Mingus Moves - Album
Mingus Moves (Album) by Charles Mingus
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Charles Mingus 22nd April 1922 – 5th January 1979 Was An American Jazz Bassist Composer Bandleader And Occasional Pianist From Los Angeles. He Was Also Known For His Activism Against Racial Injustice. Mingus' Legacy Is Notable He Is Ranked Among The Finest Composers And Performers In Jazz And Recorded Many Highly Regarded Albums. Dozens Of Musicians Passed Through His Bands And Later Went On To Impressive Careers. His Songs - Though Melodic And Distinctive - Are Not Often Recorded By Later Musicians Due In Part To Their Unconventional Nature. Mingus Was Also Influential And Creative As A Bandleader Recruiting Talented And Sometimes Little-Known Artists Whom He Assembled Into Unconventional And Revealing Configurations. Nearly As Well Known As His Ambitious Music Was Mingus' Often Fearsome Temperament Which Earned Him The Nickname "The Angry Man Of Jazz". His Refusal To Compromise His Musical Integrity Led To Many Onstage Explosions Though It Has Been Argued That His Temper Also Grew From A Need To Vent Frustration. Ironically A Perfect Show Could Irritate Him By Closing This Outlet. Mingus Was Prone To Depression. He Tended To Have Brief Periods Of Extreme Creative Activity Intermixed With Fairly Long Periods Of Greatly Decreased Output. Most Of Mingus's Music Retained The Hot And Soulful Feel Of Hard Bop And Drew Heavily From Black Gospel Music While Sometimes Drawing On Elements Of Third Stream Jazz And Free Jazz. Yet Mingus Avoided Categorization Forging His Own Brand Of Music That Fused Tradition With Unique And Unexplored Realms Of Jazz. Mingus Focused On Collective Improvisation Similar To The Old New Orleans Jazz Parades Paying Particular Attention To How Each Band Member Interacted With The Group As A Whole. In Creating His Bands Mingus Looked Not Only At The Skills Of The Available Musicians But Also Their Personalities. He Strived To Create Unique Music To Be Played By Unique Musicians. Due To His Brilliant Writing For Mid-Size Ensembles - And His Catering To And Emphasising The Strengths Of The Musicians In His Groups - Mingus Is Often Considered The Heir Apparent To Duke Ellington For Whom He Expressed Unqualified Admiration. By The Mid-1970s Mingus Was Suffering From Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ALS . Mingus Died Aged 56 In Cuernavaca Mexico Where He Had Traveled For Treatment And Convalescence. His Ashes Were Scattered In The Ganges River.
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Charles Mingus 22nd April 1922 – 5th January 1979 Was An American Jazz Bassist Composer Bandleader And Occasional Pianist From Los Angeles. He Was Also Known For His Activism Against Racial Injustice. Mingus' Legacy Is Notable He Is Ranked Among The Finest Composers And Performers In Jazz And Recorded Many Highly Regarded Albums. Dozens Of Musicians Passed Through His Bands And Later Went On To Impressive Careers. His Songs - Though Melodic And Distinctive - Are Not Often Recorded By Later Musicians Due In Part To Their Unconventional Nature. Mingus Was Also Influential And Creative As A Bandleader Recruiting Talented And Sometimes Little-Known Artists Whom He Assembled Into Unconventional And Revealing Configurations. Nearly As Well Known As His Ambitious Music Was Mingus' Often Fearsome Temperament Which Earned Him The Nickname "The Angry Man Of Jazz". His Refusal To Compromise His Musical Integrity Led To Many Onstage Explosions Though It Has Been Argued That His Temper Also Grew From A Need To Vent Frustration. Ironically A Perfect Show Could Irritate Him By Closing This Outlet. Mingus Was Prone To Depression. He Tended To Have Brief Periods Of Extreme Creative Activity Intermixed With Fairly Long Periods Of Greatly Decreased Output. Most Of Mingus's Music Retained The Hot And Soulful Feel Of Hard Bop And Drew Heavily From Black Gospel Music While Sometimes Drawing On Elements Of Third Stream Jazz And Free Jazz. Yet Mingus Avoided Categorization Forging His Own Brand Of Music That Fused Tradition With Unique And Unexplored Realms Of Jazz. Mingus Focused On Collective Improvisation Similar To The Old New Orleans Jazz Parades Paying Particular Attention To How Each Band Member Interacted With The Group As A Whole. In Creating His Bands Mingus Looked Not Only At The Skills Of The Available Musicians But Also Their Personalities. He Strived To Create Unique Music To Be Played By Unique Musicians. Due To His Brilliant Writing For Mid-Size Ensembles - And His Catering To And Emphasising The Strengths Of The Musicians In His Groups - Mingus Is Often Considered The Heir Apparent To Duke Ellington For Whom He Expressed Unqualified Admiration. By The Mid-1970s Mingus Was Suffering From Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ALS . Mingus Died Aged 56 In Cuernavaca Mexico Where He Had Traveled For Treatment And Convalescence. His Ashes Were Scattered In The Ganges River.
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Published: 07 Jul 2023, 23:01
Mingus Moves Is An Album By The Jazz Composer And Bassist Charles Mingus Released In 1973. He Hired Three New Musicians For The Recording Don Pullen On Piano Ronald Hampton On Trumpet And George Adams On Tenor Saxophone. Drummer Dannie Richmond A Stalwart Of Mingus's Bands In The 1950s And '60s Rejoined The Band On The First Day Of Recording After Not Working With The Bassist For Several Years. The Album Although Not Generally Regarded As One Of Mingus's Best Does Feature Three Remarkable Compositions "Canon" "Opus 3" And "Opus 4". "Canon" Is A Theme As The Title Suggests That Can Be Superimposed Upon Itself. The Song Has A Spiritual Character À La Coltrane And Is Played With A Warm Sound By Pullen And Adams. This Tune Was Also Released On Hal Willner's Tribute CD Weird Nightmare - Meditations On Mingus. "Opus 3" Is Based On The Mingus's 1957 Composition "Pithecanthropus Erectus" In Which Certain Sections Are Played Without Key Or Meter Restrictions. "Opus 4" Is A Straight-Ahead Swinger That Features Don Pullen Playing A Free Solo Part. The Other Tunes Include "Moves" A Composition Written And Sung Along With Honi Gordon By Doug Hammond Richmond's Predecessor "Wee" Composed And Arranged By Sy Johnson Who Also Worked With Mingus On Let My Children Hear Music 1971 And Charles Mingus And Friends In Concert 1972 "Flowers" Written By Adams And "Newcomer" By Pullen Dedicated To His Newborn Daughter. The CD Released In 1993 Contains The Bonus Tracks "Big Alice" And "The Call" Which Were Recorded During The Same Sessions.