Charles Mingus -The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus -BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT LP Grooves.land/Playthek

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1.1 What Is This Thing Called Love (2013 - Remaster)

1.2 Minor Intrusion (2013 - Remaster)

1.3 Stormy Weather (2013 - Remaster)

2.1 Four Hands (2013 - Remaster)

2.2 Thrice Upon a Theme (2013 - Remaster)

2.3 The Spur of the Moment (2013 - Remaster)

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These recordings, from December 1954 in New York, had originally been released on two 10-inch records under the title Jazzical Moods by Period Records. Put together as one program, though, these pieces still connect together seamlessly, energetically. The band featuring John LaPorta, Teo Macero and Clem DeRosa is simmering with intensity while also stretching out into savvy uses of space. It's another fine example of Mingus as band leader and composer. This stuff is early, but there's hardly a growing pain to be heard, just the development of a genius in jazz as he comes into full possession of his many talents, eccentricities, and oversized personality and zeal. -

The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus - Charles Mingus Charles Mingus was a virtuoso bass player, accomplished pianist, band leader and composer. Born on a military base in Nogales, Arizona in 1922 and raised in Watts, California, his earliest musical influences came from the church- choir and group singing- and from "hearing Duke Ellington over the radio when [he] was eight years old." His early professional experience, in the 40's, found him touring with bands like Louis Armstrong, Kid Ory and Lionel Hampton. Mingus' career has spanned three-decades and he collaborated with other jazz legends such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Herbie Hancock. Mingus' compositions retain the hot and soulful feel ofhard bop, drawing heavily from black gospel music and blues, while sometimes containing elements ofThird Stream, free jazz, and classical music. Because of his brilliant writing for midsize ensembles, and his catering to and emphasizing the strengths of the musicians in his groups, Mingus is often considered the heir of Duke Ellington. From the 1960's until his death in 1979 at age 56, Mingus remained in the forefront of American music. When asked to comment on his accomplishments, Mingus said that his abilities as a bassist were the result of hard work but that his talent for composition came from God. He died in Mexico on January 5, 1979, and his wife, Sue Graham Mingus, scattered his ashes in the Ganges River in India.

Recorded in New York, December 1954. From liner notes: "This record is a result of a session for Period Records that was originally issued on two ten inch records and called 'Jazzical Moods.' Bethlehem has bought this material and is now issuing it as a repackaged and remastered twelve inch record." Manufactured in Czech Republic. From Hype Sticker: Cut from the analog master tapes by BERNIE GRUNDMAN 180-GRAM VINYL Deluxe gloss tip-on album jacket

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