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	'''''Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus''''' is a studio album by the American jazz composer and bassist ] which was released on January 9, 1964.<ref name=CBJan64/>		'''''Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus''''' is a studio album by the American jazz composer and bassist ] which was released on January 9, 1964.<ref name=CBJan64>{{cite news \|editor-last1=Ostrow\|editor-last2=Howard\|editor-last3=Lichtman\|editor-first1=Marty\|editor-first2=Ira\|editor-first3=Irv\|title= ABC-Par's 33 New Albums Is a Record-setting Issue\|page=9\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/60s/1964/CB-1964-01-18-OCR-Page-0009.pdf\|archive-url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/60s/1964/CB-1964-01-18-OCR-Page-0009.pdf\|archive-date=Oct 8, 2022\|url-status=live\|work=]\|location=New York \|publisher=The Cash Box Publishing Co.\|date=January 18, 1964}}</ref>

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	* "II B.S." as "Haitian Fight Song" on '']'' and '']''		* "II B.S." as "Haitian Fight Song" on '']'' and '']''
	* "I X Love" as "Duke's Choice" on '']''.<ref name=santoro>{{cite book \|title=Myself when I Am Real \|url=https://archive.org/details/lccn_99046734 \|url-access=registration \|last=Santoro \|first=Gene \|year=2000 \|publisher=Oxford University Press US \|location=] \|isbn=0-19-514711-1 \|page= }}</ref><ref name=mathieson>{{cite book \|title=Giant Steps \|last=Mathieson \|first=Kenny \|year=1999 \|publisher=Canongate US \|isbn=0-86241-859-3 \|page=217 }}</ref><ref name=hentoff1963>Conversely, ] identifies "Nouroog" as the precursor to "I X Love". {{cite AV media notes \|title=Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus \|others=] \|year=1963 \|first=Nat \|last=Hentoff \|author-link=Nat Hentoff \|pages=2–10 \|type=CD booklet \|publisher=] \|id=IMPD-170 }}</ref>		* "I X Love" as "Duke's Choice" on '']''.<ref name=santoro>{{cite book \|title=Myself when I Am Real \|url=https://archive.org/details/lccn_99046734 \|url-access=registration \|last=Santoro \|first=Gene \|year=2000 \|publisher=Oxford University Press US \|location=] \|isbn=0-19-514711-1 \|page= }}</ref><ref name=mathieson>{{cite book \|title=Giant Steps \|last=Mathieson \|first=Kenny \|year=1999 \|publisher=Canongate US \|isbn=0-86241-859-3 \|page=217 }}</ref><ref name=hentoff1963>Conversely, ] identifies "Nouroog" as the precursor to "I X Love". {{cite AV media notes \|title=Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus \|others=] \|year=1963 \|first=Nat \|last=Hentoff \|author-link=Nat Hentoff \|pages=2–10 \|type=CD booklet \|publisher=] \|id=IMPD-170 }}</ref>
		⚫	* "Celia" on '']''
	* "Mood Indigo" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington) on '']''		* "Mood Indigo" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington) on '']''
⚫	* "Celia" on '']''
	* "Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul" as "Better Git It in Your Soul" on '']'' (also "Better Git Hit in Your Soul" on '']'')		* "Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul" as "Better Git It in Your Soul" on '']'' (also "Better Git Hit in Your Soul" on '']'')
	* "Theme for Lester Young" as "]" on ''Mingus Ah Um''		* "Theme for Lester Young" as "]" on ''Mingus Ah Um''
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	* ] – alto saxophone, flute, bass clarinet		* ] – alto saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
	* ] – piano		* ] – piano
	* ] – bass, (narration, #8)		* ] – bass, narration ("Freedom")
	* ] – drums		* ] – drums
	* ] – arranger and orchestrator		* ] – arranger and orchestrator

Latest revision as of 16:53, 26 November 2024

1964 studio album by Charles Mingus

Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus

Studio album by Charles Mingus

Released

January 9, 1964 (1964-01-09)

Recorded

January 20 & September 20, 1963
New York City

Genre

Jazz

Length

40:18

Label

Impulse!
A-54

Producer

Bob Thiele

Charles Mingus chronology

The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
(1963)

Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
(1964)

Tonight at Noon
(1964)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus is a studio album by the American jazz composer and bassist Charles Mingus which was released on January 9, 1964.

