Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus
Occupation
- Bass: Charles Mingus
- Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone: Eric Dolphy
- Trumpet: Ted Curson
- Drums: Dannie Richmond
Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus is a jazz album by Charles Mingus. The 1960 recorded album was released on the short-lived Candid label, which founded the jazz critic and producer Nat Hentoff. The panel is the first of four LPs, documenting two recording sessions of the former Charles Mingus band ( followed by " Mingus ", " Reincarnation Of A Love Bird" and " Mysterious Blues ").
History of the plate
Charles Mingus had a special relationship with the jazz critic, journalist and record producer Nat Hentoff later: He appreciated the in-depth knowledge of jazz and blues as well as its interest in European composers of the 20th century. Hentoff was a kind soul mate for the bassist. From the early 1950s on, as Hentoff in Boston was established and an album produced by a radio broadcast with Mingus and the Billy Taylor Trio, he had Mingus promoted with its increasing influence. He interviewed him in his Boston radio show and wrote early article about him for the jazz magazine Down Beat.
As Nat Hentoff also became a record producer, he was responsible for the re-release of the Jazz Workshop album " Mingus At The Bohemia" 1955 end of the 1950s, Hentoff wrote the liner notes for five major Mingus albums (one of which Hentoff himself had produced. : the live album "Jazz Portraits - Mingus in Wonderland" for United Artists ), three of the liner notes, published as a separate chapter in his book "These Jazzmen of Our Time ". Finally Hentoff Charles Mingus helped to get out of the Bellevue Hospital, in which he had admitted to himself.
In 1960, Hentoff the Candid label as a subdivision of Archie Bleyers Cadence Records, the Everly Brothers and Andy Williams who was in the contract. Hentoff was office and infrastructure of Cadence use, but was economically dependent from the main label. In the span of only eight months (until the economic downfall of Cadence ) Hentoff began a musical microcosm of New York jazz and blues scene. The breadth of repertoire ranged from folk - blues veteran Lightnin ' Hopkins to the avant-garde jazz pianist Cecil Taylor.
Except for the appearance at the Jazz Festival in Antibes on 13 July 1960 and on the counter-festival from Newport Mingus spent the year with appearances at "The Showplace ", a small club in New York's Greenwich Village. His "Jazz Workshop" mentioned group consisted at its core since the end of 1959 from the saxophonist Eric Dolphy, trumpeter Ted Curson, and drummer Dannie Richmond. There were also performances during this saxophonists Booker Ervin, Yusef Lateef, Charles McPherson and Leo Wright, trumpeter Lonnie Hillyer, Jimmy Knepper trombonist, vibraphonist Teddy Charles, the pianist Kenny Drew, Jaki Byard, Kenny Barron and Roland Hanna, bassist Wilbur Ware, drummer Elvin Jones, and once the tap dancer Baby Laurence.
At that time Hentoff Charles Mingus and his band would most like to live recorded in the club where they were playing; as this result could not be realized, the live atmosphere of a nightclub was created by invited guests in the studio. Mingus said the numbers and led the session, as it would take place in a jazz club. The result was the album " Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus " ( Candid CS 9005).
The session on October 20, 1960
In order to fulfill his contract with Hentoffs "Candid Records ," Charles Mingus undertook two marathon recording sessions. On the first session in October, initially the plate " Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus " added .. It contains the title
In the occupation of Charles Mingus ( b ), Eric Dolphy ( as / bcl ), Ted Curson (tp ), Dannie Richmond ( dr).
The bulk of the remaining material of this session appeared on the following album " Mingus " ( Candid 9021 )
Effect of plate
Piece 2 corresponds to the composition of her " Fables of Faubus ". Unlike on Mingus Ah Um, where this title for the first time ( purely instrumental at the time) had been recorded, this version contains a sarcastic text that was submitted in the chanting and deals with the governor Orval Faubus of Arkansas and its policy of racial discrimination. The album was therefore banned in South Africa by the censors.