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1	The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963) more music like this by Charles Mingus add to wishlist The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady is one of the greatest achievements in orchestration by any composer in jazz history. Charles Mingus consciously designed the six-part ballet as his magnum opus, and -- implied in his famous inclusion of liner notes by his psychologist -- it's as much an examination of his own tortured psyche as it is a ... see all copies from £4.67! new only from £10.83!
2	Mingus Ah Um [Remastered] (1999) more music like this by Charles Mingus add to wishlist Charles Mingus' debut for Columbia, Mingus Ah Um is a stunning summation of the bassist's talents and probably the best reference point for beginners. While there's also a strong case for The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady as his best work overall, it lacks Ah Um's immediate accessibility and brilliantly sculpted individual tunes. Mingus' ... see all copies from £3.81! new only from £5.89!
3	Pithecanthropus Erectus (1956) more music like this by Charles Mingus add to wishlist Pithecanthropus Erectus was Charles Mingus' breakthrough as a leader, the album where he established himself as a composer of boundless imagination and a fresh new voice that, despite his ambitiously modern concepts, was firmly grounded in jazz tradition. Mingus truly discovered himself after mastering the vocabularies of bop and swing, and with ... see all copies from £4.83! new only from £6.13!
4	Blues & Roots (1959) more music like this by Charles Mingus add to wishlist In response to critical carping that his ambitious, evocative music somehow didn't swing enough, Charles Mingus returned to the earthiest and earliest sources of black musical expression, namely the blues, gospel, and old-time New Orleans jazz. The resulting LP, Blues and Roots, isn't quite as wildly eclectic as usual, but it ranks as arguably ... see all copies from £6.13! new only from £6.13!
5	Cornell 1964 (2007) more music like this by Charles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy add to wishlist In 2005, Blue Note raised the eyebrows (and expectations) of the jazz world by issuing the previously unreleased Thelonious Monk/John Coltrane Carnegie Hall concert from November of 1957 that literally replaces the few other recordings of the group both sonically and musically. In 2007, courtesy of Charles Mingus' widow Sue, with the help of ... see all copies from £14.26! new only from £14.68!
6	Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus (1960) more music like this by Charles Mingus add to wishlist Charles Mingus has a fascinating way of offering music that is grounded in tradition while remaining startlingly original. The freshness of a disc like Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus, has the effect of rendering much of what passes for jazz as tedious. The band is small for Mingus, and includes Eric Dolphy on alto saxophone and bass ... see all copies from £6.20! new only from £7.49!
7	East Coasting [Bonus Tracks] (2005) more music like this by Charles Mingus add to wishlist Charles Mingus' East Coasting, originally released in 1957, was overshadowed by the session that preceded it, New Tijuana Moods (which wasn't released until 1962), and 1959's monumental Mingus Ah Um, both of which used essentially the same musicians (Jimmy Knepper on trombone, Clarence Gene Shaw on trumpet, Shafi Hadi (aka Curtis Porter) on tenor ... see all copies from £6.60! new only from £6.60!
8	Classic Jazz [Sony] (2001) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist see all copies from £8.41! new only from £8.41!
9	The Great Concert of Charles Mingus [2004] (2004) more music like this by Charles Mingus add to wishlist Jazz fans in general and Charles Mingus fans in particular will want to know what makes this American issue of the 1964 Paris concert different from the previous CD version issued on import in 2000. This tour was notorious and left a lasting impression on Mingus, who related its stories and complaints for the rest of his life. This concert was ... see all copies from £13.19! new only from £13.19!
10	Thirteen Pictures: The Charles Mingus Anthology (1952) more music like this by Charles Mingus add to wishlist It is a thankless and impossible task to sum up the career of Charles Mingus on only two CDs; everyone knows that. But Rhino does have the advantage of being a licensing company, and they did roam far afield for material from most of the important sources, to Atlantic, Debut, Impulse!, United Artists, EmArcy, Mingus' custom Jazz Workshop label, ... see all copies from £11.22! new only from £12.62!
11	The Clown [Deluxe Edition] (1957) more music like this by Charles Mingus add to wishlist The Clown was Charles Mingus' second masterpiece in a row, upping the already intense emotional commitment of Pithecanthropus Erectus and burning with righteous anger and frustration. With Pithecanthropus, Mingus displayed a gift for airtight, focused arrangements that nonetheless allowed his players great freedom to add to the established mood of ... see all copies from £6.13! new only from £6.13!
12	Mingus at Antibes (1960) more music like this by Charles Mingus add to wishlist During 1960, bassist Charles Mingus led one of his finest bands, a pianoless quartet with Eric Dolphy (on alto, flute, and bass clarinet), trumpeter Ted Curson, and drummer Dannie Richmond. For this live concert, the band is augmented by the great tenor Booker Ervin for some stirring music. All of the music is memorable: "Wednesday Night Prayer ... see all copies from £8.10! new only from £8.10!
13	The Clown (1957) more music like this by Charles Mingus add to wishlist The Clown was Charles Mingus' second masterpiece in a row, upping the already intense emotional commitment of Pithecanthropus Erectus and burning with righteous anger and frustration. With Pithecanthropus, Mingus displayed a gift for airtight, focused arrangements that nonetheless allowed his players great freedom to add to the established mood of ... see all copies from £7.48! new only from £7.48!