Background

Mingus collaborated with arranger/orchestrator Bob Hammer to score the music for a large ensemble of brass and saxophones.

Most of the compositions on this album had been previously recorded or have since been rerecorded, some under different titles, on other albums:

"II B.S." as "Haitian Fight Song" on Plus Max Roach and The Clown
"I X Love" as "Duke's Choice" on A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry.
"Celia" on East Coasting
"Mood Indigo" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington) on Mingus Dynasty
"Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul" as "Better Git It in Your Soul" on Mingus Ah Um (also "Better Git Hit in Your Soul" on Mingus at Antibes)
"Theme for Lester Young" as "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" on Mingus Ah Um
"Hora Decubitus" as "E's Flat, Ah's Flat Too" on Blues & Roots
"Freedom" on The Complete Town Hall Concert (1962)

Track listing

Adapted from 1995 CD reissue; many original LP copies have incorrect durations listed. All tracks composed by Charles Mingus, except where noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"II B.S."	4:46
2.	"I X Love"	7:38
3.	"Celia"	6:12
4.	"Mood Indigo (by Duke Ellington and Barney Bigard)"	4:43

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul"	6:28
2.	"Theme for Lester Young"	5:50
3.	"Hora Decubitus"	4:41
Total length:		40:18

Bonus track on reissues
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Freedom"	5:10
Total length:		45:28

Personnel

Tracks #1 and 4–8, recorded on September 20, 1963:

Eddie Preston – trumpet
Richard Williams – trumpet
Britt Woodman – trombone
Don Butterfield – tuba
Jerome Richardson – soprano and baritone saxophone, flute
Dick Hafer – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
Jaki Byard – piano
Charles Mingus – bass, narration ("Freedom")
Walter Perkins – drums
Bob Hammer – arranger and orchestrator

Tracks #2 and 3, recorded on January 20, 1963:

Rolf Ericson – trumpet
Richard Williams – trumpet
Quentin Jackson – trombone
Don Butterfield – tuba
Jerome Richardson – soprano and baritone saxophone, flute
Dick Hafer – tenor saxophone, flute, oboe
Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
Jaki Byard – piano
Jay Berliner – guitar
Charles Mingus – bass, piano
Dannie Richmond – drums
Bob Hammer – arranger and orchestrator

Production

Bob Thiele – producer
Michael Cuscuna – reissue Producer
Bob Simpson – engineer
Erick Labson – remastering

References

^ Ostrow, Marty; Howard, Ira; Lichtman, Irv, eds. (January 18, 1964). "ABC-Par's 33 New Albums Is a Record-setting Issue" (PDF). Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on Oct 8, 2022.
AllMusic review
Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 140. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1004. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
Santoro, Gene (2000). Myself when I Am Real. New York: Oxford University Press US. p. 413. ISBN 0-19-514711-1.
Mathieson, Kenny (1999). Giant Steps. Canongate US. p. 217. ISBN 0-86241-859-3.
Conversely, Nat Hentoff identifies "Nouroog" as the precursor to "I X Love". Hentoff, Nat (1963). Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (CD booklet). Charles Mingus. Impulse! Records. pp. 2–10. IMPD-170.
"Charles Mingus - Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1995, Tri-fold Digipak, CD) - Discogs". Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved 7 May 2022.

