Featured in Michael Fremer's Heavy Rotation in the February 2008 Issue of Stereophile! Pressed at Pallas in Germany! Leading what amounted to a repertory company comprising some of New York's best and most creative improvisers, Mingus musically challenged two ensembles as they'd never been challenged before. Format: 2 Pure Pleasure Records/Columbia Limited Edition 180g LPs
180g Mono Vinyl! Re-mastering by Ray Staff at Air Mastering! Highly Recommended to Jazz Lovers! Pressed at Pallas in Germany! Charles Mingus is usually known for his wild, soulful compositions. "East Coasting" is mellow by comparison, but it still cooks on a musical level. The Mingus touches are there; the trombone, drummer Danny Richmond and of course the dark emotional undercurrent as well. The personnel are all Mingus regulars, except for pianist Bill Evans. Format: Pure Pleasure Records Bethlehem 180g Mono LP
180 Gram Virgin Vinyl High Quality Pressing! The album Charlie Mingus feels is his best work, in which he and his men re-create an exciting stay in Mexico's wild and controversial border town. The album illustrates his masterly handling of Mexican folk music and his skill in integrating it into his jazz. Format: Speakers Corners RCA 180g LP
Lost Live Performance On Special Deluxe 180g Vinyl 5LP Box Set! First Time On Vinyl! Mastered From The Original Tapes! Features Never Officially Recorded Or Titled Track "Dizzy Profile"! The discovery of 5 two-track master tapes of the Charles Mingus Quintet live in Detroit at Strata Concert Gallery is cause for some serious celebration. These electrifying recordings took place during Mingus' week-long residency in 1973 and feature Roy Brooks (drums), Joe Gardner (trumpet), Don Pullen (piano) and John Stubblefield (sax). The music on these tapes is blazing! Format: BBE 180g 5LP Box Set
150g Vinyl Remastered from the Original Master Tapes! The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady is without question Charles Mingus' magnum opus. Originally released on Impulse! in 1963, the album broke new ground in both genre-defying composition and innovative recording techniques. It features the three-way brass dialogue of trumpets, trombone and tuba, swooping reeds, and awe-inspiring rhythm section. Format: Superior Viaduct Records 150g LP
180g Limited Edition Blue Vinyl with Die-Cut Sleeve! Widely regarded as one of the greatest jazz albums, Charles Mingus pays tribute to fellow musicians with songs such as "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat", "Open Letter To Duke", and "Jelly Roll". Format: DOL 180g Blue Vinyl Import LP
High Quality Pure Analogue 180g Virgin Vinyl LP! AAA Recording! Audiophile Mastering By Kevin Gray From Original Master Tapes! The Clown was, and still is, an absolute must-have for every jazz collector. The small ensemble, only five musicians, came into the New York Atlantic Records studio in March 1957 to record music exclusively composed by the double bassist. Format: Speakers Corner Atlantic 180g LP
This was Charles Mingus’s first recording with a working band of his own featuring Max Roach, Willie Jones, Mal Waldron, George Barrow and Eddie Bert. Format: OJC/Debut LP
To Be Announced pre-order your copy today! Orders with both pre-order and in stock items will have all in stock items shipped immediately! This item not eligible for any further discount offers! Numbered, Limited Edition 180g 45rpm 2LP! Pressed at RTI! Mastered by Bernie Grundman from the Original Analog Master Tapes! Deluxe Laminated Gatefold Jackets! Only 2500 Numbered, Limited Edition Copies Worldwide! Tijuana Moods is an album by Charles Mingus originally recorded in 1957 but not released until 1962. Tijuana Moods is a boisterous, swinging suite of songs that meld Bebop with the tequila haze of nightclubs, serenading mariachis, and the glare of the Mexican sun in the hedonist milieu of the border town. Format: ORG Original Recordings Group RCA Numbered, Limited Edition 180g 45rpm 2LP
