Charles Mingus

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (VASSeries) (602435862156)

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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (VASSeries)

Charles Mingus

Impulse

602435862156

LPS 166065

602435862156

JAZZ

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LP 46,98 €

Acoustic Sounds Series

180 GRAM VINYL

AUDIOPHILE VINYL REISSUES

Issued in glossy laminated gatefold jacket

On January 20, 1963, bassist and composer Charles Mingus recorded in just one session — astonishingly — a very personal and socially conscious work he titled The Black Saint & The Sinner Lady. With liner notes written by Mingus's psychotherapist, the album uses ornate ensemble orchestration to produce a sound somewhere between jazz and folk.

Released on Impulse! Records in 1963, the album consists of a single continuous composition — partially written as a ballet — divided into four tracks and six movements. Of his adventurous and hauntingly eloquent work, among his other creations, Mingus said: "My music is evidence of my soul's will to live." The evidence of that life-force amounts to some of the most dramatic and powerful jazz composed in the 20th century.

PERSONNEL:

  • Charlie Mariano - alto sax
  • Charles Mingus - bass, piano
  • Dannie Richmond - drums
  • Jay Berliner - guitar
  • Jackie Byard - piano
  • Jerome Richardson - soprano & baritone sax
  • Dick Hafer - tenor sax, flute
  • Quentin Jackson - trombone
  • Richard Williams, Rolf Ericson - trumpet
  • Don Butterfield - tuba

TRACKS:

  • SIDE A
  • A1. Solo Dancer
  • (Stop! And Listen, Sinner Jim Whitney!)
  • A2. Duet Solo Dancers
  • (Heart's Beat And Shades In Physical Embraces)
  • A3. Group Dancers
  • ([Soul Fusion] Freewoman And Oh This Freedom's Slave Cries)
  • SIDE B
  • B1. Trio And Group Dancers
  • (Stop! Look! And Sing Songs Of Revolutions!)
  • B2. Single Solos And Group Dance
  • B3. Group And Solo Dance (Of Love, Pain, And Passioned Revolt, Then Farewell, My Beloved, 'til It's Freedom Day)