Complete 1959 Columbia Sessions

Author: Mingus, Charles

Format: Box set

Release Date: 09-06-1998

Details: Amazon.ca Mercurial bassist and bandleader Charles Mingus was signed to Columbia Records for the briefest of time during 1959. His Columbia recordings, however, remain some of the most inspired, mood-jumping jazz in history. This three-CD collection fattens the original LPs, Mingus Ah Um and Mingus Dynasty, along with 10 tracks in their original, unedited form. The third CD includes six alternate takes from the sessions, one of them previously unissued altogether. These songs nail why Mingus is possibly the most relevant jazzer for the '90s generation. They're either foot-stomping in intensity or poignantly yearning with their lyrical tapestry of orchestral colors. Nowhere will you find better, more flowing jazz statements than the sad "Goodbye Porkpie Hat" (unedited!) or in the blasting "Boogie Stop Shuffle" (also unedited!). --Andrew Bartlett

UPC: 074646514528

EAN: 0074646514528

Languages: English

Binding: audioCD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood