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Charles Mingus – Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1964)

Jun 3, 2024grogg1964, Booker Ervin, Britt Woodman, Charles Mingus, Charlie Mariano, Dannie Richmond, Dick Hafer, Don Butterfield, Eddie Preston, Eric Dolphy, Impulse!, Jaki Byard, Jay Berliner, Jerome Richardson, LN - Hentoff, Quentin Jackson, Richard Williams, Rolf Ericson, Walter Perkins

Impulse! – A-54Rec. Dates : January 20 & September 20, 1963Stream this Album Bass : Charles MingusAlto Sax : Charlie Mariano, Eric DolphyBaritone Sax : Jerome RichardsonBass Clarinet : Eric DolphyClarinet : Dick HaferDrums : Dannie Richmond, Walter PerkinsFlute : Jerome Richardson, Eric Dolphy, Dick HaferGuitar : Jay BerlinerPiano : Jaki Byard, Charles MingusSoprano Sax : Jerome RichardsonTenor Sax : Booker Ervin, Dick HaferTrombone : Quentin…

Charles Mingus – Blues & Roots (1960)

Oct 16, 2023grogg1960, Atlantic, Booker Ervin, Charles Mingus, Dannie Richmond, Horace Parlan, Jackie McLean, Jimmy Knepper, John Handy, LN - Artist, Mal Waldron, Pepper Adams, Willie Dennis

Atlantic – 1305Rec. Date : 02/04/1959Stream this Album Bass : Charles MingusAlto Sax : Jackie McLean, John HandyBaritone Sax : Pepper AdamsDrums : Dannie RichmondPiano : Horace Parlan, Mal WaldronTenor Sax : Booker ErvinTrombone : Jimmy Knepper, Willie Dennis Billboard : 03/21/1960Three stars Charlie Mingus gets a chance in this set to display some earthy, done home, churchy style of music, mainly cast in the blues…

Charles Mingus – East Coasting (1957)

Aug 6, 2023grogg1957, Bethlehem, Bill Evans, Charles Mingus, Clarence Shaw, Dannie Richmond, Jimmy Knepper, LN - Hentoff, Shafi Hadi

Bethlehem – BCP 6019Rec. Date : August 6, 1957Stream this Album Bass : Charles MingusAlto Sax : Shafi HadiDrums : Dannie RichmondTrombone : Jimmy KnepperPiano : Bill EvansTenor Sax : Shafi HadiTrumpet : Clarence Shaw American Record GuideMartin Williamson : March, 1958 Mingus has no fear of originality. A colleague has justly called Jimmy Knepper the first original trombonist J.J. Johnson, and, like Mingus, he…

Charles Mingus – The Clown (1957)

Aug 3, 2023grogg1957, Atlantic, Charles Mingus, Curtis Porter, Dannie Richmond, Jean Shepherd, Jimmy Knepper, LN - Hentoff, Wade Legge

Atlantic – 1260Rec. Date : February 13, 1957, March 12, 1957Stream this Album Bass : Charles MingusAlto Sax : Curtis PorterDrums : Dannie RichmondPiano : Wade LeggeTenor Sax : Curtis PorterTrombone : Jimmy KnepperNarration : Jean Shepherd Army TimesTom Scanlan : 10/19/1957 Charlie Mingus, a superior bassman, is perhaps best known now as an avant-garde composer and arranger. If your jazz…

Quincy Jones – This Is How I Feel About Jazz (1957)

Jul 27, 2023grogg1957, ABC Paramount, Art Farmer, Bernie Glow, Billy Taylor, Bunny Bardach, Charles Mingus, Charlie Persip, Ernie Royal, Frank Rehak, Gene Quill, Hank Jones, Herbie Mann, Jack Nimitz, Jerome Richardson, Jimmy Cleveland, Joe Wilder, LN - Artist, Lucky Thompson, Milt Jackson, Phil Woods, Quincy Jones, Urbie Green, Zoot Sims

