Purple heat, gregorian chant, eulogy for Rudy Williams, tea for two, getting together, body and soul, transeasons, rose geranium, level seven, smog L.A.
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John LaPorta (alto sax), Teo Macero (tenor sax) (bs), George Barrow (tenor sax) (bs), Wally Cirillo or Mal Waldron (piano), Charles Mingus (bass), Kenny Clarke or Rudy Nichols (drum)
Memories of you, east coasting, west coast ghost, Celia, conversation, 51st street blues
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Clarence Shaw (trumpet), Jimmy Knepper (tb), Curtis Porter (alto sax) (tenor sax), Bill Evans (piano), Charles Mingus (bass), Dannie Richmond (drum)
CD Album
BETH 6019 - Réédition : BETH 79807
A MODERN JAZZ SYMPOSIUM OF MUSIC AND POETRY (01-10-1957) by charles mingus
Songs
Scenes in the city, New York Sketchbook, Duke's choice, slippers, nouroog
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Clarence Shaw or Bill Hardman (trumpet), Jimmy Knepper (tb), Curtis Porter (alto sax) (tenor sax), Bob Hammer, Horace Parlan (piano), Charles Mingus (bass), Dannie Richmond (drum), Bob Stewart (narrator)
CD Album
BETH 6026
JAZZ PORTRAITS / WONDERLAND (09-01-1959) by charles mingus
Songs
Nostalgia in Times square, i can't get started, no private income blues, Alice's wonderland
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John Handy (alto sax), Booker Ervin (tenor sax), Richard Wyands (piano), Charles Mingus (bass), Dannie Richmond (drum)
Better git it in your soul, goodbye pork pie hat, boogie stop shuffle, self portrait in threecolors,bird calls, fables of Faubus, pussy cat dues, Jelly Roll
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Jimmy Knepper (tb), John Handy (cl) (alto sax), Shafi Hadi (alto sax) (tenor sax), Booker Ervin (tenor sax), Horace Parlan (piano), Charles Mingus (bass), Dannie Richmond (drum)
Slop, Diane, gunslinging bird, song with orange, far wells Mill Valley, new now know how, mood indigo, things ain't what they used to be, put me in that dungeon, *the shoes of the fisherman's wife are some jive ass slippers
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Richard Williams Or Don Ellis (trumpet), Jimmy Knepper (tb), Jerome Richardson (alto sax) (fl), John Handy (alto sax), Booker Ervin, Benny Golson (tenor sax), Teddy Charles (vib), Roland Hanna or Nico Bunink (piano), Charles Mingus (bass), Dannie Richmond (drum), Honey Gordon (voc)
Peggy's blue skylight, fables of Faubus, apple core, blues for Gerry, lullaby of Birdland, blues for Gates, take the "A" train, midnight blues, as long as we 're here, the man i love, Fatha meets Gates
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lionel hampton (vib), woody shaw, jack walrath (trumpet), ricky ford, paul jeffrey (tenor sax) or dexter gordon (tenor sax), gerry mulligan (bs), bob nellums or hank jones (piano), charles mingus or george duvivier (bass), grady tate or dannie richmond (drum) or others
Money jungle, fleurette africaine, very special, warm valley, wig wise, caravan, solitude, *a little max, *switch blade, *backward country boy blues, *rem blues
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duke ellington (piano), charles mingus (bass), max roach (drum)
Mysterious blues, wrap your troubles in dreams, me and you,'t ain't nobody's bizness if i do, Cliff walk
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roy eldridge or benny bailey or booker little (trumpet), jimmy knepper or julian priester (tb), eric dolphy (alto sax), walter benton (tenor sax), tommy flanagan or kenny dorham (piano), charles mingus or peck morrison (bass), jo jones or max roach (drum), abbey lincoln (voc)
Word from Bird, Laura, show time, when your lover has gone, just one of those things, blue greens
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teddy charles (vib), art farmer (trumpet), eddie bert (tb), jim buffington (flh), don butterfield (tu), hal stein (alto sax), roberet newman (tenor sax), george barrow (bs), hal overton (piano), jimmy raney (guitar), ad farmer or charles mingus (bass), ed shaugnessy (drum)
CD Album
ATL 1274 - Réédition : KOCH 8542
THIS IS HOW I FEEL ABOUT JAZZ (29-09-1956) by quincy jones
Songs
Walkin', Stockholm sweetnin', evening in Paris, sermonette, a sleepin' bee, Boo's blues
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art farmer, ernie royal, joe wilder (trumpet), jimmy cleveland (tb), gene quil or phil woods (alto sax), zoot sims, lucky thompson, jerome richardson (tenor sax), jack nimitz (bs), milt jackson (vib), hank jones (piano), charles mingus (bass), charlie persip (drum)
When did you leave heaven, guilty, everybody needs somebody, why don't you open your heart, time on my hands, imagination, very truly yours, don't cry baby, howcan i go on, street od dreams, someone to watch over me, it's over, i'll never deceive you
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jimmy scott (vcl), budd johnson (tenor sax) or dave mcrae (alto sax) (bs), george berg (tenor sax), howard biggs (piano), mundell lowe or george barnes or sal salvador (guitar), charles mingus or al hall (bass), rudy nichols or dave bailey or cliff leeman (drum)
Blues too much, thou swell, the doy next door, who's blues?,'s wonderful, Nichols and dimes, Together, apart, don't get around much anymore
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johnny mehegan (piano), charles mingus (bass), kenny clarke (drum) or herbie nichols (piano), danny barker (guitar), chocolate williams (bass), shadow wilson (drum) or paul smith (piano), bill baker, cal gooden (guitar), bobby meyer (bass) or hampton hawes (piano), joe mondragon, shelly manne
