Charles Mingus: Blues & Roots – COMPACT DISCS

Title: Blues & Roots
Artist: Charles Mingus
Label: Essential Jazz Class
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 8436028696215
Genre: Jazz
Release Date: 2010-11-09
Number of Discs: 1

Digitally remastered and expanded edition of this album from the Jazz great. Contains Charles Mingus’ complete original album Blues & Roots, which was almost entirely based on the Blues. Mostly improvised on the spot (Mingus didn’t explain the basics of each tune to the musicians until the last minute), Blues & Roots was highly praised during it’s time, and has since become a true classic. As a bonus, we have added the master takes and the alternate to the Blues recorded during a rare studio session produced by Mingus in 1957 for one of his favorite sidemen, Shafi Hadi also featuring Pepper Adams and Dannie Richmond. Essential Jazz Classics.

Tracks:
1.1 Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting 5:42
1.2 Cryin’ Blues 5:02
1.3 Moanin’ 8:02
1.4 Tensions 6:30
1.5 My Jelly Roll Soul 6:49
1.6 E’s Flat Ah’s Flat Too 6:42
1.7 We Got Blue [Take 1] 3:59*
1.8 Stella By Starlight [Take 5] 3:57*
1.9 Untitled Original Composition [Take 5] 4:36*
1.10 Autumn in New York 5:08*
1.11 Long Ago and Far Away 3:20*
1.12 Joldi 5:12*
1.13 We Got Blue [Take 2] 4:03*