Three or Four Shades of Blue
Charles Mingus
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Better Git Hit In Your Soul | Charles Mingus | 4:39 | $0.69 | View In iTunes |
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Goodbye, Porkpie Hat | Charles Mingus | 7:13 | $0.69 | View In iTunes |
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Noddin Ya Head Blues | Charles Mingus | 10:35 | Album Only | View In iTunes |
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Three Or Four Shades of Blue | Charles Mingus | 12:12 | Album Only | View In iTunes |
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Nobody Knows | Charles Mingus | 10:09 | Album Only | View In iTunes |
| Total: 5 Songs |
Album Review
In spite of the electric guitars, which don't really fit that well, the title track is one of the more successful Charles Mingus efforts at extended composition. The list of section titles for the work is a valuable document in itself; it includes the "Super Bebop Blues (Check Bird Out)" with George Coleman and the dudes who are advancing group improvisation, while USA press ignores them. And still does. Not his best work, but not without merit.
Biography
Born: April 22, 1922 in Nogales, AZ
Genre: Jazz
Years Active: '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s
Irascible, demanding, bullying, and probably a genius, Charles Mingus cut himself a uniquely iconoclastic path through jazz in the middle of the 20th century, creating a legacy that became universally lauded only after he was no longer around to bug people. As a bassist, he knew few peers, blessed with a powerful tone and pulsating sense of rhythm, capable of elevating the instrument into the front line of a band. But had he been just a string player, few would know his name today. Rather, he was...
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Goodbye Pork Pie Hat | Mingus Ah Um | 5:42 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Moanin' | Passions of a Man - The Complete Atlantic Recordings | 8:01 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Better Git It In Your Soul | Mingus Ah Um | 7:20 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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II B.S. (Edit) | Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus | 4:48 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Fables of Faubus | Mingus Ah Um | 8:12 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Boogie Stop Shuffle | Mingus Ah Um | 4:58 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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II B.S. (RZA's Mingus Bounce Mix) | Impulsive! Revolutionary Jazz Reworked | 3:22 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Jelly Roll | Mingus Ah Um | 6:15 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Self-Portrait In Three Colors | Mingus Ah Um | 3:07 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Bird Calls | Mingus Ah Um | 6:17 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
- $7.99
- Genres: Jazz, Music, Classical, Avant-Garde
- Released: Mar 09, 1977
- ℗ 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing
