This re-release features 72 minutes of unreleased music. Nearly every track on the two-hour set pushes the 20-minute range, with results more exhilarating than exhausting.
Charles Mingus
Fuse Concert Review: NEC Winds Play Mingus, Schuller, Babbitt (and More)
The five compositions and one de facto suite played at the NEC Winds and Winds Ensemble performance spoke with six different voices and carried six different messages.
Music Preview: Navigating the Headwaters of the Third Stream
NEC is closed tonight but much of the repertoire on this program is also scheduled for a concert on March 6.
Book Review: Words From a Bedeviled Life — “Mingus Speaks”
The best parts of this book of interviews come when Charles Mingus or his collaborators talk about the music.
Jazz CD Review: Charles Mingus –The Jazz Workshop Concerts 1964-65
The new Mingus box set from Mosaic is a treasure trove — jazz lovers should get their hands on one of the 7,500 limited edition copies.