Charles Mingus - Mingus at Carnegie Hall

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Free Music Review: Mingus and some friends have a Jam Session
Hit: 5 Stars

I recently purchased the CD, which comes with informative notes that even go so far as to keep track of the choruses by each soloist. This was the first set of a concert that featured Mingus' regular band. Mingus invited Kirk and others to sit in for the jam. Rahsaan, of course, takes the longest and, in my opinion, the most exciting solos. Jon Faddis is the lone trumpeter. Besides Rahsaan on tenor, the sax players are John Handy on tenor (C-Jam Blues) and alto (Perdido), Charles McPherson on alto, George Adams on tenor, and Hamiett Blueitt on baritone. Don Pullen is the pianist and Dannie Richmond is the drummer. Mingus and his band and friends jam on two Duke Ellington standards. I particularly enjoyed Handy's lyrical alto sax solo on Perdido. C-Jam Blues ends with a few minutes of free playing. The linear notes even tell of George Adams reaching out and fingering one of Rahsaan's instruments. Its almost an hour of music and well worth the price. For those who want to hear Mingus with Rahsaan in the studio, also recommended is Mingus' album "Oh Yeah!".

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