v t e Charles Mingus
Discography
Studio albums	The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus Jazz Composers Workshop Pithecanthropus Erectus The Clown East Coasting Mingus Three A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry Mingus Ah Um Blues & Roots Mingus Dynasty Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus Pre-Bird Mingus Oh Yeah Tijuana Moods Money Jungle The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Tonight at Noon Mingus Plays Piano Blue Bird Pithycanthropus Erectus Let My Children Hear Music Mingus Moves Changes One Changes Two Three or Four Shades of Blues His Final Work Cumbia & Jazz Fusion Something Like a Bird Charles Mingus with Orchestra Reincarnation of a Lovebird
Live albums	Mingus at the Bohemia (1956) Jazz Portraits: Mingus in Wonderland (1959) The Complete Town Hall Concert (1962) The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach (1963) Astral Weeks (1964) Town Hall Concert (1964) Revenge! (1964) The Great Concert of Charles Mingus (1964) Mingus in Europe Volume I (1964) Mingus in Europe Volume II (1964) Right Now: Live at the Jazz Workshop (1964) Mingus at Monterey (1964) My Favorite Quintet (1965) Music Written for Monterey 1965 (1965) Charles Mingus Sextet In Berlin (1970) Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert (1972) Mingus at Antibes (1974) Mingus at Carnegie Hall (1974) Cornell 1964 (2007)
Books	Beneath the Underdog (1971 autobiography)
Related	Mingus Big Band Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard Mingus Dynasty Sue Mingus Jazz at Massey Hall (1953) Weary Blues (1958) Newport Rebels (1960) Pepper Adams Plays the Compositions of Charlie Mingus (1964) Mingus (1979) Epitaph (1990) Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968 Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog (1998 documentary)

v t e Jaki Byard
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release, except in most cases where this was long delayed
As leader or co-leader	Here's Jaki (1961) Hi-Fly (1962) Out Front! (1964) Jaki Byard Quartet Live! (1965) The Last from Lennie's (1965 ) Freedom Together! (1966) On the Spot! (1967) Sunshine of My Soul (1967) Jaki Byard with Strings! (1968) The Jaki Byard Experience (1968) Live at the Jazz'Inn (1971) Duet! (1972) Family Man (1978) Improvisations (1981) The Magic of 2 (1982 ) Live at the Royal Festival Hall (1984) Phantasies (1984) Phantasies II (1988) Foolin' Myself (1988) The Changes of Life (1996) This Happening (1997) Night Leaves (1997) July in Paris (1998)
Solo piano	Blues for Smoke (1960 ) Solo Piano (1969) Parisian Solos (1971) The Entertainer (1972) There'll Be Some Changes Made (1972) Flight of the Fly (1976) Sunshine of My Soul: Live at the Keystone Korner (1978 ) A Matter of Black and White (1978–79 ) The Late Show: An Evening with Jaki Byard (1979 ) To Them – To Us (1982) Jaki Byard at Maybeck (1991)
With Charles Mingus	The Complete Town Hall Concert (1962) The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963) Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1963) Town Hall Concert (1964) The Great Concert of Charles Mingus (1964) Mingus in Europe Volume I (1964) Mingus in Europe Volume II (1964) Mingus at Monterey (1964) Astral Weeks (1964) Cornell 1964 (1964) Revenge! (1964) Charles Mingus in Paris: The Complete America Session (1970) Charles Mingus Sextet In Berlin (1970)
With others	Live in '65 (Art Blakey DVD, 1965) Body and Soul (Al Cohn & Zoot Sims, 1973) Double Exposure (Chris Connor & Maynard Ferguson), 196061) Far Cry (Eric Dolphy, 1961) Outward Bound (Eric Dolphy, 1961) How Time Passes (Don Ellis, 1960) New Ideas (Don Ellis, 1961) The Freedom Book (Booker Ervin, 1963) The Space Book (Booker Ervin, 1964) Groovin' High (Booker Ervin, 1963–64) The Trance (Booker Ervin, 1965) Setting the Pace (Dexter Gordon & Booker Ervin, 1965) Heavy!!! (Booker Ervin, 1966) Newport Suite (Maynard Ferguson, 1960) Let's Face the Music and Dance (Maynard Ferguson, 1960) Maynard '61 (Maynard Ferguson, 1960–61) Two's Company (Maynard Ferguson and Chris Connor, 1960–61) "Straightaway" Jazz Themes (Maynard Ferguson, 1961) Maynard '64 (Maynard Ferguson, 1961) Manhattan Plaza (Ricky Ford, 1978) Manhattan Blues (Ricky Ford, 1989) Ebony Rhapsody (Ricky Ford, 1990) American-African Blues (Ricky Ford, 1991) Honi Gordon Sings (Honi Gordon, 1962) Smackwater Jack (Quincy Jones, 1971) Five on Eight (Rufus "Speedy" Jones, 1964) Dr. Chicago (Clifford Jordan, 1984) Rip, Rig and Panic (Roland Kirk, 1965) Here Comes the Whistleman (Roland Kirk, 1966) Grits & Gravy (Eric Kloss, 1966) Sky Shadows (Eric Kloss, 1968) In the Land of the Giants (Eric Kloss, 1969) Involution (Michael Marcus, 1998) Charlie Mariano with His Jazz Group (Charlie Mariano, 1950) Modern Saxophone Stylings of Charlie Mariano (Charlie Mariano, 1951) Year of the Iron Sheep (Ken McIntyre, 1962) Home (Ken McIntyre, 1975) Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 1 (Mingus Dynasty, 1988) Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 2, 1988) Body and Soul (Ray Nance, 1969) Life Is a Many Splendored Gig (Herb Pomeroy, 1957) "In" Jazz for the Culture Set (Dannie Richmond, 1965) Fuchsia Swing Song (Sam Rivers, 1964) Rhythm Is Our Business (Jordan Sandke, 1985) Lady Bird (Archie Shepp, 1978) Amarcord Nino Rota (Hal Willner, 1981) Musique du Bois (Phil Woods, 1974)

