Mingus At Carnegie Hall foi gravado em 19 de Janeiro de 1974, com a participação de Jon Faddis, Charles McPherson, John Handy, George Adams, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Hamiet Bluiett, Don Pullen, e Dannie Richmond. O concerto durou duas horas e 47 anos depois a reedição integral Deluxe da Run Out Groove inclui fotos originais inéditas e notas de Michael Cuscuna.

• Edição Limitada Deluxe
• 3LP Vinil 180 Gramas
• Mais de 72 minutos de material não editado anteriormente
• Concerto completo de 1974 no Carnegie Hall
• Com ordenamento de faixas original pela primeira vez
• Masterizado a partir das Fitas Originais
• Fotos nunca antes vistas do fotografo original Gosta Peterson
• Novos textos do historiador de jazz e produtor Michael Cuscuna
• Capa Triplo Gatefold

Deluxe Limited Edition 180g Vinyl 3LP! Complete Set At Carnegie Hall Played In Its Original Order For The First Time! Mastered/Lacquered & Sourced From The Original Tapes For Maximum Fidelity! With Over 72 Minutes Of Previously Unreleased Material!

A bigger than life icon, Charles Mingus is considered one of the greatest jazz musicians and composers in history with a career spanning three decades and collaborations with other jazz legends such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Herbie Hancock.

With jazz music on the wane commercially back in 1974, Atlantic Records decided to release Mingus At Carnegie Hall with just two encore songs featuring guest artists Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Charles McPherson, and John Handy. But lo and behold, discovered among the many rows of tapes at the Warner Vaults, were several analog reels containing 74 minutes of previously unreleased live performances of the Charles Mingus Group featuring Don Pullen, Jon Faddis, George Adams, Hamiet Bluiett and Dannie Richmond at Carnegie Hall on January 19, 1974. After almost 50 years, jazz fans will get the special opportunity to hear the complete concert as it was originally played and in the correct sequence, by this ground-breaking group of musicians.

Originally recorded in January 19, 1974, Mingus At Carnegie Hall was released as a 1LP that only featured 2 long tracks ("C Jam Blues" and "Perdido") from the concert; one track per LP side, and features Jon Faddis, Charles McPherson, John Handy, George Adams, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Hamiet Bluiett, Don Pullen, and Dannie Richmond. Yet the original concert in January of '74 included 2 hours of performances, but nearly 70+ minutes were left on the cutting room floor. With jazz music on the decline in the US in the 1970s, Atlantic Records was probably concerned about releasing a 3LP set at a higher price point that only the most ardent fans would purchase at the time.

Well after 47 years and in honor of 2021's Black Music Month, Run Out Groove has righted the course of this ship, issuing the complete 1974 Mingus At Carnegie Hall album with over 72 minutes of unreleased material and putting the original running order of the concert in correct sequence. The deluxe 3LP set features never-before-seen photos taken by original photographer Gosta Peterson and new liner notes by Jazz historian and producer, Michael Cuscuna.

One of the most important figures in twentieth century American music, Charles Mingus was a virtuoso bass player, accomplished pianist, band leader and composer. Born on a military base in Nogales, Arizona in 1922 and raised in Watts, California, his earliest musical influences came from the church - choir and group singing - and from "hearing Duke Ellington over the radio when [he] was eight years old." His early professional experience, in the '40s, found him touring with bands like Louis Armstrong, Kid Ory and Lionel Hampton. Mingus' career has spanned three-decades and he collaborated with other jazz legends such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Herbie Hancock.

Mingus' compositions retain the hot and soulful feel of hard bop, drawing heavily from black gospel music and free jazz, and classical music. Because of his brilliant writing for midsize ensembles, and his catering to and emphasizing the strengths of the musicians in his groups, Mingus is often considered the heir of Duke Ellington. From the 1960s until his death in 1979 at age 56, Mingus remained in the forefront of American music. When asked to comment on his accomplishments, Mingus said that his abilities as a bassist were the result of hard work but that his talent for composition came from God. He died in Mexico on January 5, 1979, and his wife, Sue Graham Mingus, scattered his ashes in the Ganges River in India. Both New York City and Washington, D.C. honored him posthumously with a "Charles Mingus Day."

Músicos:

Charles Mingus, baixo
Don Pullen, piano
George Adams, tenor saxofone
Jon Faddis, trompete
Hamiet Bluiett, baritiono saxofone
Dannie Richmond, bateria
Charles MacPherson, alto saxofone ("Perdido," "C Jam Blues")
John Handy, alto saxofone & tenor saxofone ("Perdido," "C Jam Blues")
Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor saxofone & stritch ("Perdido," "C Jam Blues")

Lista de Faixas:

LP1
01. Introduction (Previously Unavailable On Vinyl)
02. Peggy's Blue Skylight (Previously Unavailable On Vinyl)
03. Celia (Previously Unavailable On Vinyl)

LP2
04. Fables Of Faubus (Previously Unavailable On Vinyl)
05. Big Alice (Previously Unavailable On Vinyl)

LP3
06. Perdido
07. C Jam Blues

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