Mysterious Blues

~ Release by Charles Mingus (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

As far as one can tell, this is a f* mess, with no logic in the order of tracks.

It seems that the producer of this took each and every available (early) Mingus track and cram it into this, without even bothering checking what came from where.

Avoid?

Annotation last modified on 2014-05-02 20:30 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Medley: You Go to My Head
2:43
2A Night in Tunisia
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1953-05-15)
bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1953-05-15)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1953-05-15)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1953-05-15)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1953-05-15)
recorded at:
Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1953-05-15)
live recording of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
7:53
3Baby, Take a Chance With Me
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1946-01)
alto saxophone:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (in 1946-01)
baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Gene Porter (40s west coast jazz cat) (in 1946-01)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (in 1946-01)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (in 1946-01)
guitar:
Buddy Harper (1940s US jazz guitarist) (in 1946-01)
piano:
Wilbert Baranco (40s west coast jazz bandleader and producer) (in 1946-01)
tenor saxophone:
Lucky Thompson (in 1946-01)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (in 1946-01)
trumpet:
Karl George (US jazz trumpeter) (in 1946-01) and John Plonsky (40s west coast jazz trumpetist) (in 1946-01)
vocals:
Claude Trenier (in 1946-01)
recording of:
Baby, Take a Chance With Me
lyricist and composer:
Charles Mingus
2:50
4Pennies From Heaven
recorded in:
San Francisco, California, United States (in 1949-02)
baritone saxophone:
Herb Caro (40s west coast talented jazz cat who died at 22) (in 1949-02)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (in 1949-02)
drums (drum set):
Warren Thompson (40s jazz drummer) (in 1949-02)
piano:
Elmer "Buzz" Wheeler (40s west coast jazz pianist) (in 1949-02)
vocals:
Herb Gayle (in 1949-02)
recording of:
Pennies From Heaven (in 1949-02)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964) (in 1936)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter) (in 1936)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Campbell Connelly & Co., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell Music (UK) and Joy Music Inc.
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 nominee)
2:24
5Spur of the Moment
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1954-12)
alto saxophone:
John LaPorta (in 1954-12)
double bass and piano:
Charles Mingus (in 1954-12)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Clem DeRosa (in 1954-12)
tenor saxophone:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer) (in 1954-12)
trumpet:
Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (in 1954-12)
8:28
6What Love?
recording of:
What Love
composer:
Charles Mingus
15:22
7Honey, Take a Chance With Me
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-04-20)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Buddy Collette (on 1946-04-20)
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
William “Brother” Woodman (40s jazz trumpeter and saxophonist) (on 1946-04-20)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1946-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1946-04-20)
guitar:
Louis Speigner (40s jazz guitarist) (on 1946-04-20)
piano:
Lady Will Carr (on 1946-04-20)
trombone:
Britt Woodman (on 1946-04-20)
trumpet:
John Anderson (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1946-04-20) and Karl George (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1946-04-20)
vocals:
Claude Trenier (on 1946-04-20)
recording of:
Honey, Take a Chance With Me
composer:
Charles Mingus
3:14
8I've Got You Under My Skin
recording of:
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Victoria Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 nominee)
part of:
Born to Dance
2:24
9Thrice Upon a Theme
recording of:
Thrice Upon a Theme
composer:
Charles Mingus
6:39
10Time and Tide
2:31
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