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Mingus At Antibes

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Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
12:06
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Prayer For Passive Resistance
8:24
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What Love?
14:05
04
I'll Remember April
14:07
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Folk Forms I
11:42
06
Better Git Hit In Your Soul
11:36
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Total Tracks: 6   Total Length: 72:00

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Atlantic Jazz in the 1960s

By Kevin Whitehead, eMusic Contributor

Atlantic may have blossomed as a jazz label in the 1950s, but it established an even stronger presence in the 1960s. As the decade dawned, in-house innovators Charles Mingus, John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman delivered standout work before moving on. The '60s also saw a fresh crop of breakout stars, some of whom started elsewhere but blossomed at Atlantic — among them, blues poet Mose Allison, multi-instrumental roaring lion Rahsaan Roland Kirk, the sly (and… more »

They Say All Music Guide

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 Meeting,” “Prayer for Passive Resistance,” “What Love,” “Folk Forms No. 1,” and “Better Get Hit in Yo’ Soul.” The immortal pianist Bud Powell sits in on a fine version of “I’ll Remember April” and Dolphy and Ervin in particular generate a great deal of heat during some of their solos. – Scott Yanow