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Charles Mingus – Blues & Roots
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Charles Mingus – Blues & Roots (E/VG+) – LP, JP 1972, No OBI

$80.00 - $80.00
$80.00
$80.00 - $80.00
$80.00
Condition: Second Hand
Ships from: Melbourne
Media: Excellent (E)
Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Comments: Japanese press, without obi but with liner notes.
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  • Blues & Roots is an LP by Charles Mingus from 1972 released on the Atlantic label.

    About this album

    Blues & Roots is one of Charles Mingus’s most vital statements, bringing gospel, blues and hard bop into a raw, forceful group sound. Recorded in 1959 and released in 1960, it marked a deliberate turn towards blues-based forms after the more complex orchestral writing of his earlier work. Mingus uses the ensemble with both swing and tension, shaping pieces like Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting and Moanin’ into spirited, hard-driving performances. Widely regarded as a cornerstone of his catalogue, the album shows his gift for combining compositional discipline, collective improvisation and emotional intensity without losing forward momentum.

    Genre: Jazz

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  • Artist: Charles Mingus
    Label: Atlantic – P-6099A
    Format: LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
    Units: 1
    Country: Japan
    Released: 1972
    Genre: Jazz
    Style: Post Bop

  • A1 Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
    A2 Cryin' Blues
    A3 Moanin'
    B1 Tensions
    B2 My Jelly Roll Soul
    B3 E'S Flat Ah'S Flat Too