v t e Booker Ervin
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except when this was delayed
As leader	The Book Cooks (1960) Cookin' (1960) That's It! (1961) Exultation! (1963) Gumbo! (with Pony Poindexter, 1963) The Freedom Book (1963) The Song Book (1964) The Blues Book (1964) The Space Book (1964) Groovin' High (1963–64) The Trance (1965) Setting the Pace (with Dexter Gordon, 1965) Heavy!!! (1966) Structurally Sound (1966) Booker 'n' Brass (1967) The In Between (1968) Tex Book Tenor (1968) Back from the Gig (with Horace Parlan, 2LP, 1963/68)
With Charles Mingus	Jazz Portraits: Mingus in Wonderland (1959) Mingus Ah Um (1959) Mingus Dynasty (1959) Blues & Roots (1959) Mingus (1960) Mingus at Antibes (1960 ) Reincarnation of a Lovebird (1960) Oh Yeah (1961) Tonight at Noon (1961 ) Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1963)
With others	Hot Line (Bill Barron, 1962) Out Front! (Jaki Byard, 1964) Urge (Ted Curson, 1965) Cracklin' (Roy Haynes, 1963) In the Land of the Giants (Eric Kloss, 1969) Havin' a Ball at the Village Gate (Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan, 1963) Up & Down (Horace Parlan, 1961) Happy Frame of Mind (Horace Parlan, 1963) The Exciting New Organ of Don Patterson (Don Patterson) Hip Cake Walk (Don Patterson, 1964) Patterson's People (Don Patterson, 1964) Tune Up! (Don Patterson, 1964 ) Soul People (Sonny Stitt, 1964) The Quest (Mal Waldron, 1961) Highlife (Randy Weston, 1963) Randy/African Cookbook (Randy Weston, 1964) Monterey '66 (Randy Weston, 1966 )

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