitely comes through in the music, which combines south-of-the-border rhythms and folk melodies with Mingus' meaty, adventurous modernist jazz. The five selections cover a great deal of the city's landscape and tell the story of the trip: the cautious optimism of opener "Dizzy Moods," which Mingus adapted from a Gillespie tune while riding in the car; the frenetic, lusty nightclub scene of "Ysabel's Table Dance"; a visit to a "Tijuana Gift Shop"; "Los Mariachis," a tribute to street musicians; and finally the warmly nostalgic, Ellington-associated "Flamingo" closing things out. "Ysabel's Table Dance" in particular sets the tone for the album, using a flamenco motif and clacking castanets to depict a mad striptease, building to several frenzied climaxes in between the upbeat swinging sections. The other lengthy, multi-sectioned highlight, "Los Mariachis," shows how street performers would follow tourists, playing whatever style of music they hoped would get them tips. Accordingly, there are several different feels and themes (one a whimsical folk ditty that pops up now and again), with the whole meant to resemble a Mexican approximation of the blues. Mingus coaxes tremendous performances from an underrated ensemble featuring trumpeter Clarence Shaw, altoist Shafi Hadi, pianist Bill Triglia, and trombonist Jimmy Knepper, making the whole project an utter delight. [The original title was simply Tijuana Moods; RCA's retitled CD reissue added four lengthy alternate takes that restored several edited solos.] — Steve Huey


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