CD Album
SAVOY 12100 - Réédition : SAV 0117
THE EMINENT J.J. JOHNSON VOL.1 (24-09-1954) by jay jay johnson
Songs
Turnpike, lover man, get happy, sketch I, Capri, Jay, old devil moon, it's you or no one, too marvelous for worlds, coffee pot
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clifford brown (trumpet), jay jay johnson (tb), jimmy heath (tenor sax), john lewis or wynton kelly (piano), percy heath or charles mingus (bass), kenny clarke (drum), sabu (cga)
Violetta, the night we called it a day, Jay walkin', speak low, relaxo abstracto, i' can't get started, free evolution
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j. r. monterose (tenor sax), teddy charles (vib), curtis counce or charles mingus (bass), shelly manne or jerry segal (drum)
CD Album
PRES 7078 - Réédition : OJC 1731
THE EMINENT J.J. JOHNSON VOL.2 (22-06-1953) by jay jay johnson
Songs
Daylie double, pennies for heaven, you're mine you, turnpike, it could happen to you, groovin', portrait of Jenny, viscosity, time after time, Capri
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clifford brown (trumpet), jay jay johnson (tb), jimmy heath or hank mobley (tenor sax), john lewis or wynton kelly or horace silver (piano), percy heath or charles mingus or paul chambers (bass), kenny clarke (drum), sabu (cga)
Cherokee, embraceable you, i've got you under my skin, jubilee, lullaby of Birdland, sure thing, i want to be happy, my heart stood still, my devotion, polka dots and monnbeams
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bud powell (piano), charles mingus or george duvivier (bass), max roach or art taylor (drum)
I want to be happy, somebody loves me, nice work if you can get it, salt peanuts, conception, lullaby of Birdland, little Willie leaps, hallelujah!, sure thing, woodyn' you
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bud powell (piano), charles mingus (bass), roy haynes (drum)
Love beat, summer rain, escalating, Laura, tenderly, when your old wedding ring was new, red white and blue, arrividerci, squeezer's breezer, among friends, variations, my nephew and angel, ours, i married an angel, cuckoo around the clock
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george wallington (piano), charles mingus or oscar pettiford or curley russell (bass), max roach (drum), chuck wayne (mandola)
Titoro, makin' whoopee, moonlight saving time, ladybird, i'm beginning to see the light, all the thing called love
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billy taylor (piano), chuck wayne (guitar), earl may or george duvivier or charles mingus (bass), charlie smith or sid bulkin or marquis foster (drum), frank conlon, manny oquendo (percusion), oscar pettiford (cello)
Move, i can't believe that you're in love with me, i'll remember april, septembre song, zing went the strings of my heart, i've got you under my skin, i get a kick out of you, if i had you, godchild, this can't be love, cheek to cheek, swedish pastry
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red norvo (vib), tal farlow (guitar), charles mingus (bass)
Cherokee, four bars short, bebop's fables, midnight on cloud, sorry wrong rhumba, cotton top, moon over Miami, life with Feather, little white lies, have you met miss Jones ?, i'm yours
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marjorie hyams (vib), george shearing (piano) (acc), chuck wayne (guitar), john levy (bass), denzil best (drum) or red norvo (vib), tal farlow (guitar), charles mingus (bass)
Re-incarnation of a love bird, stormy weather, t'aint nobody's business if i do, body and soul, african lady, quiet please, moods in free time, hazy hues
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ted curson, lonnie hyler or benny bailey or roy eldridge (trumpet), jimmy knepper (tb), eric dolphy (alto sax) (bcl) (fl), charles mcpherson (alto sax), nico bunick (piano), charles mingus or peck morrison (bass), danny richmond or jo jones or max roach (drum) + others
Diggin' the Count, bottoms up, ghost of a chance, Robbins' nest, what^s this, south street special, Jacquet bounce, .
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joe newman (trumpet), illinois jacuet (tenor sax), leo parker (bs), sir charles thompson or bill doggett (piano), freddie green (guitar), charles mingus (bass), denzil best (drum) or others
Lady Fair, Billie's bounce, Basie's back in town, april in Paris, every day i have the blues, party blues
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thad jones (trumpet), eddie bert (tb), tony scott (cl), lee konitz (alto sax), zoot sims, al cohn (tenor sax), serge chaloff (bs), billy taylor (piano), tal farlow (guitar), charles mingus (bass), art blakey (drum), teddy charles (vib) or george wallington (piano) or count basie orchestra
ted curson, lonnie hillyer or roy eldridge or kenny dorham (trumpet), jimmy knepper (tb), charles mcpherson (alto sax), booker ervin (tenor sax), eric dolphy (alto sax) (bcl), nico bunink or tommy flanagan (piano), charles mingus (bass), dannie richmond or jo jones or max roach (drum)
Mellow mama blues, all or nothing at all, rich man's blues, chewing mama blues, blues for a day, wise woman blues, my voot is really vout, pacific coast blues, beggin'mama blues, my lovin' papa
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dinah washington (vcl), lucky thompson (tenor sax),joe grant, gene porter (alto sax), milt jackson (vib), wilbert barranco, (piano), charles mingus (bass), lee young (drum)