Charles Mingus - Mingus At The Bohemia (1955)

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Artist: Charles Mingus
Title: Mingus At The Bohemia
Year Of Release: 1955
Label: OJC[OJCCD-045-2]
Genre: Jazz, Post Bop
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 64:47
Total Size: 301 MB(+3%)
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist

01 - Jump Monk
02 - Serenade in Blue
03 - Percussion Discussion
04 - Work Song
05 - Septemberly
06 - All the Things You C#
07 - Jump Monk (previously unissued alternate take)
08 - All The Things You C# (previously unissued alternate take)

Recorded at Cafe Bohemia, New York City; December 23, 1955.

personnel :

George Barrow - tenor saxophone
Eddie Bert - trombone
Mal Waldron - piano
Charles Mingus - double bass (bass and cello on Percussion Discussion)
Willie Jones - drums except
Max Roach - drums

A live performance at the Club Bohemia in New York, this is the first Mingus recording to feature mostly his own compositions. Some are his future standards. Here are his first attempts at future techniques such as combining two songs into one. His bass playing really stands out.~Michael Katz

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