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"Charles Mingus has a fascinating way of offering music that is grounded in tradition while remaining startlingly original.
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Mingus Dynasty, like its predecessor and Columbia companion Mingus Ah Um, was recorded in 1959, a watershed year for the insuperable, eruptive bassist-composer Charles Mingus.
It is incredible that Mingus can dredge out of the contemporary slough the potency and healing grace of his music. Pieces like the Fables of Faubus, Goodbye Pork Pie and other miracles of a kind.
Charles Mingus’s name appears no less than five times on the record sleeve! His vanity may be open to criticism, but in the case of this particular disc, the Impulse record company was..
The Black Saint & The Sinner Lady was much more than just another album, it was a jazz ballet performed by a small ensemble. It has become a landmark event.
"Let My Children Hear Music" contains the powerful "Hobo Ho" and "Adagio Ma Non Troppo" which is based on a piano improvisation by Mingus in 1964.
"On the original LP issued by Columbia, Mingus thanked producer Teo Macero for "his untiring efforts in producing the best album I have ever made."