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Charles Mingus breathed new life into some old songs with an eleven piece powerhouse ensemble and hit us in our soul with this incandescent bloom.  Pleased with the results of his masterful 'The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady', Mingus was excited to use the same big band approach with songs from his back catalogue.  To add to the confusion, some of them have new names.  

'Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus' was recorded in two separate sessions with slightly different lineups in 1963:  one in January and the other in September.  Bob Thiele produced the album with Charles Mingus on bass, piano, and vocals;  Jay Berliner on guitar;  Don Butterfield on trombone and tuba;  Jaki Byard on piano;  Eric Dolphy on flute and alto saxophone;  Rolf Ericson, Eddie Preston, and Richard Gene Williams on trumpet;  Booker Ervin on tenor saxophone;  Dick Hafer on clarinet, flute, oboe, and tenor saxophone;  Quentin Jackson and Britt Woodman on trombone;  Charlie Mariano on alto saxophone;  Walter Perkins and Dannie Richmond on drums; and Jerome Richardson on flute, baritone saxophone, and soprano saxophone.  







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"II B.S." 
 "Haitian Fight Song" on The Clown (also recorded as "Hog Callin' Blues" on Oh Yeah)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5N3kQfNaPE







"Hora Decubitus" 
"E's Flat, Ah's Flat Too" on Blues & Roots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hMBHLlEoPo




"Freedom" 
 "Freedom" on Epitaph
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23sah6aWk3A



This mule ain’t from Moscow.
This mule ain’t from the South.
But this mule's had some learnin' 
Mostly mouth-to-mouth.

This mule could be called stubborn, and lazy,
But in a clever sorta’ way
This mule could be workin’, waitin’ and learnin’ and plannin’ 
For a sacred kind of day- 
A day when burnin’ sticks and crosses 
Is not mere child’s play, 
But a madman in his most incandescent bloom
Whose lover’s soul is imperfection, in its most lustrous groom.

So stand, fast young Romeo
Soothe in contemplation 
Thy burning whole and aching thigh
Your stubbornness is ever-living
And cruel anxiety is about to die.

Freedom for your daddy
Freedom for your momma
Freedom for your brothers and sisters
But no freedom for me.

Freedom for your daddy’s daddy
Freedom for your momma’s momma
Freedom for your brothers and sisters
But no freedom for me.

Freedom for your daddy’s daddy
Freedom for your momma’s momma
Freedom for your brothers and sisters
But no freedom for me.









'Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus'
full album:

https://myspace.com/charlesmingus/music/album/mingus-mingus-mingus-mingus-mingus-2246


http://www.last.fm/music/Charles+Mingus/Mingus+Mingus+Mingus+Mingus+Mingus





All tracks composed by Charles Mingus, except where noted.

"II B.S." – 4:48
"I X Love" – 7:41
"Celia" – 6:14
"Mood Indigo" (Duke Ellington/Barney Bigard) – 4:45
"Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul" – 6:30
"Theme for Lester Young" – 5:51
"Hora Decubitus" – 4:41
"Freedom" – 5:10  (bonus)