Mingus Moves

Charles Mingus | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 14, 1993)
• Original Release Date: 1974
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B00000333G
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #97,289 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent late period Mingus, June 3, 2005

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Hank (MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mingus Moves (Audio CD)

Highly recommended 1974 date from Mingus, with his quintet including George Adams, Don Pullen, Jack Walrath, and of course Dannie Richmond. If it's possible, try to locate the 1993 reissue of this album from Rhino--it's the only version that includes the bonus tracks "Big Alice" and "The Call." These are not to be found on the subsequent reissues from 32 or Collectables, and certainly are a welcome addition.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MINGUS "MOVES" ME......, June 29, 2001

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Until now, I have hesitated reviewing JAZZ cds,even though I am an avid JAZZ fan.(LONG story!). There are also TOO MANY Mingus cds I would love to talk about,as I have been an passionate enthusiast of Mingusmusics since 1970. MINGUS MOVES, however, has a special place in my heart. It has one of my favorite lineups that he had created musics with.(and you Mingus followers KNOW who were luminaries in prior aggregations). Eric Dolphy not withstanding, George Adams and Don Pullen are 2 of the more unique voices in Jazz, both steeped heavily in tradition, but had their restless hearts always seeking new horizons.Underrated,both had their favorite musical gestures-Pullen's piano glissandos and ferocious "cluster note " solo technique. George Adams (much like Grant Green) was not a note-crazy technician, but offered a unique style of full toned Texas tenor,offering lines alternating honey sweet with avant guard squalls of "Tenor temor" , a sort of "quasi- John Gilmore / Marshall Allen approach"(for those conversant in "SUN RA, does that sound reasonable?") This cd features the usual high quality Mingus compositions, along with 1 piece each from Adams and Pullen. Also, one of the cd's highlights, "WEE",is credited to Sy Johnson. This composition's opening "lament" sequence then erupts into a Mingus trademark "funk" groove,(in the "Mingus tradition",that is). The Mingus compositions are quite regal, and the quintette(Ronald Hampton rounds out the group on trumpet)sounds like a larger aggregation. The arrangements are impeccable. "Moves" features vocals , very elegant and hauntingly melancholy, a beautiful duet . "Flowers for a Lady" is a partial nod to bossanova,with the jazz release, similar to Riot in Cell Block #9 , from the "Mingus Changes" recording.(Same group basically, another great cd- there's 2 of 'em, "inventively" called "Changes 1" & "Changes 2"). WOW, it is tough to write about Jazz musics, to be careful to use colloquial imagery, and not fall into technical or quasi-technical musical jargon! Sooooooooo, I hope I have described this cd well enough to implore you to "check it out", YOU WONT BE DISAPPOINTED. Viva Mingus,your vibrations echo through the universe forever. TIMELESS!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful album with some really good compositions, January 29, 2000

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macfawlty "macfawlty" (potomac, MD USA) - See all my reviews

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Some very unique songs and one very beautiful "Moves" with vocals by Honey Gordon and Doug Hammond. I really like the work with Don Pullen and George Adams. Both of those guys are such tremendous players... in another league entirely. This was one of a dozen Mingus titles I bought recently to fill a major gap in my jazz collection. Next will be the Debut series.