Live Recording on Numbered, Limited Edition Clear Vinyl!
Reissue, originally released in 1962. Charles Mingus brought together an amazing lineup spanning the totality of the nation's jazz scene with such luminaries as Eric Dolphy, Buddy Collette, Clark Terry, Zoot Sims, Pepper Adams, Jaki Byard, Grady Tate, and more. Brought together to perform new Mingus compositions for the first time in public, the recording was initially considered weak due to limited rehearsal time, but the years have been kind to this recording, and it's a fantastic set of Mingus compositions, including the powerful "Freedom," which rivals the works on Mingus Ah-Um (1959) for its strength of purpose and message, in a similar vein to Max Roach's legendary We Insist! album (1960). Mingus is one of the most important figures in 20th century music, and this live recording documents his compositional and arranging process as well as sheer swinging joy. Clear vinyl.
Features
- Numbered, Limited Edition - 500 Copies
- Clear Vinyl
- Import
- Manufactured in the EU
Musicians
Buddy Collette, Charles McPherson, Charlie Mariano | alto saxophone |
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Eric Dolphy | alto saxophone, bass clarinet |
Pepper Adams | baritone saxophone |
Charles Mingus, Milt Hinton | bass |
Dannie Richmond | drums |
Les Spann | guitar |
Jaki Byard, Toshiko Akiyoshi | piano |
Booker Ervin, Jerome Richardson, Zoot Sims | tenor saxophone |
Britt Woodman, Eddie Bert, Jimmy Cleveland, Jimmy Knepper, Quentin Jackson, Willie Dennis | trombone |
Clark Terry, Ed Armour, Ernie Royal, Lonnie Hillyer, Richard Williams, Rolf Ericson, Snooky Young | trumpet |
Don Butterfield | tuba |
Teddy Charles | vibraphone |
Selections
Side One:
- Clark in the Dark
- Epitaph, Part 1
- Epitaph, Part 2
Side Two:
- Freedom
- My Search
- Don't Come Back
- Finale