Mingus Plays Piano (1963) more music like this

by Charles Mingus

Bassist Charles Mingus would never qualify as a virtuoso on the piano but his technique was reasonably impressive and his imagination quite brilliant. This unique solo piano CD (which was reissued in 1997) has a few standards ("Body and Soul," "Memories of You" and "I'm Getting Sentimental over You") along with some freely improvised originals, ...

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Next Generation Performs Charles Mingus Brand New Compositions (1991) more music like this

by Mingus Dynasty

Passion and total commitment were the hallmarks of a performance by Charles Mingus; the presence or absence of these qualities determines the success of the various recordings made by the ever-changing Mingus Dynasty band. This 1991 release by a saxophone-heavy septet is kind of a hit-or-miss affair. Some of the pieces have an academic feel, like ...

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Thirteen Pictures: The Charles Mingus Anthology (1952) more music like this

by Charles Mingus

It is a thankless and impossible task to sum up the career of Charles Mingus on only two CDs; everyone knows that. But Rhino does have the advantage of being a licensing company, and they did roam far afield for material from most of the important sources, to Atlantic, Debut, Impulse!, United Artists, EmArcy, Mingus' custom Jazz Workshop label, ...

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Town Hall Concert [1962] (1962) more music like this

by Charles Mingus

The concert, which was billed as an open recording session with audience, was a shambles, with copyists seated on stage working feverishly even as the performance was going on. The record is pretty much a disaster as well, even with players such as Snooky Young, Britt Woodman, Charles McPherson, Eric Dolphy, Lee Konitz and Dannie Richmond along ...

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Plays Charlie Mingus (1963) more music like this

by Pepper Adams

Pepper Adams' Plays Charlie Mingus is a watershed album in Adams' long career. For starters, Mingus himself had a hand in the selection of material for the dates, along with Adams and vibist Teddy Charles. Next, the two dates here, September 9 and 12, 1963, were recorded with two different bands. Most of the material was taped on the earlier date ...

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