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- Date Released: October 20, 1960
- Genre: Jazz
- Label: Candid Productions / IODA
An album full of memorable performances from the bass great.
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We Say...
"What Love," is one of the most unforgettable performances in all of jazz. Eric Dolphy was leaving Charles Mingus, and the bassist wasn't pleased. So, they "talk" about it here, without either of them vocalizing a word. Instead, both their instruments take on timbres and phrasings of human voices, with Mingus first erupting, then Dolphy pleading his case and requesting understanding, which is granted reluctantly. There's nothing else like it in recorded music. Goofy yet deadly serious, "Original Fables of Faubus" is noteworthy because when he first cut it for Mingus Ah Um, Columbia wouldn't let him include the lyrics; without them, the band couldn't quite nail the piece's caustic edge. Here's how it was meant to sound.
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They Say...
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 clarinet, Ted Curson on trumpet, and Dannie Richmond on drums. It would be one of Dolphy and Curson's last recording dates with the artist, and they seem determined to go all out for it. The leader's bassline kicks off "Folk Forms No. 1," followed by Dolphy outlining the melody, and then joined by Curson. A simple riff develops into a lively New Orleans funeral march that's developed for 12 minutes. "Original Faubus Fables" is serious in intent -- a political attack on segregation governor Faubus -- but Mingus and Richmond's singing is difficult to listen to with a straight face. Still, this doesn't distract from the wonderful music. Again and again, the elasticity of the sound is fascinating, at once spacious with the bass and drums balanced against the brass and then noisy, with the horns wailing and crying. The last two pieces, "What Love?" and the outrageously titled "All the Things You Could Be by Now if Sigmund Freud's Wife Was Your Mother," are much looser, bordering on free jazz. The album accomplishes what the best of Mingus accomplishes: the perfect tension between jazz played as an ensemble and jazz played as totally free.
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Folk Forms, No. 1 |
13:06 |
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Original Faubus Fables |
9:21 |
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What Love |
15:24 |
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All The Things You Could Be By Now If Sigmund Freud's Wife Was Your Mother |
8:35 |
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04 Total Tracks, 46:26 Total Length
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Credits
- Ted Curson - Trumpet // Eric Dolphy - Flute // Eric Dolphy - Flute // Eric Dolphy - Flute // Eric Dolphy - Clarinet (Bass) // Eric Dolphy - Clarinet (Bass) // Eric Dolphy - Clarinet (Bass) // Eric Dolphy - Sax (Alto) // Eric Dolphy - Sax (Alto) // Eric Dolphy - Sax (Alto) // Charles Mingus - Bass // Charles Mingus - Bass // Charles Mingus - Bass // Charles Mingus - Bass // Charles Mingus - Bass // Charles Mingus - Bass // Charles Mingus - Bass // Charles Mingus - Bass // Charles Mingus - Bass // Charles Mingus - Bass // Charles Mingus - Bass // Charles Mingus - Arranger // Charles Mingus - Arranger // Charles Mingus - Arranger // Charles Mingus - Arranger // Charles Mingus - Arranger // Charles Mingus - Arranger // Charles Mingus - Arranger // Charles Mingus - Arranger // Charles Mingus - Arranger // Charles Mingus - Arranger // Charles Mingus - Arranger // Charles Mingus - Main Performer // Charles Mingus - Main Performer // Charles Mingus - Main Performer // Charles Mingus - Main Performer // Charles Mingus - Main Performer // Charles Mingus - Main Performer // Charles Mingus - Main Performer // Charles Mingus - Main Performer // Charles Mingus - Main Performer // Charles Mingus - Main Performer // Charles Mingus - Main Performer // Dannie Richmond - Drums // Bob d'Orleans - Engineer // Nat Hentoff - Liner Notes // Nat Hentoff - Supervisor // Frank Gauna - ?
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