Jazz Articles about Charles Mingus

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Charles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy: Cornell 1964

by Samuel Chell
January 14, 2008

Following upon the first-time release of Mingus At UCLA 1965 (Universal 2007), which afforded penetrating if uneven glimpses into bassist Charles Mingus' creative process, this two-disc release offers more satisfying music and a fuller picture of an earlier and smaller but more distinguished Mingus ensemble--the fabled 1964 touring unit that would be recorded later that same year in Europe. Though Eric Dolphy understandably will always be a magnet, each of the soloists is heard to maximum advantage on this earlier ...

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The Unfinished Score

by Raul d'Gama Rose
December 28, 2007

In the act and art of writing--whether word or music, prose or poetry, a writer is almost completely lost in the creative challenge; the adventure that unfolds as words or notes start to appear on the page or in between the lines and spaces of a score sheet--both of which start off blank--is both exciting and terrifying. Perhaps this is why the so-called 'jazz' musician AND the subject of my by-now-infamous manuscript--Charles Mingus considered himself a vessel through which ideas ...

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Sue Graham Mingus: All the Things You Could Be By Now If Charles' Wife Was Your Flamekeeper

by R.J. DeLuke
November 5, 2007

Charles Mingus was a larger than life figure on the music scene. Crashing. Volatile. Complex. Swinging. Intense. Delicate. Raucous and joyous. Depending on who you talk to, and maybe even what day, different images might be conjured up. Different words used to describe him by those who knew and performed with him.

But inside Mingus, always, was the music. He played the bass as a virtuoso, and so, composed on the spot like all the great ...

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Charles Mingus Sextet [with Eric Dolphy]: Cornell 1964

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 1, 2007

Chissà dove si trovava questo nastro! In qualche cassetto, magari tra un maglione fuori moda e un fascicolo di vecchie carte! O c'è una forza magica e misteriosa che fa riapparire ogni tanto, come bolle sulla superficie di una pozza immobile, dei frammenti della storia musicale del Novecento e ce li restituisce come pietre preziose. Cronologicamente Cornell 1964 si pone in uno spazio finora vuoto della discografia di Charles Mingus, nel marzo del 1964, una quindicina di giorni prima del ...

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Charles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy: Cornell 1964

by Mark F. Turner
September 13, 2007

The hype factor was cranked up considerably in 2005 for the unearthed recording of two jazz legends: John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk's At Carnegie Hall (Blue Note). Things have cooled down a tad since that momentous release but just as exciting and equally important is Cornell 1964 featuring the Charles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy. Mingus, the powerful enigmatic bassist, band-leader and composer, was as controversial as he was dynamic. Dolphy, an absolutely brilliant musician (alto sax, ...

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Charles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy: Cornell 1964

by Greg Camphire
July 20, 2007

Like its historic 2005 discovery of the Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall, Blue Note Records has unearthed another masterpiece from the vaults with Charles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy: Cornell 1964. The double-disc collection is a monumental portrayal of an all-star group at the height of its powers, led by the bassist/composer who is widely regarded as one of the most complex, idiosyncratic and influential figures in 20th century American music. Although this band is represented ...

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Charles Mingus: Cornell 1964 & In Paris: The Complete America Sessions

by A. Henkin
July 8, 2007

Charles Mingus Cornell 1964 Blue Note 2007 Charles Mingus In Paris - The Complete America Session Sunnyside 2007

One of the recent topics discussed among jazz journalists is whether it is fair to judge newly unearthed recordings against modern ones. The debate began with last year's issue of At Carnegie Hall ...