MCA Impulse! · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Great Moments With Charles Mingus
| Recorded | c. 1981 |
|---|---|
| Label | MCA Impulse! |
| Released | 1981 |
| Personnel | 16 credited players |
| Discogs | master 509781 |
The record
A compilation drawing from Mingus's early-60s Impulse! dates, reissued to catch a wider audience -- Dolphy's alto and flute against a band stacked with Ervin, Byard, and Richmond keeps the arrangements loose and combustible. Less a single session than a sampler of Mingus's most volatile working units, worth owning for the personnel alone.
Session personnel
- Charlie Mariano — alto saxophone
- Eric Dolphy — alto saxophone, flute
- Charles Mingus — bass, piano
- Dannie Richmond — drums
- Walter Perkins — drums
- Jay Berliner — guitar
- Jaki Byard — piano
- Jerome Richardson — soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute
- Booker Ervin — tenor saxophone
- Dick Hafer — tenor saxophone, flute
- Britt Woodman — trombone
- Quentin Jackson — trombone
- Eddie Preston — trumpet
- Richard Williams — trumpet
- Rolf Ericson — trumpet
- Don Butterfield — tuba
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1981 | MCA Impulse! · MCA2-4128 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation earliest on file |
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| 1981 | MCA Impulse! |
| 1981 | MCA Impulse! · MCA301832 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | MCA Impulse! · MCAC2-4128 — Cassette, Compilation |
| 1981 | MCA Impulse! · MCA2-4128 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Pickneyville Pressing |
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