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Gunslinging Bird

Mingus Big Band

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Audio CD (July 18, 1995)
Original Release Date: July 17, 1995
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Dreyfus
ASIN: B000001ZTC
Also Available in: Audio CD

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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1. Gunslinging Bird
2. Reincarnation of a Lovebird
3. O.P. (Oscar Pettiford)
4. Please Don't Come Back from the Moon (Pinky)
5. Fables of Faubus
6. Jump Monk
7. Noon Night/Celia Medley
8. Hog Callin' Blues
9. Started Melody
10. Started Melody

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The Latest Release from One of the Best Big Bands in the World. This Title for Export Only. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars MINGUS LIVES!!!, February 19, 2005

By	Youngblood (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

Wow...I need a moment to collect myself...some of the hottest, most rollicking, hell-bent for leather blowing you will ever listen to. The Mingus band has long been one of the tightest NY ensembles and after hearing this album, it's not hard to see why! Every track smokes with one first-call soloist after another. A few highlights: Steve Slagle's blazing alto solo on "Fables of Faubus" (listen to him squeal and burn when the band comes in!), Philip Harper's white-hot trumpet interlude on the same tune (Lee Morgan? Are you in there?) and finally John Stubblefield scraping the bottom of the gutbucket and then digging even deeper on "Hog-Calling Blues". If this music doesn't shake you to your very core, check your pulse!

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5.0 out of 5 stars best performances of a brilliant composer, May 20, 1999

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Charles Mingus' compositions are sophisticated, very original, and extremely emotional. I think he will be considered one of the best composers of this century. The Mingus Big Band have put out numerous exceptional albums of his exquisite music, and this is one of the very best. You won't believe it when you hear how tight and fast the horns negotiate the riffs on "Jump Monk"! This is truly a top-notch album.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The SH!T, March 25, 2002

By	"hoodedwarriorsunite" (Seattle, Washington United States) - See all my reviews

One of the Best CDs of all time. While not a "classic" jazz CD nothing can hang with it while cruisin down the road. This CD rocks and rolls and has some of the dopest soloists around. It matters not what kind of music you have listened to in the the past...BUY THIS CD!

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5.0 out of 5 stars MBB scores again!
The energy level is outragously high on the tracks on this CD. "Hog Callin' Blues" is beyond any blues I've heard (they actually make hog sounds through their horns)... Read more

Published on August 23, 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW! This is the hottest Jazz I've ever listened to!
Before I was allowed to borrow this CD, I was not a Jazz listener. I loved to play Jazz trombone, but i was more of a popular music listener. Man did this CD change my life. Read more

Published on January 2, 2001 by mucisman

5.0 out of 5 stars Blend of top jazz artists in best big band; a must own!
If you appreciate the big band sound this album is tops. Tonight I experienced a live performance of tracks 1,2,4 & 5 and had to have this CD. Read more

Published on September 25, 1998 by George Hopper (topmlm@wwnet.net)

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