CHARLES MINGUS Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus MINT-
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Oct 5, 2012
Sold Date
Sep 25, 2012
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£ 24
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CHARLES MINGUS Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus MINT-
1976 UK IMPULSE - UNPLAYED - STUNNING SOUND QUALITY
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1976 UK IMPULSE (IMPL 8033) PRESSING OF CHARLIE MINGUS' 1963 MASTERPIECE
LOVELY COPY - POSSIBLY NEVER BEEN PLAYED - DELIVERS STUNNING SOUND QUALITY
MATRIX SIDE ONE: IMPL (IMLP crossed out) 8033 A1
MATRIX SIDE TWO: IMPL (IMLP crossed out) 8033 B1
Having completed what he (and many critics) regarded as his masterwork in The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady, Charles Mingus' next sessions for Impulse found him looking back over a long and fruitful career.
Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus is sort of a "greatest hits revisited" record, as the bassist revamps or tinkers with some of his best-known works. The titles are altered as well -- "II B.S." is basically "Haitian Fight Song" (this is the version used in the late-'90s car commercial); "Theme for Lester Young" is "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat"; "Better Get Hit in Your Soul" adds a new ending, but just one letter to the title; "Hora Decubitus" is a growling overhaul of "E's Flat Ah's Flat Too"; and "I X Love" modifies "Nouroog," which was part of "Open Letter to Duke."
There's also a cover of Duke Ellington's "Mood Indigo," leaving just one new composition, "Celia." Which naturally leads to the question: With the ostensible shortage of ideas, what exactly makes this a significant Mingus effort? The answer is that the 11-piece bands assembled here (slightly different for the two separate recording sessions) are among Mingus' finest, featuring some of the key personnel (Eric Dolphy, pianist Jaki Byard) that would make up the legendary quintet/sextet with which Mingus toured Europe in 1964. And they simply burn, blasting through versions that equal and often surpass the originals -- which is, of course, no small feat.
This was Mingus' last major statement for quite some time, and aside from a solo piano album and a series of live recordings from the 1964 tour, also his last album until 1970. It closes out the most productive and significant chapter of his career, and one of the most fertile, inventive hot streaks of any composer in jazz history.
SIDE 1:
II B.S. (7:01)
I X Love (6:14)
Celia (6:10)
Mood Indigo (4:40)
SIDE 2:
Better Get Hit In Yo' Soul (4:02)
Theme For Lester Young (5:37)
Hora Decubitus (6:19)
LABELS: MINT
Clean, bright and unmarked labels with no evident spindle traces or signs of use
VINYL Visual: MINT-
Both surfaces are practically unmarked and shine like new (one or two light hairlines only)
VINYL Audio: MINT-
Superb sound quality - deep, rich, beautifully warm and smokey (with some sensational 'film noir' sax) - sounds wonderful throughout and plays with little to fault - one or two light 'ticks' but nothing loud and nothing I found at all intrusive - fantastic record and this 1976 UK reissue sounds just as impressive as the 1964 original - great stuff
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Apart from a touch of record impression on the back the gatefold is in wonderful condition - clean sharp and fresh
POST & PACKING:
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UK: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £12.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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