Out now! Charles Mingus at Bremen 1964 & 1975
Out now! Charles Mingus at Bremen 1964 & 1975
April 16, 1964: Charles Mingus, Eric Dolphy, Clifford Jordan, Johnny Coles, Jaki Byard, Dannie Richmond
July 9, 1975: Charles Mingus, George Adams, Jack Walrath, Don Pullen, Dannie Richmond
This four disc set captures Charles Mingus in concert at two high points in his career, one on April 16, 1964, and the other on July 9, 1975. The initial performance in 1964 introduced Mingus’s firebrand ways to an unsuspecting audience while his 1975 appearance was met with the expectancy of jazz royalty. The performances appear in their first official release remastered from the original source tapes from the vaults of Radio Bremen in Germany.
Both of Mingus’s performances in Bremen, presented here on "Charles Mingus at Bremen 1964 & 1975", are incredible marathons of brilliance from the top musicians of two decades. The performances don’t show a wilting in the passion of the leader. A decade apart, the performances are every bit as cutting edge. The only thing that seems to have changed was the attitude of the critical mind, as eleven years of achievement had cemented Mingus’s legacy in Europe.
