Charles Mingus - Blues & Roots (1959)
MP3 ~ 192kbps ~ 98mb
Genre: Jazz / post-bop, avant-garde
Original Release Date: February 4, 1959
Audio CD: March 3, 1998
Time: 68:54
Label: Rhino / Atlantic
Mingus goes to church. A thrilling album of blues and spirituals Mingus style. This 1959 Atlantic recording certainly ... Full Descriptionranks among his very best. Memorable performances of some of the bassist's most soulful tunes such as "Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting" and "E's Flat Ah's Flat Too." Mingus is joined by an exuberant ensemble including a stellar saxophone section of Jackie McLean, John Handy, Booker Ervin, and Pepper Adams.
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In response to critical carping that his ambitious, evocative music somehow didn't swing enough, Charles Mingus returned to the earthiest and earliest sources of black musical expression, namely the blues, gospel, and old-time New Orleans jazz. The resulting LP, Blues and Roots, isn't quite as wildly eclectic as usual, but it ranks as arguably Mingus' most joyously swinging outing. Working with simple forms, Mingus boosts the complexity of the music by assembling a nine-piece outfit and arranging multiple lines to be played simultaneously -- somewhat akin to the Dixieland ensembles of old, but with an acutely modern flavor. Anyone who had heard "Haitian Fight Song" shouldn't have been surprised that such an album was well within Mingus' range, but jazz's self-appointed guardians have long greeted innovation with reactionary distaste. After Blues and Roots, there could be no question of Mingus' firm grounding in the basics, nor of his deeply felt affinity with them. Whether the music is explicitly gospel-based -- like the groundbreaking classic "Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting" -- or not, the whole album is performed with a churchy fervor that rips through both the exuberant swingers and the aching, mournful slow blues. Still, it's the blues that most prominently inform the feeling of the album, aside from the aforementioned "Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting" and the Jelly Roll Morton tribute "My Jelly Roll Soul." The recording session was reportedly very disorganized, but perhaps that actually helped give the performances the proper feel, since they wound up so loose and free-swinging. With a lineup including John Handy and Jackie McLean on alto, Booker Ervin on tenor, frequent anchor Pepper Adams on baritone, and Jimmy Knepper and Willie Dennis on trombones, among others, Blues and Roots isn't hurting for fiery soloists, and they help make the album perhaps the most soulful in Mingus' discography.
Personnel: Charles Mingus (bass); Jackie McLean, John Handy (alto saxophone); Booker Ervin (tenor saxophone); Pepper Adams (baritone saxophone); Jimmy Knepper, Willie Dennis (trombone); Horace Parlan, Mal Waldron (piano); Dannie Richmond (drums).
Tracks:
1. Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting (5:39)
2. Cryin' Blues (4:58)
3. Moanin' (7:57)
4. Tensions (6:27)
5. My Jelly Roll Soul (6:47)
6. E's Flat Ah's Flat Too (6:37)
7. Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting (alternate take) (6:59)
8. Tensions (alternate take) (5:18)
9. My Jelly Roll Soul (alternate take) (11:25)
10. E’s Flat Ah’s Flat Too (alternate take) (6:47)
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Bill Evans Trio - Secret Sessions 8 cd
"Bill [Evans] was being recorded once a year, if that," notes Mike Harris, who surreptitiously recorded all of the music found on this revelatory eight-CD collection, "and this incredible music was just going up in the air 363 days out of 365." Thanks to the sheer devotion (obsession?) of Harris, it wasn't. Harris and his wife were always front-and-center at New York's Village Vanguard whenever Evans brought his trio in for a run, tape machine humming. Evans was notoriously reluctant to record, so, moral issues aside, the release of secret Evans recordings carries even more weight than it would for nearly any other jazz musician. Evans always made bold decisions at the piano in terms of chord voicings and rhythmic innovation--these elements are on display across his body of recorded work. On this set, however, the music itself--the nature of the actual notes and chords that he chooses and the resulting "sound"--is often quite bold, as is his expression and execution (touch) of them. Long pigeonholed as a "cool" pianist, Evans even sounds like Bud Powell at moments! Of course, Evans's amazing beauty and subtlety is in boundless display as well. Spanning 1966 to 1975, the set features the technically stunning Eddie Gomez on bass for all but 8 of the 104 cuts, plus a rotation of seven drummers, each one pushing the music in new directions. Of special note are the nearly two discs' worth of 1967 material with the great Philly Joe Jones at the kit. Dating back to their very brief tenure together in Miles Davis's late-1950s sextet and also Evans's own albums like Everybody Digs and Interplay, the aggressive Jones seemed to inspire the pianist more than any other drummer. Also illuminating is the repetition of favorite numbers throughout the box; to hear Evans reinvent these songs (his own as well as standards) almost every year (if not every month) is nothing short of fascinating.
