Charles Mingus

 

In 1960, celebrated jazz critic Nat Hentoff called Charles Mingus to record a number of sessions for the new Candid label. Mingus was given absolute freedom on these sessions, and the results of the first date were issued on the celebrated Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus (Candid CJM8005), which appears here in its entirety along with two additional tracks that complete the session. The band consists of a pianoless quartet with trumpeter Ted Curson, alto saxophonist Eric Dolphy (who also plays bass clarinet on one track), Mingus on bass and veteran Mingus drummer Dannie Richmond.

"Mingus is a musician of unquestionable power. He again demonstrates that he can do just about anything with his instrument. He and Richmond react beautifully together throughout and the interaction of the whole group is one of the salient features of the album. Recommended as an important document of the current scene." Ira Gitler

Personnel:

CHARLES MINGUS,, bass & leader
ERIC DOLPHY, alto sax (bass clarinet on 3 only)
TED CURSON, trumpet
DANNIE RICHMOND, drums

New York, October 20, 1960.

INCLUDES 12 PAGE BOOKLET

[5,6] BONUS TRACKS:
(from the same session but not included on the original LP).

Tracks:

01. Folk Forms No.1
02. Original Faubus Fables
03. What Love
04. All The Things You Could Be By Now If Sigmund Freud’s Wife Was Your Mother
05. Stormy Weather
06. Melody From The Drums

TOTAL TIME: 68:56 min