Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 2
Live album by Mingus Dynasty
Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 2 Recorded June 8, 1988 Venue Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, France Genre Jazz Label Soul Note
Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 2 is an album by Mingus Dynasty , billed as Big Band Charlie Mingus.
Recording and music
Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 2 was recorded on June 8, 1988.[ 1] The band was billed as Big Band Charlie Mingus, a larger version of Mingus Dynasty , which plays the music of Charles Mingus .[ 2] The performances were conducted by Jimmy Knepper .[ 3]
The central piece is "The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady", that uses "Ellingtonian gestures: plunger mutes (including quotes from 'It Don't Mean a Thing, If It Ain't Got That Swing '); a wah-wah trombone and drums (Billy Hart ) duet; a slow fugue section similar to Ellington's in 'A Tone Parallel to Harlem'; and a solo piano interlude (Jaki Byard ).[ 1]
Releases
The album was released by Soul Note .[ 3] It was later included, with Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 1 and other albums, in the CAM Jazz 4-CD compilation Mingus Dynasty Big Band Charlie Mingus .[ 1]
Track listing
"Boogie Stop Shuffle"
"My Jelly Roll Soul"
"The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady"
"Goodbye Pork Pie Hat "
Personnel
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