Charles Mingus - Charles Mingus in Paris: The Complete America Recordings
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Artist: Charles MingusEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-05-22
Music Label: Sunny Side Records
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- I Left My Heart In San Francisco
- Reincarnation Of a Lovebird
- Peggy's Blue Skylight
- Love Is a Dangerous Necessity
- Blue Bird
- Pithecanthropus Erectus
- Reincarnation Of a Lovebird
- Reincarnation Of a Lovebird
- Reincarnation Of a Lovebird
- Reincarnation Of a Lovebird
- Peggy's Blue Skylight
- Peggy's Blue Skylight
- Peggy's Blue Skylight
- Peggy's Blue Skylight
- Blue Bird
- Reprise
- Love Is a Dangerous Necessity
- Love Is a Dangerous Necessity
- Pithecanthropus Erectus
- Pithecanthropus Erectus
- Pithecanthropus Erectus
- Pithecanthropus Erectus
- Pithecanthropus Erectus
- Pithecanthropus Erectus
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Free Music Review: Classic Mingus from 1970
Hit: 5 Stars
This music was recorded in the studio during a 1970 European tour, the return of Mr. Mingus to active performance after a five year hiatus. The rhythm section is the same as for the famous 1964 European tour with Eric Dolphy, that is, Jaki Byard with Mingus and Dannie Richmond. Frequent Mingus collaborator Charles McPherson is on alto, along with Eddie Preston on trumpet and little recorded tenor saxophonist Bobby Jones. The repertoire is predominantly reworkings of Mingus classics (Reincarnation of a Lovebird, Pithecanthropus Erectus, and Peggy's Blue Skylight). Mingus is perhaps not quite as up-front and aggressive as usual on this date, but it nonetheless is a very solid group performance, all of the soloists are first-rate, and Byard/Mingus/Richmond rhythm section is virtually without peer. The bonus disc mostly features song fragments, but there is a complete additional performance of Peggy's Blue Skylight, and a nearly complete Pithecanthropus Erectus in two parts. This is a fine example of Mr. Mingus pausing to consolidate his past achievements before moving forward again in the near future (see Let My Children Hear Music, Mingus Moves, and Changes).
Charles Mingus in Paris: The Complete America Recordings Poster
Thankfully, the brains behind this double-disc reissue of two almost forgotten 1970 sessions determined that the first CD should be simply the six tracks originally released on the America label. The false starts and incomplete and alternate takes are left for the second disc. This way, the album closes properly -- in a fit of passion, with Mingus's sextet spinning intense yarns out of "Pithecanthropus Erectus," a tune un-recorded in the studio since 1956. Here, Jaki Byard gets a midnight solo, wobbling on the rails between his well-known clustering talent and his deeply lyrical bent. Bobby Jones on tenor, Charles McPherson on alto, and Eddie Preston on trumpet offer a variety of predispositions, mostly post-bop but certainly aware of the tonal advances Eric Dolphy made with Mingus. "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" is lovely, slightly tense - which helps with the drama, and "Peggy's Blue Skylight" is dynamic and lazily vigorous. As for the second disc, it's instructional in how Mingus the bandleader thought and led: beyond that, it's for the initiates only. Keep in mind that these tunes comprise the first studio album Mingus made after Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus and show the bassist returning to the forge, readying himself for the great stuff yet to come with George Adams and Don Pullen. --Andrew BartlettThis was recorded on October 31st 1970 in a single, sleepless night, the fleeting space of a session that took place almost undetected, and in a sort of urgent calm. The scene was a deserted Decca studio on the rue Beaujon, a stone's throw from the Champs-?lys?es. From both a historical and a musical standpoint, this unexpected session it was anything but premeditated undeniably stands apart in the bassist's work; originally released as two records (Pithycanthropus Erectus and Blue Bird), and here reissued for the first time in its entire, intimate dramaturgy, the recordings constitute precious and moving testimony to one of the least-documented periods of his exceptional career; with hindsight, it was a period that saw the decisive moment when, after years of doubt and silence, Mingus found a new confidence, and his faith in his music; it was the instant when he began his final, creative resurrection.
Digitally remastered two CD set from the Jazz great. The complete recordings -- both master and alternate takes -- of the famous Charles Mingus session recorded in Paris in October of 1970! The work here was originally issued on two different albums by the America label, but it was all recorded on a single day -- and features some of the best later Mingus work in the studio! The tracks here are all relatively long, and captured with an intensity that's similar to some of Charles' amazing live work from the same period -- really cut loose and unfettered, with long solos that build up from a tremendous sense of imagination and creativity. The group's relatively small -- a sextet with Mingus on bass, Jaki Byard on piano, Bobby Jones on tenor, Charles McPherson on alto, Eddie Preston on trumpet, and Dannie Richmond on drums -- all coming together in classic Mingus small group formation, with the kind of drive you'd expect more from the late 50s or early 60s. 24 tracks including 'Reincarnation Of A Lovebird', 'Love Is A Dangerous Necessity' and 'Blue'. Universal Classics & Jazz.
The Complete Recordings -- Both Master and Alternate Takes -- of the Famous Charles Mingus Session Recorded in Paris in October of 1970! the Work Here was Originally Issued on Two Different Albums by the America Label, but it was all Recorded on a Single Day -- and features Some of the Best Later Mingus Work in the Studio! the Tracks Here Are all Relatively Long, and Captured with an Intensity That's Similar to Some of Charles' Amazing Live Work from the Same Period -- Really Cut Loose and Unfettered, with Long Solos that Build Up from a Tremendous Sense of Imagination and Creativity. The Group's Relatively Small -- a Sextet with Mingus on Bass, Jaki Byard on Piano, Bobby Jones on Tenor, Charles Mcpherson on Alto, Eddie Preston on Trumpet, and Dannie Richmond on Drums -- all Coming Together in Classic Mingus Small Group Formation, with the Kind of Drive You'd Expect More from the Late 50s Or Early 60s.
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