Charles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy/Cornell 1964 released!
Out in stores today is the newly-released Charles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolpy/Cornell 1964. This recently-discovered release is certainly the jazz find of the year so far in 2007. In much the way that John Coltrane/Thelonious Monk Live at Carnegie Hall and, to some extent, the live Coltrane document One Up, One Down, Cornell 1964 brings a major piece of jazz history into focus in the best way possible--with an actual recording that documents it.
In this case what we hear is a very first performance by the Mingus group that played a well-known concert at New York's Town Hall before embarking on a major tour of Europe and the 1964 Monterey Jazz Fesitval (a performance that is one of several the festival will be making available next month to celebrate its 50th anniversary). Mingus and Dolphy are joined by Clifford Jordan (tenor sax), Johnny Coles (trumpet), Jaki Byard (piano), and drummer Danny Richmond.
Along with the forthcoming Monterey release and the reissue of 1965's Music Not Heard at UCLA, there is an embarassment of riches from one of Mingus' most fertile periods becoming available for fans of the composer, arranger, bassist, and bandleader...
Full review available shortly. In the meantime, click here to purchase the CD, or click here to launch a player that allows you to hear excerpts from this release as well as see video.
In this case what we hear is a very first performance by the Mingus group that played a well-known concert at New York's Town Hall before embarking on a major tour of Europe and the 1964 Monterey Jazz Fesitval (a performance that is one of several the festival will be making available next month to celebrate its 50th anniversary). Mingus and Dolphy are joined by Clifford Jordan (tenor sax), Johnny Coles (trumpet), Jaki Byard (piano), and drummer Danny Richmond.
Along with the forthcoming Monterey release and the reissue of 1965's Music Not Heard at UCLA, there is an embarassment of riches from one of Mingus' most fertile periods becoming available for fans of the composer, arranger, bassist, and bandleader...
Full review available shortly. In the meantime, click here to purchase the CD, or click here to launch a player that allows you to hear excerpts from this release as well as see video.
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