Jazz for aficionados
Rok, we agree on all counts. Although I have Mulligan on LP, I was wondering if it was the same one, and as far as I can tell it is. I hope the one I have is on CD, because the sonics are excellent. Since Amazon only gives "used" LP, I don't know; but there are also "down loads". Since that's the best cut on the LP, and none of the rest of them quite come up to "I'm Gonna Go Fishin", "down load" isn't a bad idea. Enjoy the music. |
Todays' Discovery: Charles Mingus -- MINGUS AT THE BOHEMIA features: Mingus(bass),Eddie Bert(trombone), George Barrow(tenor Sax), Willie Jones(drums), and Max Roach as special guest on drums. The first step on the road to 'Ah Um', 'Oh Yeah', 'At Antibes' et al. Recorded at Cafe Bohemia, NYC DEC 1955. Comments by Nat Hentoff, Down Beat, state that "This was Mingus' first recording with a working band of his own. The group was also the first to carry the Mingus Jazz Workshop Banner." So this is very, very early Mingus. It you listen you can hear a little of what is to come. The music just sounds familiar. Now, not then. This was cutting edge stuff then. Eight tracks. No throwaways here. 'Septemberly', 'All the Things you C#', and 'Jump Monk' feature exceptional playing. Mingus does a very nice duet with Max Roach, on a tune called 'percussion discussion.' Mingus on Bass. 'All the things that you C#' contains elements of 'all the things you are' and Rachmaninov's 'prelude in C# minor' and a little dash of 'Clair de Lune.' On the alt take of C#, he stopped the band, and restarted them after a little admonishment. hahhaha Gotta be Mingus! The guy was worst than Monk!! Check it out. Any Mingus / Jazz fan has to have it. Cheers |
Rok, this is a diamond in the rough. It illustrates how fast Mingus learned because it's a long way from the polished diamond which is "Mingus Ah Um". He quickly discovered that he needed tailor made musicians, those are the ones who could hear and play his music which was so radically different at that time. He tailor made Dannie Richmond's drums to fit his music, because a traditional time keeping drummer couldn't work with such radically quick shifting times. Now, I'm going to get back in another groove with one of my favorite female vocalist, Miriam Makeba. When she was young, like here, her voice just exhilarated me. I definitely don't have enough Miriam Makeba. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oztzZu5zPzs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4dT7l7sWVg This was when all the best female vocalists were in fine form, including the sexy Brazilians, and Miriam Makeba still stood out; she was "electrifying", and my body resonated in harmonic sympathy with the sound of her voice. Enjoy the music. |
O-10: Two of my favorites. I never thought ANYONE, could perform them better than the babes that sing with the Sergio Mendes group Sergio who?? Makeba has made these songs her own. She not only sang them well, if you listen closly to her tone and her phrasing on 'mas que nada' she actually made it African. I will have to see what is avalabile on CD at Amazon. I have a lot of her on LP, but only one CD. She was a favorite on mine back in my Joan Baez / Buffy Saint Marie, days. Great recommendations. Cheers |
******* He quickly discovered that he needed tailor made musicians, those are the ones who could hear and play his music which was so radically different at that time. He tailor made Dannie Richmond's drums to fit his music, because a traditional time keeping drummer couldn't work with such radically quick shifting times.******** So true. Monk faced a similar situation. I think Charlie Rouse stayed with him for years. He understood Monk and his music. Cheers |
