1960 studio album by Charles Mingus
Blues & Roots album by the American jazz double bassist Charles Mingus , recorded in 1959 and released on the Atlantic label in 1960. It has been reissued on CD by both Atlantic and Rhino .
Inspiration [ ] Mingus explained the origins of this record in the album's liner notes:[4]
This record is unusual— it presents only one part of my musical world, the blues . A year ago, Nesuhi Ertegün suggested that I record an entire blues album in the style of "Haitian Fight Song" (in Atlantic LP 1260 ), because some people, particularly critics, were saying I didn't swing enough. He wanted to give them a barrage of soul music : churchy, blues, swinging, earthy. I thought it over. I was born swinging and clapped my hands in church as a little boy, but I've grown up and I like to do things other than just swing. But blues can do more than just swing . So I agreed.
— Charles Mingus
Reception [ ] Q Magazine DownBeat Track listing [ ] "Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting" – 5:39
"Cryin' Blues" – 4:58
"Moanin'" – 8:01
"Tensions" – 6:27
"My Jelly Roll Soul" – 6:47
"E's Flat Ah's Flat Too" – 6:37
"Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting" – 6:59 – alternate take
"Tensions" – 5:18 – alternate take
"My Jelly Roll Soul" – 11:25 – alternate take
"E's Flat Ah's Flat Too" – 6:47 – alternate take All tracks composed by Charles Mingus. Recorded February 4, 1959, at Atlantic Studios in New York City .
Personnel [ ] References [ ] Sources [ ] Sleeve notes to Atlantic Records CD reissue of Blues & Roots (Atlantic SD-1305-2) show Studio
The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus Jazz Composers Workshop Pithecanthropus Erectus The Clown East Coasting Mingus Three Weary Blues A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry Mingus Ah Um Blues & Roots Mingus Dynasty Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus Pre-Bird Mingus Oh Yeah Tijuana Moods Money Jungle The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Tonight at Noon Mingus Plays Piano Blue Bird Pithycanthropus Erectus Let My Children Hear Music Mingus Moves Changes One Changes Two Three or Four Shades of Blues His Final Work Cumbia & Jazz Fusion Something Like a Bird Charles Mingus with Orchestra Reincarnation of a Lovebird Live
Mingus at the Bohemia Jazz Portraits: Mingus in Wonderland The Complete Town Hall Concert The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach Astral Weeks Town Hall Concert Revenge! The Great Concert of Charles Mingus Mingus in Europe Volume I Mingus in Europe Volume II Right Now: Live at the Jazz Workshop Mingus at Monterey My Favorite Quintet Music Written for Monterey 1965 Charles Mingus Sextet In Berlin Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert Mingus at Antibes Mingus at Carnegie Hall Cornell 1964 Books Related
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Baritones and French Horns Dakar Critics' Choice Pepper Adams Quintet The Cool Sound of Pepper Adams The Pepper-Knepper Quintet Pepper Adams Plays the Compositions of Charlie Mingus Mean What You Say Encounter! Ephemera Julian Twelfth & Pingree Baritone Madness Reflectory Be-Bop? The Master Urban Dreams California Cookin' Conjuration: Fat Tuesday's Session Generations The Adams Effect With Donald Byrd
10 to 4 at the 5 Spot Off to the Races Byrd in Hand At the Half Note Cafe Motor City Scene Out of This World Chant The Cat Walk Royal Flush The Creeper
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Jazz Portraits: Mingus in Wonderland Mingus Ah Um Mingus Dynasty Blues & Roots Mingus Mingus at Antibes Reincarnation of a Lovebird Oh Yeah Tonight at Noon Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus With
