Mingus Dynasty

~ Release by Charles Mingus (see all versions of this release, 13 available)

Annotation

Label: Columbia - EAN: 5099706551324 - Format: CD - Rel: 1999 (USA)
Location: 30th Street Studio, New York City, USA
Recording Date:
#1,#5,#8,#9, 1959/11/13
#2-4,#6,#7,#10, 1959/11/01
Additional:
An excellent Mingus, although (as it often happened in Mingus career) somewhat shadowed by another smashing album, namely Ah Um.
Most of the material have been used (or was composed for) various (TV) soundtracks.
First issued in edited form for length reasons as CS 8236, all re-releases after the Complete Columbia box set are restored in unedited form, and an extra unreleased track #10 has been added.

TEMP:
ALL:
John Handy - alto sax
Booker Ervin - tenor sax
Jimmy Knepper - trombone
Roland Hanna - piano
Charles Mingus - bass
Dannie Richmond - drums
1,5,8,9:
Don Ellis - trumpet
Maurice Brown - cello
Seymour Barab - cello
2-4,6,7,10:
Richard Williams - trumpet
Benny Golson - tenor sax
Jerome Richardson - baritone sax, flute
Teddy Charles - vibes
Nico Bunink - piano (?)
Honey Gordon - vocal on 'Strollin''

Annotation last modified on 2006-06-15 20:03 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Slop
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-11-13)
cello:
Seymour Barab (on 1959-11-13) and Maurice Brown (jazz cellist) (on 1959-11-13)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-11-13)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-11-13)
piano:
“Sir” Roland Hanna (jazz pianist) (on 1959-11-13)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1959-11-13)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1959-11-13)
trumpet:
Don Ellis (trumpet) (on 1959-11-13)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-11-13)
recording of:
Slop (on 1959-11-13)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
6:17
2Diane
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-11-01)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-11-01)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-11-01)
flute:
Jerome Richardson (on 1959-11-01)
piano:
“Sir” Roland Hanna (jazz pianist) (on 1959-11-01)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1959-11-01) and Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1959-11-01)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1959-11-01)
trumpet:
Richard Williams (Richard Gene Williams, jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-11-01)
vibraphone:
Teddy Charles (on 1959-11-01)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-11-01)
recording of:
Diane (on 1959-11-01)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
7:32
3Song With Orange
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-11-01)
baritone saxophone:
Jerome Richardson (on 1959-11-01)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-11-01)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-11-01)
piano:
“Sir” Roland Hanna (jazz pianist) (on 1959-11-01)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1959-11-01) and Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1959-11-01)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1959-11-01)
trumpet:
Richard Williams (Richard Gene Williams, jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-11-01)
vibraphone:
Teddy Charles (on 1959-11-01)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-11-01)
recording of:
Song With Orange (on 1959-11-01)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
6:50
4Gunslinging Bird
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-11-01)
baritone saxophone:
Jerome Richardson (on 1959-11-01)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-11-01)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-11-01)
piano:
“Sir” Roland Hanna (jazz pianist) (on 1959-11-01)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1959-11-01) and Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1959-11-01)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1959-11-01)
trumpet:
Richard Williams (Richard Gene Williams, jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-11-01)
vibraphone:
Teddy Charles (on 1959-11-01)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-11-01)
recording of:
Gunslinging Bird (on 1959-11-01)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
5:14
5Things Ain't What They Used to Be
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-11-13)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-11-13)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-11-13)
piano:
“Sir” Roland Hanna (jazz pianist) (on 1959-11-13)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1959-11-13)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1959-11-13)
trumpet:
Don Ellis (trumpet) (on 1959-11-13)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-11-13)
instrumental recording of:
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (on 1959-11-13)
lyricist:
Ted Persons
composer:
Mercer Ellington (in 1942)
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
57:36
6Far Wells, Mill Valley
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-11-01)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-11-01)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-11-01)
flute:
Jerome Richardson (on 1959-11-01)
piano:
“Sir” Roland Hanna (jazz pianist) (on 1959-11-01)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1959-11-01) and Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1959-11-01)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1959-11-01)
trumpet:
Richard Williams (Richard Gene Williams, jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-11-01)
vibraphone:
Teddy Charles (on 1959-11-01)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-11-01)
recording of:
Far Wells, Mill Valley (on 1959-11-01)
composer:
Charles Mingus
6:15
7New Now Know How
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-11-01)
double bass [bass]:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-11-01)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-11-01)
piano:
Floris Nico Bunink (on 1959-11-01)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1959-11-01)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1959-11-01)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-11-01)
recording of:
New Now Know How (on 1959-11-01)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
4:14
8Mood Indigo
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-11-13)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-11-13)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-11-13)
piano:
“Sir” Roland Hanna (jazz pianist) (on 1959-11-13)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1959-11-13)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1959-11-13)
trumpet:
Don Ellis (trumpet) (on 1959-11-13)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-11-13)
instrumental recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song) (on 1959-11-13)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1930)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Indigo Mood Music, Mills Music, Inc., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
8:14
9Put Me in That Dungeon
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-11-13)
cello:
Seymour Barab (on 1959-11-13) and Maurice Brown (jazz cellist) (on 1959-11-13)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-11-13)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-11-13)
piano:
“Sir” Roland Hanna (jazz pianist) (on 1959-11-13)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1959-11-13)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1959-11-13)
trumpet:
Don Ellis (trumpet) (on 1959-11-13)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-11-13)
recording of:
Put Me in That Dungeon (on 1959-11-13)
composer:
Charles Mingus
2:54
10Strollin'
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-11-01)
baritone saxophone:
Jerome Richardson (on 1959-11-01)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-11-01)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-11-01)
piano:
Floris Nico Bunink (on 1959-11-01)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1959-11-01) and Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1959-11-01)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1959-11-01)
vocals:
Honey Gordon (on 1959-11-01)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-11-01)
recording of:
Strollin' (on 1959-11-01)
lyricist:
George Gordon (English poet, known as Lord Byron)
composer:
Charles Mingus
4:33