Mingus Dynasty, como o seu predecessor da Columbia, Mingus Ah Um, foi gravado em 1959, um ano de viragem para o insuperável e explosivo contrabaixista e compositor Charles Mingus. Liderando uma companhia de repertório incluindo alguns dos melhores e mais criativos improvisadores de Nova Iorque, Mingus levou ao limite dois grupos como nunca tinha sido feito. Uma obra-prima intemporal!

• Edição Limitada (2000 Unidades)
• Vinil 180 Gramas Audiófilo
• Prensagem na Pallas da Alemanha
• Masterizado por Bernie Grundman
• Corte a partir das Fitas Master Analógicas Originais

Mingus Dynasty, like its predecessor and Columbia companion Mingus Ah Um, was recorded in 1959, a watershed year for the insuperable, eruptive bassist-composer Charles Mingus. Leading what amounted to a repertory company comprising some of New York's best and most creative improvisers, Mingus musically challenged two ensembles as they'd never been challenged before.

The music herein remains as arresting as the LP's original cover photograph of a mock-imperious Mingus in full Chinese emperor regalia was eye-catching. There are familiar Mingus themes with the mercurial artist honoring two generations of Ellington, his idol, Duke (whose "Mood Indigo" contains a virtuosic bass solo) and the maestro's son, Mercer ("Things Ain't What They Used To Be").

There are also a pair of fiery gospel-and-blues originals - "Slop" and "Gunslinging Bird" - in the driving 6/8 time that was Mingus' personal property. And there are complex pieces such as "Far Wells, Mill Valley" and "Diane," which after an atonal beginning, opens like a flower to yield one of Mingus' most touching themes.

The collective personal would be hard to beat in 1959, or any other year; Don Ellis and Richard Williams (trumpets); Jimmy Knepper (trombone); Booker Ervin, John Handy, Benny Golson and Jerome Richardson (reeds); Roland Hanna (piano); Teddy Charles (vibes); and Dannie Richmond (drums); while production comes from Teo Macero.

Músicos:

Conjunto A:  Richard Williams, trompete / Jimmy Knepper, trombone/ John Handy, saxofone alto / Booker Ervin, saxofone tenor / Benny Golson, saxofone tenor / Jerome Richardson, saxofone barítono / Teddy Charles, vibraphone / Roland Hanna, piano / Charles Mingus, contrabaixo / Dannie Richmond, bateria.

Gravado no 30th Street Studio, NYC, Novembro 1, 1959

Conjunto B: Don Ellis, trompete /  Jimmy Knepper, trombone /  John Handy, saxofone alto /  Booker Ervin, saxofone tenor /  Roland Hanna, piano /  Charles Mingus, contrabaixo / Dannie Richmond, bateria.

Gravado no 30th Street Studio, NYC, Novembro 13, 1959

Gravações originais produzidas por: Teo Macero
Engenheiros de Gravação: Ray Moore, Fred Plaut

Lista de Faixas:

1. Slop
2. Diane
3. Song With Orange
4. Gunslinging Bird
5. Things Ain't What They Used To Be
6. Far Wells, Mill Valley
7. New Now, Know How
8. Mood Indigo
9. Put Me In That Dungeon

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