Program:
- Charles Mingus
Haitian Fight Song; Reincarnation of a Lovebird
from
- The Clown
()
- Atlantic
- Jimmy Knepper Quintet
Cunningbird; The Masher; Latter Day Saint (Alternate Take 1)
from
- Jazz Workshop Presents: Jimmy Knepper
()
- Debut
- Jimmy Knepper with Bill Evans
Ogling Ogre; Idol of the Flies; Avid Admirer
from
- Idol of the Flies
()
- Bethlehem
- Charles Mingus
Nostalgia in Times Square
from
- Wonderland
()
- United Artists
- Charles Mingus
E's Flat and Ah's Flat Too; Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
from
- Blues & Roots
()
- Atlantic
- John Handy
No Coast; To Randy; Boo's Ups & Downs
from
- No Coast Jazz
()
- Roulette
- John Handy Quintet
Scheme #1
from
- 2nd John Handy Album
()
- Columbia
- John Handy Concert Ensemble
Three in One; All the Way To the West, By God, Virginia
from
- Projections
()
- Columbia
- Claudia Quintet
The Cloud of Unknowing; Adowa (for gra)
from
- I, Claudia
()
- Cuneiform Records
- Charles Mingus
Better Git It In Your Soul
from
- Mingus Ah Um
()
- Columbia
In honor of Charles Mingus' 89th April 22nd, we listened to a selection of late-50s work from the bassist and bandleader while focusing on the releases of two important sidemen and musicians in their own right, trombonist Jimmy Knepper and saxophonist John Handy.
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