Mingus Moves
Mingus Moves | ||||
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Studio albumby | ||||
Released | 1973 | |||
Recorded | October 29–31, 1973 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 62:34 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Nesuhi Ertegun | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Mingus Movesis an album by thejazzcomposer andbassistCharles Mingus,released in 1973.
The music
[edit]Mingus Moves(Atlantic SD 1653) is one of the late works of American jazz bassist, composer, and bandleaderCharles Mingus.He hired three new musicians for the recording:Don Pullenon piano; Ronald Hampton on trumpet, andGeorge Adamson tenor saxophone. DrummerDannie 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 laColtrane,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 withHoni Gordon) byDoug Hammond,Richmond's predecessor; "Wee", composed and arranged bySy Johnson,who also worked with Mingus onLet My Children Hear Music(1971) andCharles 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.
The quadrophonic mix was released on Blu-ray in 2023 without the bonus tracks, but including a high resolution stereo mix.
Track listing
[edit](All compositions by Mingus except where noted.)
- "Canon" – 5:28
- "Opus 4" – 6:39
- "Moves" (Doug Hammond) – 3:43
- "Wee" (Sy Johnson) – 8:57
- "Flowers for a Lady" (George Adams)– 6:44
- "Newcomer" (Don Pullen) – 7:13
- "Opus 3" – 10:26
- "Big Alice" (Don Pullen) – 5:44 (bonus track)
- "The Call" – 7:13 (later credited Ronald Hampton as writer)
Personnel
[edit]- Ronald Hampton – Trumpet
- Doug Hammond– Vocals
- Honi Gordon– Vocals
- George Adams– Tenor sax, flute
- Dannie Richmond– Drums
- Don Pullen– Piano
- Charles Mingus– Bass
References
[edit]- ^Yanow, Scott (2011)."Mingus Moves - Charles Mingus | AllMusic".allmusic.com.Retrieved13 August2011.
- ^Swenson, J., ed. (1985).The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide.USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.141.ISBN0-394-72643-X.
External links
[edit]- Nat Hentoff:Liner Notes forMingus Moves(Atlantic)
- Paula Edelstein in allaboutjazz[1]
- Andrew Homzy, in: Charles Mingus, More Than a Fake Book. Hal Leonard Corporation 1991ISBN0-7935-0900-9