Charles Mingus

• 180 gram high-definition virgin vinyl

• 5 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady is without question Mingus' magnum opus. Originally released on Impulse! in 1963, the album broke new ground in both genre-defying composition and innovative recording techniques.

A six-part suite with dramatic shifts in mood and tempo, The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady features the three-way brass dialogue of trumpets, trombone and tuba, swooping reeds and awe-inspiring rhythm section. Balancing delicate Spanish modes and Ellingtonian themes, the ensemble breaks into a divine cacophony of group improvisation on par with free jazz giants Ornette Coleman or Cecil Taylor.

PERSONNEL:

• Charlie Mariano – (alto saxophone)
• Charles Mingus – (double bass, piano, composer)
• Dannie Richmond – (drums)
• Jay Berliner – (guitar)
• Jaki Byard – (piano)
• Jerome Richardson – (soprano and baritone saxophone, flute)
• Dick Hafer – (tenor saxophone, flute)
• Quentin Jackson – (trombone)
• Rolf Ericson – (trumpet)
• Richard Williams – (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 (Saint And Sinner Join In Merriment On Bottle Front)
• B3. Group and Solo Dance (Of Love, Pain, And Passioned Revolt, Then Farewell, My Beloved, ’til It’s Freedom Day)