Charles Mingus - Rare Albums Collection (CD)

Details: Among the most inspirational and innovative composers and musicians of the 20th Century, Charles Mingus remains perhaps jazz music's most accomplished bass player and amongst it's most formidable pianists. His extensive back catalogue of recordings set a new standard in experimentation, blending as it does hard bop with elements of gospel, blues, classical and avant-garde. With a fearsome reputation as a bandleader too, Mingus' guidance resulted in some of the finest performances from the best musicians ever to grace the jazz genre, and his long-standing influence is as potent today as ever it was. This 4CD Set brings together eight of Charles Mingus' lesser known albums, all released during his glory years, between 1952 and 1964. Each LP featured remains a classic in it's own right despite their commercial scarcity and often underrated status. With full original release details and complete musician lists for each record, this set provides over 5 hours of Charles Mingus' musical genius. Available here once again in perfect remastered sound, this collection will prove a delight for long term fans and Mingus beginners alike, offering as it does the chance of completing collections of this legendary jazz maestro universally.

Tracklist:

1. This Subdues My Passion
2. Honey Take a Chance with Me
3. Story of Love
4. He's Gone
5. Precognition
6. Portrait
7. Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
8. Prayer for Passive Resistance
9. What Love
10. I'll Remember April
11. Folk Forms I
12. Better Git Hit in Your Soul
13. Reincarnation of a Lovebird No. 2
14. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away)
15. R;R
16. Bugs
17. Myself When I Am Real
18. I Can't Get Started
19. Body and Soul
20. Roland Kirk's Message
21. Memories of You
22. She's Just Miss Popular Hybrid
23. Orange Was the Color of Her Dress Then Silk Blues
24. Meditations for Moses
25. Old Portrait
26. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
27. Compositional Theme Story- Medleys Anthems and Folklore
28. So Long Eric
29. Praying with Eric
30. New Fables
31. Meditation (For a Pair of Wire Cutters)
32. I've Got It Bad
33. In a Sentimental Mood
34. All Too Soon
35. Mood Indigo
36. Sophisticated Lady
37. A Train
38. Orange Was the Color of Her Dress Then Blue Silk
39. Meditations on Integration