Charles Mingus - 'Medley: Mode D-Trio and Group Dancers/Mode-E Single solo and Group Dance/Mode-F Group and Solo Dance' (The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady - 1963)
“Seismic artistic achievement” is a spot on description. This is one of those rare pieces that grabs you hard right out of the gate and is so compelling at every turn that you can’t help but stand at attention in reverence and awe.
“Seismic artistic achievement” is a spot on description. This is one of those rare pieces that grabs you hard right out of the gate and is so compelling at every turn that you can’t help but stand at attention in reverence and awe.
Mingus was one of jazz’s great boundary-pushers and this record is at or near the top of his catalog from a quality standpoint. Great write up!