180g Vinyl Mono LP! Blues & Roots was recorded in 1959 and released in 1960. Bassist Charles Mingus is joined here by Horace Parlan, Jackie McLean, Booker Ervin, and more. Format: Atlantic Mono 180g LP
TAS Super LP List! Special Merit: Informal The Absolute Sound 40th Anniversary Best Sounding Music! Renowned Bassist's Most Innovative Album and Greatest Recording brings Startling and Thought-Provoking Music! Jazz Lovers' Must-Have! Audiophile 180 Gram 45rpm Double LP! Mastered by Bernie Grundman from the Original Analog Master Tapes & Pressed at RTI! Numbered Deluxe Laminated Gatefold Jackets! Only 2500 Numbered Limited Edition Copies Worldwide! Arguably Mingus’ greatest recording! This album portrays some of his most startling and thought-provoking music. Format: 2 ORG/Original Recordings Group/Columbia, Numbered, Limited Edition 180g 45rpm LPs
High Quality Pure Analogue 180g Virgin Vinyl LP! AAA Recording! Pressed at Pallas Germany! Mingus was an extraordinary man on the double bas.! Not just an instrumentalist, but also an imaginative composer, wayfarer between all kinds of jazz, arranger and enfant terrible. Format: Speakers Corner Atlantic 180g LP
This item not eligible for any further discount offers! 180 Gram, 45rpm 2LP Set! Pressed at QRP! Cut by Kevin Gray at 45 RPM and packaged in extra-thick cardboard stock gatefold jackets! The Black Saint & The Sinner Lady was much more than just another album, it was a jazz ballet performed by a small ensemble. It has become a landmark event. Format: Analogue Productions Impulse 180g 45rpm 2LP
Limited Edition 180g Vinyl - Only 2000 Copies Pressed! Mastered from Original Analog Tapes by Bernie Grundman! Pressed at Pallas! Mingus Dynasty was recorded in 1959, alongside its companion album, Mingus Ah Um. With two different ensembles at his disposal, Mingus musically challenged the musicians as they’d never been challenged before. The results speak for themselves. Format: ORG Music 180g LP
180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl! Pressed at Pallas in Germany! "Let My Children Hear Music" contains the powerful "Hobo Ho" and "Adagio Ma Non Troppo" which is based on a piano improvisation by Mingus in 1964. Format: Pure Pleasure Records/Columbia Limited Edition 180g LP
TBA pre-order your copy today! Orders with both pre-order and in stock items will have all in stock items shipped immediately! Numbered, Limited Edition! Pressed at RTI! Mastered by Bernie Grundman from the Original Analog Master Tapes! This item not eligible for any further discount offers! In this live 1974 session at Carnegie Hall, Mingus jams with an all-star list of musicians including George Adams, Hamiet Bluiett, Don Pullen, and Dannie Richmond. Format: ORG/Original Recordings Group Numbered, Limited Edition 180g 45rpm 2LP
180g Vinyl Remastered from the Original Master Tapes! From the opening track, appropriately titled ''Myself When I Am Real,'' Mingus shrugs off any virtuosic pretensions of solo albums and stakes out more introspective territory. These trance-like, poetic musings reveal a tenderness rarely associated with Mingus. Format: Superior Viaduct Records 180g LP
180g 45rpm Double LP Remastered From Original Master Tapes! Pressed at Pallas and Mastered by Bernie Grundman! A large-ensemble effort featuring enterprising arrangements, the record surrounds the bassist/composer with a tremendous orchestra and swirling, glorious structures bejeweled with volleying horns, elaborate solos, and introspective moodiness. Format: 2 ORG Music 180g 45rpm LPs
180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl! Pressed at Pallas in Germany! In the '60s, Charles Mingus formed a quartet with Dannie Richmond, Ted Curson, and Eric Dolphy and recorded "Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus". The quartet's only album is often considered one of Mingus' best. Format: Pure Pleasure Records/Candid Limited Edition 180g LP
