Mingus Moves is a Jazz album by Charles Mingus, originally released in 1974. On Gatefold: 24 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Post-Bop & Modal
- warm
- meditative
- cerebral
About
Mingus Moves is an album by the jazz composer and bassist Charles Mingus, released in 1973. He hired three new musicians for the recording: Don Pullen on piano; Ronald Hampton on trumpet, and George Adams on tenor saxophone. Drummer Dannie Richmond, a stalwart of Mingus's bands in the 1950s and '60s, rejoined the band on the first day of recording after not working with the bassist for several years. The album, although not generally regarded as one of Mingus's best, does feature three remarkable compositions: "Canon", "Opus 3", and "Opus 4". "Canon" is a theme, as the title suggests, that .
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Canon5:30
- A2Opus 46:22
- A3Moves3:43
- A4Wee9:00
Side B
- B1Flowers For A Lady6:45
- B2Newcomer7:12
- B3Opus 310:28
Credits
Performers
- Charles MingusBASS
- Dannie RichmondDRUMS
- George AdamsFLUTE TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Don PullenPIANO ORGAN
- Ronald HamptonTRUMPET TAMBOURINE
- Doug HammondVOCALS
- Honi GordonVOCALS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 24 pressings tracked on Gatefold