Charles Mingus Blues & Roots (Atlantic 75 Series) 180g 45rpm 2LP (Use code: FREESHIPPING at Checkout Two Orders or More UK Only)

180g 45rpm Double LP!

Atlantic 75 Historic Reissue Series from Analogue Productions!

AllMusic marks Charles Mingus' Blues & Rootsas a rejoinder to the critical carping that the virtuoso bass player and accomplished jazz pianist and bandleader and his evocative music "somehow didn't swing enough." For this album Mingus turned to the earthiest and earliest sources of black musical expression — blues, gospel, and old-time New Orleans jazz. The resulting album ranks arguably as Mingus' most joyously swinging outing.

Recorded in 1959 and released in 1960, Blues & Roots' birth was explained by Mingus in the album's liner notes: "This record is unusual-it presents only one part of my musical world, the blues. A year ago, Nesuhi Ertegün suggested that I record an entire blues album in the style of 'Haitian Fight Song' (in Atlantic LP 1260), because some people, particularly critics, were saying I didn't swing enough. He wanted to give them a barrage of soul music: churchy, blues, swinging, earthy. I thought it over. I was born swinging and clapped my hands in church as a little boy, but I've grown up and I like to do things other than just swing. But blues can do more than just swing. So I agreed."

Features

• Atlantic 75 Series
• 180g Vinyl
• 45rpm
• Double LP
• Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from the Original Analog Tape
• Plated & Pressed at Quality Record Pressings & RTI
• Gatefold Old-Style "Tip-On" Jacket by Stoughton Printing

• Selections

  Side One:

  1. Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
  2. Cryin' Blues

  Side Two:

  1. Moanin'

  Side Three:

  1. Tensions
  2. My Jelly Roll Soul

  Side Four:

  1. E's Flat Ah's Flat Too