Even without the new takes, this Rhino reissue would be welcome: Mingus Three is to my mind one of the great trio albums.
Charles Mingus
Album Review: “Mingus: The Lost Album from Ronnie Scott’s” — A Rich Centennial Treat
The centenary of bassist/composer Charles Mingus’ birthday is days away and I am listening to the beautifully packaged and processed and richly annotated 3 lps of Mingus’s Lost Album, recorded live at Ronnie Scott’s London club in 1972.
Jazz Album Review: “Mingus at Carnegie Hall” — A Deluxe Edition of a Wondrous Evening
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.
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.