Charles Mingus Quintet - Chazz

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:26
Size: 97,9 MB
Art: Front

(6:56)  1. Jump Monk
(6:04)  2. Serenade In Blue
(8:44)  3. Percussion Discussion
(6:34)  4. Work Song
(7:06)  5. Septemberley
(7:00)  6. All the Things You Are In C Sharp

The Jazz Workshop of 1955 is in superb form, caught in performance at the Caf Bohemia in New York. Max Roach only appears for a "Percussion Discussion" with Mingus, but the forgotten Willie Jones is no slouch either. A typically adventurous set of tunes includes two montages. ("Septemberly" combines "September in the Rain" and "Tenderly", while "All the Things You Can C-Sharp" is a blend of "All the Things You Are," Rachmaninoff's "Prelude in C-Sharp" and "Clair de Lune.") It's a very spirited date, ranking with his best work in the period. 

A further disc, Charles Mingus Quintet Plus Max Roach (Fantasy 86009), derives from the same date; these were combined as Prestige P-24010. And the boxed set of the Complete Debut Recordings (Debut 12-CDC-4402-2) includes an additional hour of previously unissued material. ~ Stuart Kremsky https://www.allmusic.com/album/chazz-mw0000901355

Personnel:  Bass – Charlie Mingus; Drums – Max Roach, Willie Jones; Piano – Mal Waldron; Tenor Saxophone – George Barrow; Trombone – Eddie Bert

Chazz

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