Hot Line Bill Barron , 1962)Out Front! Jaki Byard , 1964)Urge Ted Curson , 1965)Cracklin' Roy Haynes , 1963)In the Land of the Giants Eric Kloss , 1969)Havin' a Ball at the Village Gate Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan , 1963)Up & Down Horace Parlan , 1961)Happy Frame of Mind The Exciting New Organ of Don Patterson Don Patterson )Hip Cake Walk Patterson's People Tune Up! Soul People Sonny Stitt , 1964)The Quest Mal Waldron , 1961)Highlife Randy Weston , 1963)Randy African Cookbook (Randy Weston, 1964)Monterey '66
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The Happy Blues Gene Ammons , 1956)Jammin' with Gene Funky Jammin' in Hi Fi with Gene Ammons Hard Bop Art Blakey /The Jazz Messengers , 1956)Originally Drum Suite A Night in Tunisia Ritual: The Modern Jazz Messengers Tough! Back to the Tracks Tina Brooks , 1960)2 Guitars Kenny Burrell & Jimmy Raney , 1957)Off to the Races Donald Byrd , 1958)Fuego Byrd in Flight Cool Struttin' Sonny Clark , 1958)Dig Miles Davis , 1951)Quintet/Sextet Davis Cup Walter Davis Jr. , 1959)Inta Somethin' Kenny Dorham , 1961)Matador Tuba Sounds Ray Draper , 1957)2 Trumpets Art Farmer , 1957)Bird Songs: The Final Recordings Dizzy Gillespie , 1992)To Bird with Love Pithecanthropus Erectus Charles Mingus , 1956)Blues & Roots Mobley's Message Hank Mobley , Prestige, 1956)Hi Voltage Evolution Grachan Moncur III , 1963)Lee-Way Tom Cat Cornbread Infinity Charisma The Sixth Sense The Music From "The Connection" Freddie Redd , 1960)Shades of Redd Redd's Blues Open House Jimmy Smith , 1960)Plain Talk Taylor's Wailers Mal/2 Mal Waldron , 1957)Left Alone Left Alone '86 Easterly Winds Jack Wilson , 1967) Film and TV
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Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
As WithGene WithJackie WithCharles Mingus With the
Baritones and French Horns Dakar Four Altos Interplay for 2 Trumpets and 2 Tenors The Prestige Jazz Quartet Wheelin' & Dealin' With
All Night Long Kenny Burrell , 1956)Earthy 2 Guitars Jimmy Raney , 1957)Where? Ron Carter , 1961)The Teddy Charles Tentet Coolin' Teddy Charles , 1957)Cattin' with Coltrane and Quinichette John Coltrane & Paul Quinichette , 1957)Coltrane Dakar Pepper Adams & Cecil Payne , 1957)At the Five Spot Eric Dolphy , both volumes, 1961)Tuba Sounds Ray Draper , 1957)Hornful of Soul Catwalk , Bennie Green , 1960)Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday at Newport Lady in Satin Billie Holiday , 1958)So Warm Etta Jones , 1961)After Hours Thad Jones , 1957)Olio Reflections: Steve Lacy Plays Thelonious Monk Straight Ahead Abbey Lincoln , 1961)Teo Teo Macero , 1957)On the Sunny Side Percussion Bitter Sweet Max Roach , 1961)It's Time Speak, Brother, Speak! For Lady Webster Young , 1957)
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Albums WithStanley With
Gene Ammons in Sweden One Foot in the Gutter Dave Bailey , 1960)Gettin' Into Somethin' Motoring Along Al Cohn & Zoot Sims , 1974)Tough Tenor Favorites Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Johnny Griffin , 1962)Goin' to the Meeting Jaw's Blues The Time Is Right Lou Donaldson , 1959)Sunny Side Up Midnight Sun The Jazzpar Prize Pierre Dørge , 1991)That's It! Booker Ervin , 1961)Exultation! The House That Love Built Frank Foster , 1982)Doin' Allright Dexter Gordon , 1961)Stable Mable Dexter Gordon , 1975)Jazz with a Twist Slide Hampton , 1961)Explosion! The Sound of Slide Hampton Weary Blues Langston Hughes , Charles Mingus & Leonard Feather , 1958)Gifts & Messages Roland Kirk , 1964)I Talk with the Spirits Slightly Latin A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry Charles Mingus , 1957)Blues & Roots Mingus Ah Um I'll Close My Eyes Doug Raney , 1982)Meeting the Tenors Splashes Bird's Grass Idrees Sulieman , 1976)Groovin'
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