The deepest part of Mingus' music, where rebelliousness and lyricism collide.
Charles Mingus' masterpiece, "The Mingus Dynasty," released in 1959, is a culmination of rich expression that intertwines artistic ambition and personal emotion that transcends the boundaries of jazz.
Mingus Dynasty is an important work by Charles Mingus, recorded in 1959 and reissued in 1973. Produced in the same year as his masterpiece Mingus Ah Um, this album is more free-form and more Mingus-like in its blurring of the boundaries between composition and improvisation. In tracks like "Diane" and "Gunslinging Bird," lyrical melodies collide with sudden ensembles, as if the music is "telling" a story and expressing feelings. Anti-establishment, passionate, and beautiful at the same time, this is a work that proves that jazz is not just entertainment, but a means of self-expression.
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10 TRACKS:
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1)
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Slop
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2)
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Diane
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3)
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Song With Orange
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4)
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Gunslinging Bird
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5)
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Things Ain't What They Used To Be
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Far Wells, Mill Valley
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New Now Know How
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Mood Indigo
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9)
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Put Me In That Dungeon
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10)
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Strollin'
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Trumpet - Richard Williams
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Reeds - Jerome Richardson
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Reeds - Benny Golson
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Bass, Composed By - Charles Mingus
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Reeds - John Handy
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Producer - Teo Macero
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Drums - Dannie Richmond
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Reissue Producer - Michael Cuscuna
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Reeds - Booker Ervin
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Trombone - Jimmy Knepper
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Piano - Roland Hanna
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Vibraphone - Teddy Charles
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Trumpet - Don Ellis
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Ensemble - Charles Mingus And His Jazz Groups