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Artist: Charles MingusEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording reissued
CD Release Date: 1995-08-15
Music Label: Grp Records
Soundtracks:
- II B.S.
- I X Love
- Celia
- Mood Indigo - Charles Mingus, Bigard, Barney
- Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul
- Theme for Lester Young (Goodbye Pork Pie Hat)
- Hora Decubitus
- Freedom
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Free Music Review: Swings With Fury!!!
Hit: 4 Stars
Produced by Bob Thiele on Impulse! Records, 1963's 'Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus' is an interesting little record of some of Mingus's previously recorded tracks combined with a 10 piece band, as well as some new material. Collectors of Mingus material will no doubt recognize some of the tracks here. For instance, "Theme for Lester Young" is also "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" on 'Mingus Ah Um', "II B.S." is also "Haitian Fight Song" from 'The Clown', and "Hora Decubitus" is also "E's Flat Ah's Flat Too" from 'Blues & Roots'. This does not take away from the sheer brilliance of the recording, though, as Mingus adds a certain amount of soul and feeling to these tracks which I believe has been lacking in the past. The best example here is "Hora Decubitus" which swings much harder than its predecessor.
The band on this record is made up largely of session musicians as well as some Mingus regulars such as Booker Ervin (tenor sax), Dannie Richmond (drums), and Jaki Byard (piano). The legendary Eric Dolphy also makes contributions on flute and alto sax. On MingusX5, Mingus shows the listener his impressive ability to compose pieces with specific musicians in mind and can turn no-name session guys into legends, albeit just for sixty minutes. Because of such a large ensemble, Mingus adds texture to the music by creating layers of music. There is so much going on, musically speaking on this record, and these are the elements that really set Mingus apart from other jazz greats of the 20th century.
In addition to some of the older material mentioned above, there is also a brilliant cover of Duke Ellington's "Mood Indigo" as well as a bonus track, "Freedom" which also appears on the 'Epitaph' record. This is one of those interesting anti-racism Mingus pieces with a vocal track from Charlie himself. "Freedom" swings so hard, you will unwittingly jump up and dance to the point of embarrassing yourself in front of all your friends! Trumpeters Eddie Preston and Richard Williams are on fire, and just for this piece alone I would recommend this LP to any casual Mingus fan. It is also a great place to start for someone who is not familiar with any of Mingus's work.
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Cobbled from two sessions in 1963, this is one of Charles Mingus's stormiest recordings. From the blues-painted bass moaning that opens "II BS," a faster vamp on "Haitian Fight Song," to the blazing fire of "Hora Decubitis," these tunes come furiously barreling out one after another. Speed and density aside, however, there are also multicolor, lovely tunes like Ellington's "Mood Indigo" and Mingus's paean to Lester Young (elsewhere dubbed "Goodbye Porkpie Hat"). More than anything, though, this is a major document thanks to the presence of the big ensemble, harmonized by the late Jaki Byard on piano and fronted by a herd of horn-players, Eric Dolphy and Booker Ervin chief among them. --Andrew BartlettJazz Music CDs
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