14	Mingus Dynasty (1959) more music like this by Charles Mingus add to wishlist Mingus Ah Um catapulted Charles Mingus from a much-discussed semi-underground figure to a near-universally accepted and acclaimed leader in modern jazz. Perhaps that's why his Columbia follow-up, Mingus Dynasty, is often overlooked in his canon -- it's lost in the shadow of its legendary predecessor, both because of that album's achievement and ... see all copies from £6.85! new only from £6.85!
15	The Impulse Story (2006) more music like this by Charles Mingus add to wishlist Charles Mingus recorded only three albums for the Impulse label, all in 1963. Two of those are bona fide classics: The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady, an album-length composition, and Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, a ferocious big-band set. The third, Mingus Plays Piano, is no less a revelatory work, but given that it is a solo recital ... see all copies from £9.34! new only from £9.34!
16	The Beat Generation [Rhino] (1992) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist A three-CD box set featuring recordings from titans including William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, and Kenneth Rexroth, The Beat Generation works in tandem with Rhino's earlier compilation The Jack Kerouac Collection to paint a definitive audio portrait of one of the seminal literary uprisings of the 20th century. Because the Beats were so ... see all copies from £29.35! new only from £41.93!
17	Epitaph (1990) more music like this by Charles Mingus add to wishlist Musicologist/conductor Gunther Schuller discovered and restored this massive, 130-minute work by the late bassist, then presented it in concert in New York in 1989. Scored for 30-piece jazz orchestra, Epitaph is thought by Schuller to have been worked on between 1940 and 1962. Amazingly enough, six of the players specified in the score appear on ... see all copies from £9.97! new only from £101.87!
18	Priceless Jazz Sampler (1997) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist Priceless Jazz Sampler offers 15 highlights from BMG/RCA's Priceless series, including cuts by Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Lionel Hampton, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman and Woody Herman. There's nothing rare on the compilation, so it's not necessary for collectors, but it's not a bad sampler for casual listeners curious about the ... see all copies from £2.49! new only from £3.13!
19	Let My Children Hear Music (1971) more music like this by Charles Mingus add to wishlist On the original LP issued by Columbia, Mingus thanked producer Teo Macero for "his untiring efforts in producing the best album I have ever made." From his deathbed in Mexico in 1979 he sent a message to Sy Johnson (who was responsible for many of the arrangements on the album), saying that Let My Children Hear Music was the record he liked most ... see all copies from £3.67! new only from £4.83!
20	The Complete Town Hall Concert (1962) more music like this by Charles Mingus add to wishlist Charles Mingus's Town Hall Concert has long been considered a famous fiasco, and the original United Artists LP (which contained just 36 minutes of music and did not bother identifying the personnel) made matters worse. But this 1994 Blue Note CD does its best to clean up the mess. It contains over half an hour of previously unreleased music and ... see all copies from £3.74! new only from £6.83!
21	Three or Four Shades of Blue/Cumbia and Jazz Fusion (2006) more music like this by Charles Mingus add to wishlist These two late period Charles Mingus recordings are a mixed bag. While the second disc, Cumbia and Jazz Fusion, is a wonderfully successful undertaking featuring two extended pieces originally composed for cinematic soundtracks, Three or Four Shades of Blue showcases a rather wooly large ensemble with electric and acoustic guitars -- by Larry ... see all copies from £10.73! new only from £10.73!
22	Eternal Jazz, Vol. 2 (2000) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist The companion disc to Eternal Jazz features ten classic selections from the vaults of Columbia and is an excellent introduction to jazz. It's hard to go wrong with Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Chet Baker, Thelonius Monk, or Bill Evans to name half of this disc's lineup. While not intended for the die-hard jazz aficionado, who more than likely ... see all copies from £2.49! new only from £2.49!
23	Central Avenue Sounds: Jazz in Los Angeles 1921-1956 (1999) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist Los Angeles is not usually seen as a hotbed of African-American musical creativity in the first half of the 20th century, but this deluxe box set deflates that misconception in a hurry. From 1921 to 1956 -- the time frame covered by the four discs of Central Avenue Sounds -- jazz of all kinds flourished on Central Avenue, L.A.'s main stem of sepia ... see all copies from £20.10! new only from £35.77!
24	A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry (1957) more music like this by Charles Mingus add to wishlist Despite its title, this CD reissue (made available through Evidence) does not have poetry and is not a "symposium." What it does have is a memorable narration by Lonnie Elder on "Scenes in the City" (one of the best collaborations between the spoken word and jazz), four obscure Charles Mingus compositions for his sextet (which consists of the ... see all copies from £7.72! new only from £7.72!
25	Mingus in Europe, Vol. 2 (1964) more music like this by Charles Mingus add to wishlist The second release from the Wuppertal, Germany concert of Mingus's Spring 1964 tour of Europe, this is by far the most intensely documented period of his career. Of all the releases from this tour, only these two volumes on Enja and the Paris concert issued on Prestige are legitimate issues. The sound is decent enough, considering the state of the ... see all copies from £9.65! new only from £9.65!

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