ABC-Paramount – ABC-149Rec. Date : September 14, 1956, September 19, 1956Stream this Album Conductor/Arranger : Quincy JonesAlto Sax : Gene Quill, Phil WoodsBaritone Sax : Jack NimitzBass : Charlie MingusDrums : Charlie PersipFlute : Herbie Mann, Jerome RichardsonHandclaps : Father John CrawleyPiano : Hank Jones, Billy TaylorTenor Sax : Zoot Sims, Lucky Thompson, Herbie Mann, Jerome Richardson, Bunny BardachTrombone : Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Frank RehakTrumpet : Art Farmer, Bernie Glow, Ernie…

Charles Mingus – Mingus At The Bohemia (1956)

Jul 10, 2023grogg1956, Charles Mingus, Debut, Eddie Bert, George Barrow, LN - Artist, Mal Waldron, Max Roach, Willie Jones

Debut – DEB-123Rec. Date : December 23, 1955Stream this Album Bass : Charles MingusDrums : Willie Jones, Max RoachPiano : Mal WaldronTenor Sax : George BarrowTrombone : Eddie Bert San Francisco ExaminerC.H. Garrigues : 08/19/1956 … Here Mingus is joined by Eddie Bert on trombone, George Barrow on tenor, Mal Waldron on piano and Willie Jones on drums for five very fine tracks of modern jazz. But as a special added…

Charles Mingus – Pithecanthropus Erectus (1956)

Jul 10, 2023grogg1956, Atlantic, Charles Mingus, J.R. Monterose, Jackie McLean, LN - Artist, Mal Waldron, Willie Jones

Atlantic – 1237Rec. Date : January 30, 1956Stream this Album Bass : Charlie MingusAlto Sax : Jackie McLeanDrums : Willie JonesPiano : Mal WaldronTenor Sax : J.R. Monterose Billboard : 8/25/1956Score of 77 In his first Atlantic LP, Mingus departs from the strict composter-imposed discipline of his “Composer Workshop” series. There is more of a conventional “jazz” feel and more improvisation. However,…

Charles Mingus – Mingus Ah Um (1959)

May 24, 2023grogg1959, Booker Ervin, Charles Mingus, Columbia, Dannie Richmond, Horace Parlan, Jimmy Knepper, John Handy, LN - Dorr-Dorynek, Shafi Hadi, Willie Dennis

Columbia – CL 1370Rec. Dates : May 5, 1959, May 12, 1959Stream this Album Bass : Charles MingusAlto Sax : John Handy, Shafi HadiClarinet : John HandyDrums : Dannie RichmondPiano : Horace ParlanTenor Sax : Booker Ervin, Shafi HadiTrombone : Jimmy Knepper, Willie Dennis Billboard : 10/05/1959Four Stars What Charlie Mingus says in jazz is never unimportant, and he has a lot to say on…

Charles Mingus – The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963)

May 4, 2023grogg1963, Charles Mingus, Charlie Mariano, Dannie Richmond, Dick Hafer, Don Butterfield, Impulse!, Jaki Byard, Jay Berliner, Jerome Richardson, LN - Artist, Quentin Jackson, Richard Williams, Rolf Ericson

Impulse! – A-35Rec. Date : January 20, 1963Stream this Album Bass, Piano : Charles MingusAlto Sax : Charlie MarianoBaritone Sax : Jerome RichardsonDrums : Dannie RichmondFlute : Jerome Richardson, Dick HaferGuitar : Jay BerlinerPiano : Jaki ByardSoprano Sax : Jerome RichardsonTenor Sax : Dick HaferTrombone : Quentin JacksonTrumpet : Rolf Ericson, Richard WilliamsTuba : Don Butterfield Billboard : 07/27/1963Special Merit Pick The prolific Mingus is back with another…

Teddy Charles – Evolution (1957)

Feb 1, 2023grogg1957, Charles Mingus, Curtis Counce, J.R. Monterose, Jimmy Giuffre, LN - Gitler, Prestige, Shelly Manne, Shorty Rogers, Teddy Charles

Prestige – PRLP 7078Rec. Dates : August 31, 1953, January 6, 1955 Vibes, Piano : Teddy CharlesDrums : Shelly ManneBass : Curtis Counce, Charles MingusTenor Sax : Jimmy Giuffre, J.R. MonteroseTrumpet : Shorty Rogers Listening to Prestige : #91, #134Album is Not Streamable Billboard : 04/29/1957Score of 74 A representative, varied sampling of the West and East Coast recording activities of the adventurous vibist-writer, Teddy…

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