The Great Concert Of CHARLES MINGUS -1971 3 LP SET MINT
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Aug 4, 2011
Sold Date
Jul 25, 2011
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The Great Concert Of CHARLES MINGUS -1971 3 LP SET MINT
ORIGINAL AMERICA RECORDS (FRANCE) - BARELY PLAYED
The Great Concert Of CHARLES MINGUSORIGINAL 1971 TRIPLE LP FRENCH PRESSING ON AMERICA RECORDS (30 AM 003-004-005)
RECORDED PARIS APRIL 1964 - THIS IS THE FIRST OFFICIAL RELEASE (never issued on vinyl in the UK)
THE THREE RECORDS HAVE BEEN PLAYED ONCE OR TWICE (at most)
AND ALL SIX SIDES ARE UNMARKED WITH FLAWLESS SOUND
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL TRI-GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH OUTER LAMINATED SURFACES
A FANTASTIC (and essential) SET WITH THE STUNNING 'Meditation For Integration' ONLY ONE OF THE STAND-OUT PIECES
Recorded Sunday, April 19, 1964 at the Thèâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris
Charles Mingus (bass)
Johnny Coles’ trumpet
Eric Dolphy (alto, clarinet, flute)
Clifford Jordan (tenor sax)
Jaki Byard (piano)
Dannie Richmond (drums)
Three LPs worth of damn-near everything you could ask for from a record. Loose, tight, fast, slow, in, out, quiet, mad, angry, silly, moving, touching, introspective and rousing and more.
Officially released in 1971 on America Records (France/Canada) and on Prestige in the US in 1982.
This three-LP set is the finest recording by one of Charles Mingus' greatest bands - his sextet.
Taken from their somewhat tumultuous but very musical tour of Europe, most of these rather lengthy workouts actually just feature a quintet because Coles took sick (he is only heard on "So Long Eric," which here is mis-titled "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat"), but the playing is at such a high level that the trumpeter is not really missed.
"Orange Was the Colour of Her Dress" is given definitive treatment, and the nearly 29-minute "Fables of Faubus" and Mingus' relatively brief feature on "Sophisticated Lady" are impressive, but it is the passionate "Meditations on Integration" (an utterly fascinating performance) and "Parkeriana" (a tribute to Charlie Parker that features some stride piano from Byard and what may very well have been Dolphy's greatest alto solo) that make this gem truly essential in all jazz collections.
SIDE 1:
Introduction And Presentation (1:35)
Good Bye Pork Pie Hat (1ere Partie) (23:30)
SIDE 2:
Good Bye Pork Pie Hat (2 Partie) (5:40)
Orange Was The Colour Of Her Dress (14:00)
SIDE 3:
Parker Iana (23:00)
SIDE 4:
Meditation For Integration (27:30)
SIDE 5:
Fable Of Faubus (1ere Partie) (17:20)
SIDE 6:
Fable Of Faubus (2e Partie) (11:20)
Sophisticated Lady (6:00)
LABELS: MINT-
Clean, factory-fresh and unmarked with hardly any sign of use - one/two light spindles only
VINYLS Visual: MINT-
All six sides retain their original deep, like-new glossy sheen and are completely unmarked
VINYLS Audio: MINT-
My one careful play-check at loud volume revealed no audio issues of note - it sounds wonderful throughout
SLEEVE: MINT-
Again, practically as-new
HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I USUALLY TAKE QUITE A FEW SO YOU CAN GET A CLEAR INDICATION OF EVERY DETAIL OF THE ITEM
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A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVES WITH NEW ANTI-STATIC LINERS, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
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