John LaPorta Jazzical Moods - Charles Mingus (CD) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Jazzical Moods - Charles MingusCondition: NewRelease Date: 02/13/2012Genre: JazzFormat: CDDescription: 3 10" LPs on 1 CD The complete original Charles Mingus album Jazzical Moods, which originally appeared as two 10 LPs (Period SPL-1107 & LP SPL-1111). To complement this brilliant album, we have added the complete LP The Moods of Mingus (Savoy 10 LP, MG-15050), recorded by the bassist during the same period and with a very similar personnel. Includes 16-page booklet. In December 1954, Mingus recorded two LP inch LPs for the Period label titled Jazzical Moods, Volumes 1 & 2 (SPL-1107 & SPL-1111). John LaPorta played alto sax and clarinet, Teo Macero played tenor and baritone saxes, and Mingus played bass. However, he also played piano here, and was also joined by Thad Jones on trumpet, Jackson Wiley on cello and Clem DeRosa on drums. Seven tracks were recorded for the two albums. [Although Mingus describes himself on the original liner notes as a frustrated pianist , he was quite capable on that instrument and he would record an impressive solo piano LP for Impulse in 1963 titled Mingus Plays Piano.] Not long after the Period albums were released in 1955, the label disappeared. The material from these two 10-inch albums was subsequently acquired by other labels, which issued it on single 12-inch LPs. Mingus s next album as a leader following those recording sessions was Pithecanthropus Erectus (for Atlantic). Jazzical Moods title was supposed to suggest the merger of jazz and classical, but the music is not a blend of classical and jazz: it s pure jazz. This is partly due to the presence of the young and fiery trumpeter Thad Jones on most of the tracks (originally billed, for contractual reasons as Oliver King, a nice homage to the revered King Oliver).Artist: John LaPortaNo Of Discs: 1Record Label: DisconformeEAN: 8436028699797Release Year: 2012 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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