Mysterious Blues

by Charles Mingus

Overview

Although a Mosaic box set claims to have all of Charles Mingus's Candid recordings, this CD, in addition to four duplications from the box, contains three alternate takes not included elsewhere: "Body and Soul" (featuring trumpeter Roy Eldridge and altoist Eric Dolphy), the Dannie Richmond drum solo "Melody from the Drums" and a septet runthrough on "Reincarnation of a Love Bird." A fine introduction into the music of Charles Mingus, this set still cannot compare to the Mosaic box which has the Mingus's pianoless quartet with Dolphy, Richmond and trumpeter Ted Curson, but completists will have to acquire both releases. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	03/21/2025
Label:	Essential Jazz Class
UPC:	8435723701675

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Charles Mingus   Primary Artist,Bass
Eric Dolphy   Primary Artist,Flute,Sax (Alto),Clarinet (Bass)
Roy Eldridge   Primary Artist,Trumpet
Tommy Flanagan   Piano
Dannie Richmond   Drums
Lonnie Hillyer   Trumpet
Nico Bunink   Piano
Ted Curson   Trumpet
Booker Ervin   Sax (Tenor)
Jo Jones   Drums
Charles McPherson   Sax (Alto)
Jimmy Knepper   Trombone

Technical Credits

Nat Hentoff   Producer,Supervisor
Max Roach   Composer
Tommy Flanagan   Composer
Alan Bates   Producer
Dannie Richmond   Composer
Ted Koehler   Composer
Billy Moll   Composer
Antonio Carlos Jobim   Composer
Barney Kessel   Composer
Edward Heyman   Composer
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg   Composer
Johnny Green   Composer
Robert Sour   Composer
Harry Barris   Composer
Jesse Cryor   Composer
Malcolm Walker   Design
Ray Avery   Photography
Brian Priestley   Liner Notes
Bernard LaPorta   Composer
Charles Mingus   Composer
Bob d'Orleans   Engineer
Jack Strachey   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer
Jo Jones   Composer
Frank Eyton   Composer
Roy Eldridge   Composer
Vinicius de Moraes   Composer
James Van Heusen   Composer