MINGUS CHARLES Passions of a Man:the Complete Atlantic Recordings

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Full Title: Passions Of A Man: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1956-1961).PASSIONS OF A MAN includes every album Mingus made during his first tenure at Atlantic Records. These recordings include PITHECANTHROPUS ERECTUS, THE CLOWN, BLUES AND ROOTS, MINGUS AT ANTIBES, OH YEAH and TONIGHT AT NOON, a compilation of 1957 and 1961 sessions making its first CD appearance. Of the 6 disc set, the last disc is a 75-minute interview with producer Nesuhi Ertegun.Personnel: Charles Mingus (vocals, bass); Jean Shepherd (spoken vocals); Jackie McLean, John Handy (alto saxophone); Shafi Hadi (alto & tenor saxophones); Eric Dolphy (alto saxophone, bass clarinet); J.R. Monterose, Booker Ervin (tenor saxophone); Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, flute, manzello, stritch, siren); Pepper Adams (baritone saxophone); Ted Curson (trumpet); Jimmy Knepper, Willie Dennis (trombone); Teddy Charles (vibraphone); Mal Waldron, Hall Overton, Horace Parlan, Bud Powell, Wade Legge (piano); Doug Watkins (bass); Willie Jones, Ed Shaughnessy, Dannie Richmond (drums).Producers include: Nesuhi Ertegun.Reissue producers include: Patrick Milligan.Engineers include: Tom Dowd, Hal Lustig, Bob Doherty, Larry Hiller, Phil Iehle.Recorded at Audio-Video Studios and Atlantic Studios, New York, New York; live at Nesuhi Ertugun's offices, New York, New York and at the Antibes Jazz Festival, Juan-les-Pins, France between 1956 and 1961. Includes liner notes by Andrew Homzy, Stefano Zenni, Joel Dorn, Tom Dowd, Sue Mingus.PASSIONS OF A MAN: THE COMPLETE ATLANTIC RECORDINGS 1956-1961 was nominated for the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Album Notes.These are the complete Atlantic recordings of Charles Mingus from 1956-1961. He was with the label again for a second period from '73 until his death in '79; this set focuses solely on his groundbreaking first tenure. The resulting six CDs are a powerful portrait of a man taking in the world around him and turning it into compositions of timeless beauty, focused anger, quiet redemption, sad observations, and boundless hope.Rooted in blues, gospel, Afro-American folk idioms, Dixieland, bop, and even modernist classical landscapes, Mingus was never short of confidence in and commitment to his vision. That he surrounded himself with such a gallery of monumental and innovative players is a testament both to his good taste and their desire to be a part of something this big and this perfect. Among others, his soloists include Bud Powell, Eric Dolphy, Roland Kirk, Jackie McLean, Pepper Adams, John Handy, and Mal Waldron. This is a colossal document, beautifully annotated and packaged, and a cornerstone of any jazz library.