Charles Mingus – Presents Charles Mingus (CD)
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Recorded at the peak of Mingus's small-group powers, this October 1961 session captured a unit that included Eric Dolphy and Ted Curson, two voices whose interplay pushed the music into territory that was genuinely unsettling for its time. The absence of cymbals throughout gives the whole session an exposed, confrontational quality that still hits hard on first listen.
The combo here, referred to by Mingus as The Jazz Workshop, had been in residence at the Showplace on W. 4th St. In Greenwich Village for nearly a year when they entered the studio to record what became the album Charels Mingus Presents Charles Mingus in October of 1961. To recreate this atmosphere, Mingus introduces the songs as if he were speaking to the audience, giving off the illusion of a live album. The charade paid off.
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UPC: 708857300525
Label: Candid
Release Date: 4.15.22
Format: CD