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by ChrisMay 25th, 2005 8:35 pm
Since last night’s selection was a little heavy, I figured I would post a something a little more fun. Tonight’s track is II B.S. by Charles Mingus from his album Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus. Yes, the song title means just what you think. The track was recorded on September 20, 1963 in New York and is a reworking of his earlier piece Haitian Fight Song. The entire album consists mainly of the reworking of earlier compositions that Mingus didn’t feel were represented properly in their initial recordings. He felt that with the Impulse label, he finally had the chance to present his music the way he wanted it to be heard. You may recognize the opening of the tune from some silly commercial from a few years ago. The personel are as follows:
- Charles Mingus on bass
- Eddie Preston and Richard Williams on trumpet
- Britt Woodman on trumbone
- Don Butterfield on tuba
- Jerome Richardson on soprano and baritone saxophones and flute
- Dick Hafer on tenor saxophone, clarinet and flute
- Booker Ervin on tenor saxophone
- Eric Dolphy on alto saxophone and flute
- Jaki Byrad on piano
- Walter Perkins on drums
In order to keep this above board, I need to urge you to go buy the CD. Consider yourself urged. If you would like to download other MP3 files from the site, have a look at the music archive. Granted, not many to download yet, but if I keep running out of things to say, the archive could grow pretty fast.
