CHARLIE MINGUS The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady 1976 UK IMPULSE
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CHARLIE MINGUS The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady 1976 UK IMPULSE
CHARLIE MINGUSThe Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
1976 UK IMPULSE (IMPL 8019) PRESSING OF CHARLIE MINGUS' 1963 MASTERPIECE
ONE OF THE FINEST JAZZ LPs EVER RELEASED
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL US PRINTED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH EXTENSIVE LINER NOTES NOT ONLY BY MINGUS HIMSELF BUT ALSO BY HIS CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST!
MATRIX: IMPL 8019 - A-1 / IMPL 8019 - B-1
GREAT COPY OF A FANTASTIC PIECE OF WORK
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady is one of the greatest achievements in orchestration by any composer in jazz history.
Charles Mingus consciously designed the six-part ballet as his magnum opus, and — implied in his famous inclusion of liner notes by his psychologist — it's as much an examination of his own tortured psyche as it is a conceptual piece about love and struggle.
It veers between so many emotions that it defies easy encapsulation; for that matter, it can be difficult just to assimilate in the first place. Yet the work soon reveals itself as a masterpiece of rich, multi-layered texture and swirling tonal colours, manipulated with a painter's attention to detail.
There are a few stylistic reference points — Ellington, the contemporary avant-garde, several flamenco guitar breaks — but the totality is quite unlike what came before it.
Mingus relies heavily on the timbral contrasts between expressively vocal-like muted brass, a rumbling mass of low voices (including tuba and baritone sax), and achingly lyrical upper woodwinds, highlighted by altoist Charlie Mariano. Within that framework, Mingus plays shifting rhythms, moaning dissonances, and multiple lines off one another in the most complex, interlaced fashion he'd ever attempted.
Mingus was sometimes pigeonholed as a firebrand, but the personal exorcism of Black Saint deserves the reputation — one needn't be able to follow the story line to hear the suffering, mourning, frustration, and caged fury pouring out of the music.
The 11-piece group rehearsed the original score during a Village Vanguard engagement, where Mingus allowed the players to mold the music further; in the studio, however, his exacting perfectionism made The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady the first jazz album to rely on overdubbing technology.
The result is one of the high-water marks for avant-garde jazz in the '60s and arguably Mingus' most brilliant moment.
Side One:
1. Solo Dancer - Stop! And Listen, Sinner Jim Whitney!
2. Duet Solo Dancers - Heart's Beat And Shades In Physical Embraces
3. Group Dancers - (Soul Fusion) Freewoman And Oh This Freedom's Slave Cries
Side Two:
Trio And Group Dancers - Stop! Look! And Sing Songs Of Revolutions!
Single Solos And Group Dance - Saint And Sinner Join In Merriment On Bottle Front
Group And Solo Dance - Of Love, Pain, And Passioned Revolt, Then Farewell, My Beloved, 'til It's Freedom Day
LABELS: EXCELLENT+
Clean, unmarked labels with just a few light spindle traces
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT
Even though this copy has seen little use there are several surface marks but none of these have any significant impact on the sound
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT+
Really outstanding sound quality on this edition - loud, rich and crystal clear and the whole set plays beautifully throughout with little to fault.
No scratches, loud clicks, ticks or pops and just a little low-level surface on the quietest bits/run-ins/outs but absolutely nothing really
SLEEVE: VERY GOOD
The US printed thick card gatefold sleeve is good and solid with some storage rub to the surfaces and edges (please see photos)
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINERS, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
UK: £11.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £18.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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