Charles Mingus

Artist:  Charles Mingus
Birth Name:  Charles Mingus Jr.
Born:  April 22 1922.  US Army Base In Nogales, Arizona, USA
Died:  January 5, 1979 (Aged 56).  Cuernavaca, Mexico
Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Bebop, Avant-Garde Jazz, Post Bop, Free Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Jazz Instrument
Occupation:  Musician, Composer, Bandleader
Instruments:  Double Bass, Piano, Cello

Charles Mingus was an American Jazz Double Bassist, Pianist, Composer and Bandleader.  His music took elements from everything he had experienced, from Gospel, Blues, New Orleans Jazz, Swing, Bop, Latin Music, Modern Classical Music and Avant-Garde Jazz.  His touchstone was Duke Ellington.

Title:  Complete Live At The Bohemia 1955 (Plus Bonus Tracks in 2 CD)  (2017)
Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Bebop, Avant-Garde Jazz, Post Bop, Free Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Jazz Instrument
Label:  Essential Jazz Classics
Rating:  ****

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  Jump Monk #1  (6:53)
 2.  Serenade In Blue  (6:05)
 3.  Percussion Discussion  (8:39)
 4.  Work Song  (6:29)
 5.  Septemberly   (7:06)
 6.  All The Things You C-Sharp #1  (6:58)
 7.  Drums #1  (5:41)
 8.  I'll Remember April  (13:58)
 9.  A Foggy Day  (5:38)
10. A Portrait Of Bud Powell  (4:31)
11. Haitian Fight Song  (5:25)

Disc 2:

 1.  Love Chant  (8:20)
 2.  Lady Bird  (5:57)
 3.  What Is This Thing Called Love  (2:34)
 4.  Jump Monk #2  (12:13)
 5.  All The Things You C-Sharp #2  (10:51)
 6.  Drums #2  (6:38)
 7.  Confirmation  (4:57)
 8.  Just Bohemia  (1:34)
 9.  What Is This Thing Called Love #2  (3:18)
10. Haitian Fight Song (Studio Version)  (12:04)
11. A Foggy Day (Studio Version)  (7:50)

Personnel:

Charles Mingus:  Bass
Eddie Bert:  Trombone
George Barrow:  Tenor Saxophone
Mal Waldron:  Piano
Willie Jones:  Drums
Max Roach:  Drums (Replace Willie Jones on Disc 1 Tracks:  3, 7, 8, Disc 2 Track 6

Complete Live At The Bohemia 1955 is the live album by Charles Minus, originally released in 1955, remastered and reissued on September 15, 2017 by Essential Jazz Classics, featuring Max Roach, Eddie Bert, George Barrow, Mal Waldron, Willie Jones.