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:  Blues & Roots (Special Edition) (2025)

Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Bebop, Avant-Garde Jazz, Post Bop, Free Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Jazz Instrument

Label:  Ermitage Records

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting (5:42)

 2.  Cryin' Blues (5:02)

 3.  Moanin' (8:02)

Side Two:

 1.  Tensions (6:30)

 2.  My Jelly Roll Soul (6:51)

 3.  E's Fat Ah's Flat Too (6:45)

Personnel:

Charles Mingus:  Bass

John Handy:  Alto Saxophone

Jackie McLean:  Alto Saxophone

Booker Ervin:  Tenor Saxophone

Pepper Adams:  Baritone Saxophone

Jimmy Knepper:  Trombone

Willie Dennis:  Trombone

Dannie Richmond:  Drums

Horace Parlan:  Piano, except Track 2/3

Mal Waldron:  Piano on Track 2/3

Blues & Roots is an album by Charlie Mingus,  originally released on March 1960 by Atlantic Records, remastered and reissued onFebruary 21, 2025 by Ermitage Records.  Special Edition on Yellow Vinyl.