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Mingus Moves Studio album by Charles Mingus Released 1973 Recorded October 29 – 31, 1973 Genre Jazz Length 62:34 Label Atlantic Producer Nesuhi Ertegun Charles Mingus chronology Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert
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(1974)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] Mingus Moves is a 1973 (see 1973 in music) album by jazz composer and bassist Charles Mingus.
Contents
The Music
Mingus Moves (Atlantic SD 1653) is one of the late works of jazz bassist, composer, and bandleader Charles Mingus. He hired three new musicians for the recording: Don Pullen, piano; Ronald Hampton, trumpet; and George Adams, tenor saxophone. In an auspicious development, Mingus's ex-drummer Dannie Richmond, who had gained fame with his many years behind the bassist, rejoined the band on the first day of recording.
The album, although not generally regarded as one of Mingus's greatest, 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, a la Coltrane, 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 with Honi Gordon) by Doug Hammond, Richmond's predecessor; "Wee," the bop standard, arranged by Sy Johnson, who also worked with Mingus on Let My Children Hear Music (1971) and 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.
Track listing
(All compositions by Mingus except where noted.)
- "Canon" – 5:28
- "Opus 4" – 6:39
- "Moves" (Doug Hammond) – 3:43
- "Wee" (Denzil Best) – 8:57
- "Flowers for a Lady" (George Adams)– 6:44
- "Newcomer" (Don Pullen) – 7:13
- "Opus 3" – 10:26
- "Big Alice" (Pullen) – 5:44 (bonus track)
- "The Call" – 7:13 (bonus track)
Personnel
- Ronald Hampton - Trumpet
- Doug Hammond – Vocals
- Honi Gordon - Vocals
- George Adams - Tenor sax, Flute
- Dannie Richmond - Drums
- Don Pullen - Piano
- Charles Mingus – Bass
External links
- Nat Hentoff: Liner Notes for Mingus Moves (Atlantic)
- Paula Edelstein in allaboutjazz [1]
- Andrew Homzy, in: Charles Mingus, More Than a Fake Book. Hal Leonard Corporation 1991 ISBN 0-7935-0900-9
References
- ^ Yanow, Scott (2011 [last update]). "Mingus Moves - Charles Mingus | AllMusic". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/mingus-moves-r151338. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
Charles Mingus Studio albums Jazz Composers Workshop (1954-55) · The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus (1955) · Pithecanthropus Erectus (1956) · The Clown (1957) · East Coasting (1957) · A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry (1957) · Mingus Ah Um (1959) · Mingus Dynasty (1959) · Blues & Roots (1960) · Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus (1960) · Reincarnation of a Lovebird (1960) · Oh Yeah (1961) · Tonight at Noon (1957-61) · Tijuana Moods (1962) · The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963) · Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1964) · Mingus Plays Piano (1964) · Let My Children Hear Music (1972) · Mingus Moves (1973) · Changes One (1974) · Changes Two (1975) · Three or Four Shades of Blues (1977) · Cumbia & Jazz Fusion (1978)Live albums Mingus at the Bohemia (1955) · The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach (1955) · Jazz Portraits: Mingus in Wonderland (1959) · Charles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy Cornell 1964 (1964) · Town Hall Concert (1964) · The Great Concert of Charles Mingus (1964) · Right Now: Live at the Jazz Workshop (1964) · Mingus at Monterey (1964) · Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert (1972) · Mingus at Carnegie Hall (1974) · Mingus at Antibes (1976)Related Categories:- 1973 albums
- Charles Mingus albums
- Albums produced by Nesuhi Ertegun
- Atlantic Records albums
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