Pithecanthropus Erectus (1956) more music like this

by Charles Mingus

Pithecanthropus Erectus was Charles Mingus' breakthrough as a leader, the album where he established himself as a composer of boundless imagination and a fresh new voice that, despite his ambitiously modern concepts, was firmly grounded in jazz tradition. Mingus truly discovered himself after mastering the vocabularies of bop and swing, and with ...

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The Notorious Bettie Page (2006) more music like this

by Original Soundtrack

By juxtaposing sultry jazz and raunchy R&B with the innocent pop of the '50s, the soundtrack to Marry Harron's The Notorious Bettie Page does a good job of setting the mood for the film, and also reflects how Page was both an icon of underground sexuality and a woman from a religious family (who eventually worked for a time as a Christian ...

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Passions of a Man: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1956-1961) (1956) more music like this

by Charles Mingus

Passions of a Man: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1956-1961) presents an interesting problem. There's little arguing that the music on Passions of a Man is seminal, ranking among his very best recordings. The question is whether the six-disc set is indispensable, considering that it is low on unreleased material and boasts one full interview ...

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Charles Mingus Quintet with Max Roach (1955) more music like this

by Charles Mingus

The Mingus/Roach/Mal Waldron dialogs overcome the ordinary stylings of Eddie Bert and George Barrow. Ron Wynn, All Music Guide

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Que Viva Mingus! (1997) more music like this

by Mingus Big Band

Que Viva Mingus! is an album dedicated to Mingus' considerable output of Latin-influenced jazz. The selections here include well-known Mingus compositions like "Los Mariachis," "Dizzy Moods," "Ysabel's Table Dance," and "Cumbia and Jazz Fusion," as well as some more obscure titles like "Slippers" and "Moods in Mambo," the album's oldest number, ...

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The Individualist (2006) more music like this

by Charles Mingus

Charles Mingus was certainly recognized as an individualist, but his legendary status is derived more from his brilliant compositions than from his bass playing. As such, this double CD with 20 tracks falls short of the real Mingus who the jazz world knew and still reveres. Though his playing is always first rate on a series of standards and bop ...

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