3LP 180g Black Vinyl
A deluxe edition of Charles Mingus’ classic 1974 live album for Atlantic Records. This 3LP expanded release with deluxe packaging includes over an hour of previously unreleased material sequenced in the order of the original performance, as well as never before seen photos by original photographer Gosta Peterson and new liner notes by Jazz historian & producer, Michael Cuscuna.
Personnel: Personnel on unreleased tracks are: Charles Mingus, bass; Don Pullen, piano; George Adams, tenor saxophone; Jon Faddis, trumpet; Hamiet Bluiett, baritone saxophone; Dannie Richmond, drums.
Personnel on Perdido & C Jam Blues are: all the above plus guest artists: Charles MacPherson (alto saxophone); John Handy (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Rahsaan Roland Kirk, tenor saxophone, stritch.
Originally recorded in January 19, 1974, Mingus At Carnegie Hall was released as a 1LP that only featured 2 long tracks ("C Jam Blues" and "Perdido") from the concert; one track per LP side, and features Jon Faddis, Charles McPherson, John Handy, George Adams, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Hamiet Bluiett, Don Pullen, and Dannie Richmond. Yet the original concert in January of '74 included 2 hours of performances, but nearly 70+ minutes were left on the cutting room floor. With jazz music on the decline in the US in the 1970s, Atlantic Records was probably concerned about releasing a 3LP set at a higher price point that only the most ardent fans would purchase at the time.
Well after 47 years and in honour of 2021's Black Music Month, Run Out Groove has righted the course of this ship, issuing the complete 1974 Mingus At Carnegie Hall album with over 72 minutes of unreleased material and putting the original running order of the concert in correct sequence.
LP 1
Side A
Introduction*
Peggy’s Blue Skylight*
Side B
Celia*
LP 2
Side A
Fables Of Faubus*
Side B
Big Alice*
LP3
Side A
Perdido
Side B
C Jam Blues
*Previously unreleased