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Pepper Adams: Urban Dreams
by Derek Taylor
Musicians frequently become associated with the attributes of their instruments. Charles Mingus was hulking and imposing, just like his bass. Art Blakey had the propulsive, authoritative personality of his drums. Paul Desmond was urbane and laidback, just like the sound of his sweet-toned alto. There are, of course, exceptions to these sorts of correlations. ...
Ginsberg's 'America' and Jazz
by AAJ Staff
Current events, such as they are, prompted me to go back and re-read Allen Ginsberg's poem “ America ." There is much good literature on the relation between the Beat movement and jazz, I'll not try and revisit that topic here. I will however dwell on one characteristic all great jazz players' posses and which this ...
Social Skills
by AAJ Staff
We, as a society, are rapidly losing all of our important social skills. I'm not talking about etiquette things, like which one is the salad fork. I'm talking about the skills needed to have any type of meaningful interaction with our fellow human beings. Things seem to be conspiring to keep us more and more isolated. ...
The Very Best Of Charles Mingus
Label: Atlantic Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: 1. Pithecanthropus Erectus (Mingus) - 10:36
2. Profile of Jackie (Mingus) - 3:11
3. Tonight at Noon (Mingus) - 6:01
4. Haitian Fight Song (Mingus) - 12:02
5. Reincarnation of a Lovebird (Mingus) - 8:35
6. Moanin' (Mingus) - 8:02
7. Cryin' Blues (Mingus) - 5:03
8. Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting (Mingus) - 5:43
9. Ecclusiastics (Mingus) - 6:59
10. Passions of a Man (Mingus) - 4:57
11. Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am (Mingus) - 4:42
Charles Mingus: The Very Best Of Charles Mingus
by Mike Perciaccante
Mingus was a genius. The music on this CD is incredible. Anything that Mingus recorded was incredible. This being the Very Best Of, what does one expect, but fantastic performances. The only real complaint her is why one CD an not two. Mingus released enough “must have" classic compositions, that two CDs would be the most ...
Dave Douglas: Brave New World
by AAJ Staff
Trumpeter / composer Dave Douglas has been creating new worlds for listeners for the past decade. His ethereal writing style for unconventional configurations transports audiences into unfamiliar territory. These distinctive compositions combined with his astonishing technique and expressionist improvisations have brought him critical and public acclaim as a visionary of his generation. The diversity of his ...
Charles "Baron" Mingus: West Coast, 1945-49
Label: Uptown Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: The Texas Hop, Baby Take A Chance With Me, Lonesome Woman Blues, Swingin' An Echo, Ain't Jivin' Blues, Shuffle Bass Boogie, Weird Nightmare, Make Believe, Bedspread, This Subdues My Passion, Pipe Dream, Mingus Fingers, These Foolish Things, Story Of Love, He's Gone, Pennies From Heaven, Lyon's Road, Say It Isn't So, Boppin' In Boston, The Story Of Love, Inspiration, Dialogue Between Mingus And Ralph Manza
