CHARLES MINGUS/ERIC DOLPHY MINGUS MINGUS IMPULSE A-54 ORIG 1964 JAZZ LP RVG EX

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CHARLES MINGUS/ERIC DOLPHY~MINGUS MINGUS~IMPULSE A-54 ORIG 1964 JAZZ LP~RVG~EX!! CHARLES MINGUS/ERIC DOLPHY~MINGUS MINGUS~IMPULSE A-54 ORIG 1964 JAZZ LP~RVG~EX!!

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Impulse! ?– A-54

GORGEOUS COPY OF THIS ORIGINAL IMPULSE PRESSING FROM 1964 - 54 YEARS AGO!!!
LAMINATED GATEFOLD COVER IS IN EX/NM CONDITION WITH ONLY LIGHT WEAR!
LAMINATION IS COMPLETELY INTACT!
HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ONLY LIGHT WEAR AND LIGHT SCUFFS.
INCLUDES THE ORIGINAL ABC-PARAMOUNT INNER SLEEVE!
'VAN GELDER' in the runout string is stamped, the rest is hand-etched.
AMAZING COPY!

Having completed what he (and many critics) regarded as his masterwork in The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady, Charles Mingus' next sessions for Impulse found him looking back over a long and fruitful career. Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus is sort of a "greatest hits revisited" record, as the bassist revamps or tinkers with some of his best-known works. The titles are altered as well -- "II B.S." is basically "Haitian Fight Song" (this is the version used in the late-'90s car commercial); "Theme for Lester Young" is "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat"; "Better Get Hit in Your Soul" adds a new ending, but just one letter to the title; "Hora Decubitus" is a growling overhaul of "E's Flat Ah's Flat Too"; and "I X Love" modifies "Nouroog," which was part of "Open Letter to Duke." There's also a cover of Duke Ellington's "Mood Indigo," leaving just one new composition, "Celia." Which naturally leads to the question: With the ostensible shortage of ideas, what exactly makes this a significant Mingus effort? The answer is that the 11-piece bands assembled here (slightly different for the two separate recording sessions) are among Mingus' finest, featuring some of the key personnel (Eric Dolphy, pianist Jaki Byard) that would make up the legendary quintet/sextet with which Mingus toured Europe in 1964. And they simply burn, blasting through versions that equal and often surpass the originals -- which is, of course, no small feat. This was Mingus' last major statement for quite some time, and aside from a solo piano album and a series of live recordings from the 1964 tour, also his last album until 1970. It closes out the most productive and significant chapter of his career, and one of the most fertile, inventive hot streaks of any composer in jazz history.

    Alto Saxophone – Charlie Mariano (tracks: A2, A3, B1)
    Alto Saxophone, Flute – Eric Dolphy (tracks: A1, A4, B2, B3)
    Arranged By – Bob Hammer
    Bass, Piano – Charles Mingus
    Design [Cover] – Robert Flynn (2)
    Design [Liner] – Joe Lebow
    Drums – Dannie Richmond (tracks: A2, A3, B1), Walter Perkins (tracks: A1, A4, B2, B3)
    Engineer – Bob Simpson
    Guitar – Jay Berliner (tracks: A2, A3, B1)
    Liner Notes – Nat Hentoff
    Mastered By – Van Gelder
    Photography By [Cover And Liner Photos] – Joe Alper
    Piano – Jaki Byard
    Producer – Bob Thiele
    Soprano Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Flute – Jerome Richardson
    Tenor Saxophone – Booker Ervin (tracks: A1, A4, B2, B3)
    Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute – Dick Hafer
    Trombone – Britt Woodman (tracks: A1, A4, B2, B3), Quentin Jackson (tracks: A2, A3, B1)
    Trumpet – Eddie Preston (tracks: A1, A4, B2, B3), Richard Williams, Rolf Ericson (tracks: A2, A3, B1)
    Tuba – Don Butterfield

Notes
A1, A4, B2, B3 Recorded September 20, 1963.
A2, A3, B1 Recorded January 20, 1963.


Tracklist
II B.S.     7:01
I X Love     6:14
Celia     6:10
Mood Indigo     4:40
Better Get Hit In Yo' Soul     4:02
Theme For Lester Young     5:37
Hora Decubitus     6:19