Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus

Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus is a studio album by the American jazz composer and bassist Charles Mingus which was released on January 9, 1964.[1]

Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
Studio album by
Charles Mingus
ReleasedJanuary 9, 1964 (1964-01-09)[1]
RecordedJanuary 20 & September 20, 1963
New York City
GenreJazz
Length40:18
LabelImpulse!
A-54
ProducerBob Thiele
Charles Mingus chronology
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
(1963)		 Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
(1964)		 Tonight at Noon
(1964)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

Background

Mingus collaborated with arranger/orchestrator Bob Hammer to score the music for a large ensemble of brass and saxophones.

Most of the compositions on this album had been previously recorded or have since been rerecorded, some under different titles, on other albums:

  • "II B.S." as "Haitian Fight Song" on Plus Max Roach and The Clown
  • "I X Love" as "Duke's Choice" on A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry.[5][6][7]
  • "Celia" on East Coasting
  • "Mood Indigo" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington) on Mingus Dynasty
  • "Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul" as "Better Git It in Your Soul" on Mingus Ah Um (also "Better Git Hit in Your Soul" on Mingus at Antibes)
  • "Theme for Lester Young" as "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" on Mingus Ah Um
  • "Hora Decubitus" as "E's Flat, Ah's Flat Too" on Blues & Roots
  • "Freedom" on The Complete Town Hall Concert (1962)

Track listing

Adapted from 1995 CD reissue;[8] many original LP copies have incorrect durations listed. All tracks composed by Charles Mingus, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."II B.S."4:46
2."I X Love"7:38
3."Celia"6:12
4."Mood Indigo (by Duke Ellington and Barney Bigard)"4:43
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul"6:28
2."Theme for Lester Young"5:50
3."Hora Decubitus"4:41
Total length:40:18
Bonus track on reissues
No.TitleLength
1."Freedom"5:10
Total length:45:28

Personnel

Tracks #1 and 4–8, recorded on September 20, 1963:

  • Eddie Preston – trumpet
  • Richard Williams – trumpet
  • Britt Woodman – trombone
  • Don Butterfield – tuba
  • Jerome Richardson – soprano and baritone saxophone, flute
  • Dick Hafer – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
  • Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
  • Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
  • Jaki Byard – piano
  • Charles Mingus – bass, narration ("Freedom")
  • Walter Perkins – drums
  • Bob Hammer – arranger and orchestrator

Tracks #2 and 3, recorded on January 20, 1963:

  • Rolf Ericson – trumpet
  • Richard Williams – trumpet
  • Quentin Jackson – trombone
  • Don Butterfield – tuba
  • Jerome Richardson – soprano and baritone saxophone, flute
  • Dick Hafer – tenor saxophone, flute, oboe
  • Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
  • Jaki Byard – piano
  • Jay Berliner – guitar
  • Charles Mingus – bass, piano
  • Dannie Richmond – drums
  • Bob Hammer – arranger and orchestrator

Production
  • Bob Thiele – producer
  • Michael Cuscuna – reissue Producer
  • Bob Simpson – engineer
  • Erick Labson – remastering

References
  1. Editorial Staff, Cash Box (January 18, 1964). "ABC-Par's 33 New Albums Is a Record-setting Issue" (PDF). Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. p. 9. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. AllMusic review
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1004. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 140. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. Santoro, Gene (2000). Myself when I Am Real. New York: Oxford University Press US. p. 413. ISBN 0-19-514711-1.
  6. Mathieson, Kenny (1999). Giant Steps. Canongate US. p. 217. ISBN 0-86241-859-3.
  7. Conversely, Nat Hentoff identifies "Nouroog" as the precursor to "I X Love". Hentoff, Nat (1963). Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (CD booklet). Charles Mingus. Impulse! Records. pp. 2–10. IMPD-170.
  8. "Charles Mingus - Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1995, Tri-fold Digipak, CD) - Discogs". Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
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