Charles Mingus – Mingus
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Bass – Charles Mingus [click here to see more vinyl featuring Charles Mingus]
Alto Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Eric Dolphy [click here to see more vinyl featuring Eric Dolphy]
Tenor Saxophone – Booker Ervin (A1, B2) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Booker Ervin]
Alto Saxophone – Charlie McPherson (A1, B2)
Drums – Dannie Richmond
Piano – Nico Bunick (A1), Paul Bley (B2)
Trombone – Britt Woodman (A1), Jimmy Knepper (A1)
Trumpet – Lonnie Hillyer (A1, B2), Ted Curson
Written by Charles Mingus (A1, B2), Harold Arlen (B1), Ted Koehler (B1)
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : Candid
Original Label : Candid
Recorded at Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, New York on October 20, 1960 (A1, B1) and November 11, 1960 (B2)
Engineered by Bob d'Orleans
Produced by Nat Hentoff
Remastered by Bernie Grundman
Design and photography by Frank Gauna
Liner Notes by Nat Hentoff
Originally released in October 1961
Reissued in July 2023
Tracks :
Side A
- MDM
Side B
- Stormy Weather
- Lock 'Em Up
Reviews :
“While not reaching the heights of other recordings of its era like Mingus Ah Um, this album presents a fine collection of musicians who complement the increasingly adventurous compositions of Charles Mingus. As much a tribute album as an exploration of Mingus' psyche, this recording for the Candid label contains three works. There's "MDM (Monk Duke & Me)," which features the players in Mingus' Jazz Workshop weaving through three intertwining themes: Duke Ellington's "Main Stem," Thelonius Monk's "Straight, No Chaser," and Mingus' own "Fifty-First Street Blues." The song manages to echo the styles of all three songs while tying them together in a unified whole. "Stormy Weather," the second track on the album, finds Mingus working within the classic quartet (Mingus, Dannie Richmond, Eric Dolphy, and Ted Curson) to produce a somewhat deconstructed version of the classic song. The third track, though, takes a completely different tune. The larger band is brought out again, but this time they are playing an example of true Mingus madness. Indeed, the inspiration for "Lock 'Em Up (Hellview of Bellvue)" came when Mingus ill-advisedly knocked on the front door of the Bellvue mental hospital, hoping to get some relief for some minor malaise and found himself committed, necessitating a rescue by some of his friends. The song explodes in angry, chaotic frenzy, and acts as a precursor to some of the off-the-wall music that Mingus had in his future. Combined, the three tracks on Mingus make for some solid listening, even if it lacks moments of true greatness.” AllMusic Review by Stacia Proefrock
Ratings :
AllMusic : 3 / 5 , Discogs : 4.17 / 5