Like that of any other genre, jazz's history is written primarily by famous recordings, but since jazz is based on improvisation, its recorded history tells a mere fraction of the story. Evans's two classic 1961 Vanguard recordings--Sunday at the Village Vanguard and Waltz for Debby--are considered by many to be some of the most wonderful piano-trio recordings in history, yet who's to say the trio (with Paul Motian and Scott LaFaro) didn't improve on them the next day or the next week or even the day before? This collection minimizes that risk, as it were, brilliantly showing the development and progression of a great musician. Evans's genius may be the least obvious of any jazz musician, but it emerges clearly and definitely throughout the course of these eight CDs. "You're never going to hear on record what you may hear live," Evans himself said shortly before passing away. "Our best performance is gone into the atmosphere. We never have really gotten on record that special peak that happens fairly often." Not true, thankfully. --Marc Greilsamer
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From 1966 to 1981, Mike Harris, a successful optical physicist and the world's biggest Bill Evans fan, surreptitiously taped the pianist and his trio whenever they played The Village Vanguard in New York. Remember that the first Bill Evans Trio's ... Full Descriptionlandmark 1961 Vanguard sessions forever changed the very nature of jazz playing itself. As far as these "secret" sessions are concerned, the legalities have now been attended to and the tapes handed over to Evan's original producer, Orrin Keepnews, who has fashioned an indispensable portrait of the artist at work in his natural setting.
Remarkably the sound is quite acceptable, and the balance between instruments is just about right, thanks to the warm acoustics of the Vanguard itself. The resident piano was always well maintained and Evans' beautiful touch is always on display. What is even more remarkable is that Evans' sheer inventiveness and drive never falter through nearly a decade of a distinctly troubled life. (The last CD stops at 1975). We also get to hear the pianist with several drummers, notably the fiery Philly Joe Jones and energetic young Jack DeJohnette. Evan's regular bassist Eddie Gomez provides sterling support and virtuoso solos throughout.
Recorded live at the Village Vanguard, New York, New York between March 1966 and January 1975. Includes liner notes by Orrin Keepnews and Doug Ramsey.
Personnel: Bill Evans (piano); Teddy Kotick, Eddie Gomez (bass); Arnie Wise, Joe Hunt, Philly Joe Jones, Jack DeJohnette, John Dentz, Marty Morell, Eliot Zigmund (drums).
Secret Sessions 1966-1975 CD DISC 1
1. Very Early
2. Round Midnight
3. One For Helen
4. Blue in Green
5. Turn Out the Stars
6. Waltz For Debby
7. Time Remembered
8. Autumn Leaves
9. I Should Care
10. Elsa
11. Who Can I Turn to (When Nobody Needs Me)
12. My Foolish Heart
13. In Your Own Sweet Way / Five (Theme)
Secret Sessions 1966-1975 Songs DISC 2:
1. Gloria's Step
2. Nardis
3. Someday My Prince Will Come
4. Who Can I Turn to (When Nobody Needs Me)
5. Come Rain or Come Shine
6. If You Could See Me Now
7. Spring Is Here
8. Re: Person I Knew
9. Sleepin' Bee, A
10. Emily
11. Alfie
12. Walkin' Up
13. You're Gonna Hear From Me
14. Some Other Time
Secret Sessions 1966-1975 Album DISC 3:
1. I'll Remember April
2. Alice in Wonderland
3. I Love You
4. Very Early
5. Time Remembered
6. Round Midnight
7. Stella by Starlight
8. Turn Out the Stars
9. My Man's Gone Now
10. In a Sentimental Mood
11. When I Fall in Love
12. Nardis
Secret Sessions 1966-1975 CD DISC 4:
1. Come Rain or Come Shine
2. Gloria's Step
3. Round Midnight
4. Blue in Green
5. Waltz For Debby
6. Detour Ahead
7. On Green Dolphin Street
8. My Foolish Heart
9. If You Could See Me Now
10. Elsa
11. How Deep Is the Ocean?
12. Polka Dots and Moonbeams
13. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
14. I Should Care
Secret Sessions 1966-1975 Songs DISC 5:
1. Star Eyes
2. Peri's Scope
3. Haunted Heart
4. Airegin
5. Little Lulu
6. Five (Theme)
7. Turn Out the Stars
8. Nardis
9. California, Here I Come
10. Very Early
11. Easy Living
12. Wonder Why
13. Time Remembered
14. You and the Night and the Music
Secret Sessions 1966-1975 Album DISC 6:
1. Beautiful Love
2. Waltz For Debby
3. I Fall in Love Too Easily
4. My Man's Gone Now
5. Who Can I Turn to (When Nobody Needs Me)
6. Polka Dots and Moonbeams
7. Emily
8. Ev'rything I Love
9. Someday My Prince Will Come
10. Shadow of Your Smile, The
11. Sleepin' Bee, A
12. Blue in Green
13. For Heaven's Sake
14. Love Is Here to Stay
Secret Sessions 1966-1975 CD DISC 7:
1. In a Sentimental Mood
2. How My Heart Sings
3. On Green Dolphin Street
4. My Foolish Heart
5. Stella by Starlight
6. Midnight Mood
7. What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?
8. I Should Care
9. Autumn Leaves
10. Re: Person I Knew
11. Alfie
12. Very Early
Secret Sessions 1966-1975 Songs DISC 8:
1. Polka Dots and Moonbeams
2. Mornin' Glory
3. Yesterday I Heard the Rain
4. Emily
5. Time Remembered
6. Who Can I Turn to (When Nobody Needs Me)
7. Dolphin Dance
8. Sugar Plum
9. Turn Out the Stars
10. Quiet Now
11. Waltz For Debby
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