Charles Mingus: Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (Acoustic Sounds Vinyl 180g)

The album basically contains variations of his own and others’ works and could therefore pass for boring and featureless if Mingus hadn’t just exercised his genius as an arranger to transfer the new interpretations far beyond the originals into works in their own right. The band was not only well cast, but also quite large:

Charles Mingus – Bass, Piano, Vocals

Jay Berliner – guitar

Don Butterfield – Trombone, Tuba

Jaki Byard – piano

Eric Dolphy – flute, alto saxophone

Rolf Ericson – trumpet

Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone

Dick Hafer – clarinet, flute, oboe, tenor saxophone

Quentin Jackson – trombone

Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone

Walter Perkins – Drums

Eddie Preston – trumpet

Jerome Richardson – flute, bartion saxophone, soprano saxophone

Dannie Richmond – drums

Richard Gene Williams – trumpet

Britt Woodman – trombone

Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus, regardless of label, is one of Charles Mingus’ most important recordings. A mini big band performs some of Mingus’ best known compositions – but with new tracks! The star cast includes Mingus favorites Eric Dolphy, Booker Ervin and Jaki Byard

This 1964 classic, recorded primarily during the sessions for Black Saint And The Sinner Lady, features many of Mingus’ best-known compositions, including “Celia,” “Theme For Lester Young,” and “Better Git Hit In Yo’ Soul.”

Verve’s Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in luxurious gatefold packaging.