Jazz Articles about Phil Minton

Phil Minton: A Doughnut in Both Hands: Solo Singing 1975-1982

by Robert Spencer
December 1, 1998

A Doughnut in Both Hands is a collection of material recorded in 1975, 1980, 1981, and 1982. The first fifteen tracks were originally released in 1981, as Minton's first solo album; the last six were recorded at the same time or shortly thereafter, but not released until now.

What is this, “Solo Singing 1975-1982"?

Well, I put this disc on, and Phil Minton started yelling at me: “Heheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyooooooooooooooooooeeeeeeeeeeh!" I thought, great. Fifty six-minutes of this? But in a second he ...