Charles Mingus – Changes: The Complete 1970s Atlantic Studio Recordings
(Rhino, 8 LP / 7 CD, 2023)
Enthält die Alben „Mingus Moves“, „Changes One“, „Changes Two“, „Cumbia and Jazz Fusion“, „Three or Four Shades of Blues“, „Me Myself an Eye“ und „Something Like a Bird“, aufgenommen 1973 bis 1978 – auf den letzten beiden spielt Mingus nicht mehr selbst. Den Arschlochmove mit den zusätzlichen Alternate Takes der Vinylausgabe braucht mensch nicht zu verstehen (die CD-Ausgabe ist denn auch entsprechend nicht [mehr] „complete“).
Complete sind genau genommen wohl eh beiden Ausgaben nicht, denn die zwei Takes vom Klaviersolo „Wedding March/Slow Waltz“, die der 1994er-CD-Ausgabe von „Cumbia and Jazz Fusion“ beigegeben wurden, fehlen hier wie dort (zwei kurze Takes von je ca. 2 Minuten, als Takes 9 und 12 deklariert) – oder übersehe ich da etwas? Verwunderlich. Aber die Box geht eh nicht an mich, ich bin mit meinen älteren CD-Ausgaben zufrieden, sind eh nicht meine liebsten Mingus-Aufnahmen.
In 1973 Atlantic Records began its second period of recording with Mingus, which resulted in seven studio albums. The story of a new phase in Mingus’ music – his last phase – begins with the recordings in this boxed set. Featuring all of his 1970s output for Atlantic Records, all configurations of the album include previously unreleased outtakes of “Big Alice,” “The Call” and “Music For Todo Modo.” There is also an extra set of takes of “Big Alice” and “The Call” on an Outtakes disc exclusive to the vinyl format.
Vinyl Track Listing
LP 1: Mingus Moves (1973)
Side 1
1. “Canon”
2. “Opus 4”
3. “Moves”
4. “Wee”Side 2
1. “Flowers For A Lady”
2. “Newcomer”
3. “Opus 3”LP 2: Changes One (1974)
Side 1
1. “Remember Rockefeller At Attica”
2. “Sue’s Changes”Side 2
1. “Devil Blues”
2. “Duke Ellington’s Sound Of Love”LP 3: Changes Two (1974)
Side 1
1. “Free Cell Block F, ‘Tis Nazi U.S.A.”
2. “Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress, Then Silk Blue”Side 2
1. “Black Bats And Poles”
2. “Duke Ellington’s Sound Of Love”
3. “For Harry Carney”LP 4: Three Or Four Shades Of Blues (1977)
Side 1
1. “Better Git Hit In Your Soul”
2. “Goodbye, Porkpie Hat”
3. “Noddin Ya Head Blues”Side 2
1. “Three Or Four Shades Of Blues”
2. “Nobody Knows (The Bradley I Know)”LP 5: Cumbia & Jazz Fusion (1977)
Side 1
1. “Cumbia & Jazz Fusion”Side 2
1. “Music for ‘Todo Modo’”LP 6: Me, Myself An Eye (1979)
Side 1
1. “Three Worlds Of Drums”Side 2
1. “Devil Woman”
2. “Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting”
3. “Carolyn ‘Keki’ Mingus”LP 7: Something Like A Bird (1979)
Side 1
1. “Something Like A Bird Part 1”Side 2
1. “Something Like A Bird Part 2”
2. “Farewell Farwell”LP 8: Outtakes
Side 1
1. “Music For ‘Todo Modo’” (Take 1)*
2. “Big Alice” (Take 1) *
3. “Big Alice” (Take 2) *Side 2
1. “Big Alice” (Take 3) *
2. “Big Alice” (Take 4)
3. “The Call” (Take 1) *
4. “The Call” (Take 2)* Previously Unreleased
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CD Track Listing
Disc 1: Mingus Moves (1973)
1. “Canon”
2. “Opus 4”
3. “Moves”
4. “Wee”
5. “Flowers For A Lady”
6. “Newcomer”
7. “Opus 3”
8. “Big Alice” (Take 1) *
9. “The Call” (Take 1) *Disc 2: Changes One (1974)
1. “Remember Rockefeller At Attica”
2. “Sue’s Changes”
3. “Devil Blues”
4. “Duke Ellington’s Sound Of Love”Disc 3: Changes Two (1974)
1. “Free Cell Block F, ‘Tis Nazi U.S.A.”
2. “Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress, Then Silk Blue”
3. “Black Bats And Poles”
4. “Duke Ellington’s Sound Of Love”
5. “For Harry Carney”Disc 4: Three Or Four Shades Of Blues (1977)
1. “Better Git Hit In Your Soul”
2. “Goodbye, Porkpie Hat”
3. “Noddin Ya Head Blues”
4. “Three Or Four Shades Of Blues”
5. “Nobody Knows (The Bradley I Know)”Disc 5: Cumbia & Jazz Fusion (1977)
1. “Cumbia & Jazz Fusion”
2. “Music for ‘Todo Modo’”
3. “Music for ‘Todo Modo’” (Take 1) *
*OuttakesDisc 6: Me, Myself An Eye (1979)
1. “Three Worlds Of Drums”
2. “Devil Woman”
3. “Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting”
4. “Carolyn ‘Keki’ Mingus”Disc 7: Something Like A Bird (1979)
1. “Something Like A Bird Part 1”
2. “Something Like A Bird Part 2”
3. “Farewell Farwell”* Previously Unreleased
Infos:
LP: https://store.rhino.com/en/rhino-store/artists/charles-mingus/changes-the-complete-1970s-atlantic-studio-recordings-8lp/603497838370.html
CD: https://store.rhino.com/en/rhino-store/artists/charles-mingus/changes-the-complete-1970s-atlantic-studio-recordings-7cd/603497838363.html
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