Composer of the Week - Charles Mingus - This Is Almost My Time (1957-1959)

Donald Macleod and Brian Priestley explore Mingus's music of the late 1950s, looking at the factors affecting his composing, from gospel influences to his working relationships with his bandmates. While some of these collaborations were successful and enduring, others ended in violence. Haitian Fight Song The Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop Rhino 7567901422 Tr 1 Ysabel's Table Dance Charles Mingus (double bass) Jimmy Knepper (trombone) Ysabel Morel (castanets/vocals) Curtis Porter (alto saxophone) Clarence Shaw (trumpet) Bill Triglia (piano) Danny Richmond (drums) Bluebird ND 85644 Tr 2 Scenes In The City Clarence Shaw (trumpet) Jimmy Knepper (trombone) Shafi Hadi (alto and tenor saxophone) Bob Hammer (piano) Charles Mingus (double bass) Dannie Richmond (drums) Charly 19 AAD Tr 7 Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting Charles Mingus (double bass) Jackie McLean, John Handy (alto saxophone) Booker Ervin (tenor saxophone) Pepper Adams (baritone saxophone) Jimmy Knepper, Willie Dennis (trombone) Horace Parlan (piano) Dannie Richmond (drums) Atlantic 781 336-2 Tr 1 Moanin' Charles Mingus (double bass) Jackie McLean/John Handy (alto saxophone) Booker Ervin (tenor saxophone) Pepper Adams (baritone saxophone) Jimmy Knepper/Willie Dennis (trombone) Horace Parlan (piano) Dannie Richmond (drums) Atlantic 781 336-2 Tr 3.