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Thread started 07/12/06 10:52pm

jonylawson

charles mingus

just realy discovering this jazz great-any1 out there grooving to mr.m(also just bought his very intresting autobiog)

any recom,endations,any MUSTHAVES!

Cheers musiclovers
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Reply #1 posted 07/12/06 11:59pm

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Definitely A fan right here, he's one of the major reasons I got into jazz, actually one of the major things that turned me into a serious music fan. Mingus Ah Um was one the first jazz albums I listened to all the way through and is still probably my favorite of his but I also love Mingu Mingus Mingus Mingus, Black Saint And The Sinner Lady, Blues and Roots, hell most of his stuff.
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Reply #2 posted 07/13/06 12:10am

Shapeshifter

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jonylawson said:

just realy discovering this jazz great-any1 out there grooving to mr.m(also just bought his very intresting autobiog)

any recom,endations,any MUSTHAVES!

Cheers musiclovers


Mingus never made a bad album, but these are my favourites - in no order

Ah Um
Black Saint Lady Sinner
Tijuana Moods
The Clown
Blues & Roots
Oh Yeah
Mingus Plays Piano
Let My Children Hear Music
Cumbia Jazz Fusion
Mingus At Antibes
Complete Concert
Changes One
Changes Two

I also highly recommend a Hal Wilner Mingus tribute album called Weird Nightmare.

Under the Underdog's a literary masterpiece.
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Reply #3 posted 07/13/06 1:25am

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Shapeshifter said:


Ah Um
Black Saint Lady Sinner
Let My Children Hear Music


i don't know all mingus albums yet but these ones are
my favs of the ones i do know.
and true love lives on lollipops and crisps
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Reply #4 posted 07/13/06 1:59am

sinisterpentat
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i've listed these several times on the org. might be a little too heavy as an introduction to mingus, but these are very intimate recordings and are among my favs. i think Ah Um is a safe introduction for anyone curious of that Mingus sound.



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Reply #5 posted 07/14/06 5:28pm

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he's great thumbs up! glad you discovered him.....he's popular in my jazz collection along with Miles, Charlie and John
I will forever love and miss you...my sweet Prince.
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Reply #6 posted 07/14/06 6:24pm

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"Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all."
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Reply #7 posted 07/16/06 3:45pm

jonylawson

ah hum is brilliant-thats what got me
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Reply #8 posted 07/16/06 10:30pm

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jonylawson said:

ah hum is brilliant-thats what got me



Me too. That, Let My Children Hear Music, Mingus Dynasty, and Changes One are my favorites.
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Reply #9 posted 07/17/06 2:04am

Shapeshifter

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IstenSzek said:

Shapeshifter said:


Ah Um
Black Saint Lady Sinner
Let My Children Hear Music


i don't know all mingus albums yet but these ones are
my favs of the ones i do know.



Do check out the Atlantic stuff - Cumbia Jazz Fusion, The Clown, Oh Yeah and Blues & Roots. You'll love 'em. Promise.
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Reply #10 posted 07/17/06 5:36am

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jonylawson said:

ah hum is brilliant-thats what got me


Ah-Um thumbs up!

If you want to start with just one, this is my suggestion, too.

Let us know what you think!

cool
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Reply #11 posted 07/17/06 6:34pm

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cubic61052 said:

jonylawson said:

ah hum is brilliant-thats what got me


Ah-Um thumbs up!

If you want to start with just one, this is my suggestion, too.

Let us know what you think!

cool

My current fav on that record is Self-Portrait in Three Colors.
Shortest piece on the record but it's 3 minutes of sheer musical beauty.


tA

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Reply #12 posted 07/17/06 6:49pm

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theAudience said:

cubic61052 said:



Ah-Um thumbs up!

If you want to start with just one, this is my suggestion, too.

Let us know what you think!

cool

My current fav on that record is Self-Portrait in Three Colors.
Shortest piece on the record but it's 3 minutes of sheer musical beauty.


tA

peace Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431


does that song feature a female vocalist? if so i think its on the anthology.
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Reply #13 posted 07/17/06 6:58pm

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sinisterpentatonic said:

theAudience said:


My current fav on that record is Self-Portrait in Three Colors.
Shortest piece on the record but it's 3 minutes of sheer musical beauty.


tA

peace Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431


does that song feature a female vocalist? if so i think its on the anthology.


Nah. that's not it, though the title is close. the song i was thinking of is titled Portrait featuring Jackie Paris.

you can hear a sample here.

http://www.rhino.com/stor...ber=71402#

and i think the best intro to mingus is the anthology 13 pictures:



this really shows his range from Cumbia Jazz and Fusion to Myself when i am real. i will say you'd have to be willing to part with at least $25, it being a double disc and all, but totally worth it. nod

nice packaging and linear notes too! thumbs up!
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Reply #14 posted 07/17/06 7:01pm

RipHer2Shreds

I'm no jazz expert (not by a long shot), but I listen to this one from my partner's collection occasionally:



Good stuff!
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Reply #15 posted 07/17/06 7:07pm

sinisterpentat
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RipHer2Shreds said:

I'm no jazz expert (not by a long shot), but I listen to this one from my partner's collection occasionally:



Good stuff!


yes sir!
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Reply #16 posted 07/17/06 7:08pm

sinisterpentat
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jonylawson said:

ah hum is brilliant-thats what got me


dude, for me, its all about betta git it in your soul

mushy
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Reply #17 posted 07/17/06 7:37pm

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sinisterpentatonic said:

sinisterpentatonic said:



does that song feature a female vocalist? if so i think its on the anthology.


Nah. that's not it, though the title is close. the song i was thinking of is titled Portrait featuring Jackie Paris.

you can hear a sample here.

http://www.rhino.com/stor...ber=71402#

and i think the best intro to mingus is the anthology 13 pictures:



this really shows his range from Cumbia Jazz and Fusion to Myself when i am real. i will say you'd have to be willing to part with at least $25, it being a double disc and all, but totally worth it. nod

nice packaging and linear notes too! thumbs up!

Sorry to leave you hangin' bro but they had the nerve to want me to do some work around here. disbelief

Nice piece but Jackie's got one of those voices you've really gotta have a taste for.
Check out his take on 'Round Midnight or When I Fall In Love. I don't get it. shrug


tA

peace Tribal Disorder

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"Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all."
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Reply #18 posted 07/17/06 8:04pm

sinisterpentat
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theAudience said:

sinisterpentatonic said:



Nah. that's not it, though the title is close. the song i was thinking of is titled Portrait featuring Jackie Paris.

you can hear a sample here.

http://www.rhino.com/stor...ber=71402#

and i think the best intro to mingus is the anthology 13 pictures:



this really shows his range from Cumbia Jazz and Fusion to Myself when i am real. i will say you'd have to be willing to part with at least $25, it being a double disc and all, but totally worth it. nod

nice packaging and linear notes too! thumbs up!

Sorry to leave you hangin' bro but they had the nerve to want me to do some work around here. disbelief

Nice piece but Jackie's got one of those voices you've really gotta have a taste for.
Check out his take on 'Round Midnight or When I Fall In Love. I don't get it. shrug


tA

peace Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431


i really do love Jackie's voice on the song. i'm surprised i haven't sought out more of her stuff. lol

i haven't heard his versions of the 2 songs you mentioned, but knowing me, i might just like them. stoned
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