Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus

This album has been added to 4 public lists:

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  a new record everyday in 2026

  judi

  mar 31st 2026: ii b.s.

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  1964

  James

  Mingus revisits earlier compositions here, but the performances feel anything but nostalgic. The arrangements are massive, turbulent, funny, and emotionally volatile all at once, especially on “II B.S.” and “Hora Decubitus.” Eric Dolphy’s bass clarinet and saxophone work adds wildness and instability to the ensemble sound. Mingus treats jazz composition as something alive and constantly revisable rather than fixed. The music swings hard even during its most chaotic moments. Few large-group jazz records feel this emotionally combustible.

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  collection

  Mateo
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  Keith's Top 40

  Keith