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The Very Best of Charles Mingus: The Atlantic Years
Label: Atlantic Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: Pithecanthropus Erectus; Profiles of Jackie; Tonight at Noon; Haitian Fight Song; Reincarnation of a Lovebird; Moanin'; Cryin' Blues; Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting; Ecclusiastics; Passions of a Man; Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am. (Total Time: 75:55).
Tonight At Noon
Label: Label M
Released: 2001
Track listing: Tonight at Noon; Invisible Lady; "Old" Blues for Walt's Torin; Peggy's Blue Skylight; Passions of a Woman Loved.
Dave Holland: A Weekend of Bass
by Dave Roberts
There may be no instrument that is more vital yet less heralded in a jazz group than the bass. The bass provides much of the rhythmic and harmonic foundation as well as outlining the form. If the bassist is solid, locking in with the drums and piano, everyone else in the group can relax. And often, ...
Charles Mingus: Tonight At Noon
by Jim Santella
What a major, charismatic figure in jazz. His compositions were filled with fire and ice. His bass playing and piano mastery served to lead stellar ensembles and to reveal Mingus' inner feelings. This album was originally issued in 1964. The two recording dates include changes of personnel. Five compositions by Charles Mingus demonstrate quite well the ...
Charles Mingus: The Very Best of Charles Mingus: The Atlantic Years
by C. Michael Bailey
Charles Mingus never ceases to amaze, even 20 years after his death. As part of their ambitious Atlantic re-issue program, Rhino Records squirts out a “Very Best of..." collection of Charles Mingus from his years with the label (1950s and 1960s). That is a pretty tall order. Mingus in many ways is as big as Ellington. ...
Charles Mingus: Charles "Baron" Mingus: West Coast, 1945-49
by AAJ Staff
For documentarians and jazz enthusiasts fascinated by Charles Mingus' career and musical aesthetic, Charles 'Baron' Mingus: West Coast 1945-1949 is a vastly significant CD. For it compiles into one package all of Mingus' first vinyl recordings as a band leader in Los Angeles.Performing in venues along Central Avenue, honing his craft through lessons with ...
