Has anyone checked out the seven disc Charles Mingus box? It sounds very promising.
I'm about a third of the way through it, and it's excellent! I'm sure the rest of it will be just as good. Highly recommended.
That's the period when I saw Mingus live most often - at Boston's Jazz Workshop, Lennies On The Turnpike, The Five Spot, and other places - so it brings back a lot of pleasant memories. Fortunately, a lot of Mingus's announcements, and dialogue with the band and the audience are left in, so that really brings it all back!
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I'm about a third of the way through it, and it's excellent! I'm sure the rest of it will be just as good. Highly recommended.
That's the period when I saw Mingus live most often - at Boston's Jazz Workshop, Lennies On The Turnpike, The Five Spot, and other places - so it brings back a lot of pleasant memories. Fortunately, a lot of Mingus's announcements, and dialogue with the band and the audience are left in, so that really brings it all back!
really looking forward to this experience!! it will surely bring back lots of NYC '60's memories for me, especially at The Five Spot.
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