The Jazz Show Episode April 25, 2022

Bassist/Composer Charles Mingus: "Mingus in Bremen 1975"

9:03pm - 12:32am

As we conclude our tribute to the 100th Birthday Anniversary of bassist/composer/band leader Charles Mingus, we present tonight's very long Jazz Feature. It is a concert by what many believe is his last great band. The concert takes place in Bremen, Germany at Postaula, a concert venue, on July 9,1975. The band and most of the repertoire was heard on two Atlantic Records albums "Changes 1 & 2" but on the studio recordings some of the tunes had to be edited for space. This doesn't occur here as they were in concert and there are no edits. Hence the length of tonight's Jazz Feature. The band consists of Jack Walrath on trumpet (the only living member), George Adams on tenor saxophone, Don Pullen on piano, Dannie Richmond on drums and Mingus. Each tune is given a long exploration and is one of the most compelling and exciting Mingus performances from this period. Check it out tonight as our Jazz Feature, you won't regret it!

Track Listing:

Black Bats and Poles
Charles Mingus · Mingus in Bremen (1975)
Fables of Faubus
Charles Mingus · Mingus in Bremen (1975)
Duke Ellington's Sound of Love
Charles Mingus · Mingus in Bremen (1975)
Sue's Changes
Charles Mingus · Mingus in Bremen (1975)
For Harry Carney
Charles Mingus · Mingus in Bremen (1975)
Free Cell Block 'F":'Tis Nazi USA
Charles Mingus · Mingus in Bremen (1975)
Gone With the Wind
Ella Fitgrerald · Ella in Berlin
Misty
Ella Fitzgerald · Ella in Berlin
The Lady is a Tramp
Ella Fitzgerald · Ella in Berlin
Mack the Knife
Ella Fitzgerald · Ella in Berlin
How High the Moon
Ella Fitzgerald · Ella in Berlin
Vertige
Ariane Racicot · Envolee
Coffee and Cigarettes
Ariane Racicot · Envolee
Peaches and Cream
Lee Morgan/Wayne Shorter · The Young Lions
Fat Lady (alternate take)
Lee Morgan/Wayne Shorter · The Young Lions
Let's Split
Bennie Green · Jazz: Studio 1.