CHARLIE MINGUS The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (2005 issue US LP pressed on 180gram VINYL originally released in 1963 this was his first LP for Bob Thiele's fledgling label Impulse, after moving from Columbia, which highlights his compositional talent with a good portion of rhythmic variety to the melodiousness of his hero, Duke Ellington, and although Charlie Mariano's tenor saxophone is highlighted soloistically, it is really the varying timbres and changes in tempo that make this LP a sheer pleasure to listen to, sealed picture sleeve with authentic artwork reproduction) more...
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CHARLES MINGUS Jazz Portraits Avec Charlie Mingus (Rare 60s French only 4-track LP issue of the 1959 album, unique front laminated pinched spine flipback picture sleeve. This copy has come from the RTL Radio Reference Library & has been stamped &stickered to that effect, consequently the vinyl has been carefully handled from new & remains in near mint condition despite being over forty years old. You will be unlikely to ever find a better French copy than this! FELP225S) more...
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THE CHARLIE MINGUS QUINTET Chazz! (Rare 1962 US Fantasy label 'debut series' full radial Stereo LP, performed before a live audience at New York's Club Bohemia December 23rd, 1955. This album contains some of Mingus' more adventuresome and jubilant works, particularly Mal Waldron's turbulent piano on Work Song and Jump Monk. Pressed on vibrant blue vinyl, this record remains factory sealed from new in its original poly bag, with CAUTION sticker intact. Genius indeed) more...
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CHARLES MINGUS Mingus At Carnegie Hall (1974 US two-part LP, recorded live that year & starring John Handy, Roland Kirk, Don Pullen & more, pasted picture sleeve. The cover has an unfortunate 6" split along the spine but otherwise this copy isstill unopened & unplayed in the UK import stickered shrink. If you can live with a split spine then you have a mint & unplayed copy of this Mingus gem SD1667) more...
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CHARLES MINGUS Mingus At Monterey (Limited edition 1966 US mail order only 6-track double LP, recorded live at the 1964 Monterey Jazz Festival. This rare edition was privately pressed by the Charles Mingus Enterprises & comes housed in a heavyduty pasted sleeve with divider inside & sepia tinged cover with 'this album can be purchased only mail through the address below...' print on the back. The sleeve has a tiny tape repaired split at the bottom opening corner, which is barely n more...
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CHARLES MINGUS My Favorite Quintet (Limited edition 1966 US mail order only 7-track mono LP, recorded at the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre & starring 'saxophonist of tomorrow' Charles McPherson, Down Beat Poll-winner Dannie Richmond, Jaki Byard & Lonnie Hillyer. This rare edition was privately pressed by the Charles Mingus Enterprises & comes housed in a unique pasted & textured sleeve with 'this album can be purchased only mail through the address below...' print on the back. The sleevei more...
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CHARLES MINGUS My Favorite Quintet (Limited edition 1966 US mail order only 7-track mono LP, recorded at the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre & starring 'saxophonist of tomorrow' Charles McPherson, Down Beat Poll-winner Dannie Richmond, Jaki Byard & Lonnie Hillyer. This rare edition was privately pressed by the Charles Mingus Enterprises & comes housed in a unique pasted & textured sleeve with 'this album can be purchased only mail through the address below...' print on the back. The sleeve more...
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CHARLES MINGUS Jazz Workshop (1985 German issue of the 1956 9-track mono vinyl LP, picture sleeve. This copy is still sealed in its shrinkwrap, which although partially split at the opening edge, is Mint and unplayed WL70519) more...
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CHARLES MINGUS Reincarnation Of A Love Bird (Sealed 1988 German 5-track LP, originally recorded at Nola Penthouse Studios, New York City, 11th November 1960, picture sleeve. This copy remains sealed & unopened, the vinyl is mint & unplayed CS9026) more...
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CHARLES MINGUS Revenge! (1996 US 6-track Revenge Records/Jazz Workshop label promotional 2-CD set featuring a live 1964 performance with Eric Dolphy, this version lists the song 'Goodbye Pork Pie Hat' instead of 'So Long Eric', custom printed disc with the full tracklisting details) more...
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CHARLES MINGUS Jazz Gallery (1959 UK 3-track 7" EP in the Philips Jazz Gallery series, featuring Better Git It In Your Soul, Bird Calls & Jelly Roll, three classics from Ah Um, Mingus' masterpiece, front laminated flipback picture sleeve. This isa gorgeous one previous owner archive copy - both the sleeve & vinyl are near mint BBE12399) more...
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CHARLES MINGUS Jazz Profiles (2007 UK digitally remastered CD album - One of the most innovate bass players and composers of the 1950s and beyond, Charles Mingus made his name with his recordings for the Columbia label, and the pick of those classic records appears on this 10-track compilation, including 'Better Git It In Your Soul', 'Slop', 'Open Letter To Duke' and more...) more...
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CHARLES MINGUS Mingus Revisited (1965 UK 8-track mono LP in the Limelight Series, one of Mingus' early full-scale orchestral performances, starring Yusef Lateef & Eric Dolphy. This is a lovely one previous owner example. The sleeve is Near Mint with few signs of wear or play to the vinyl LML4009) more...
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CHARLES MINGUS Mingus Ah Um (1995 US limited edition Classic Records audiophile issue of the 1959 9-track stereo LP pressed on 180gm Virgin Vinyl, picture sleeve reproducing the original album artwork. This copy has been factory sealed from new in the original perforated poly & is therefore still mint & unplayed! CS8171)
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CHARLIE MINGUS Mingus Dynasty (US limited edition audiophile issue of the 1960 8-track LP pressed on 180gm Virgin Vinyl, picture sleeve reproducing the original album artwork. This copy has been factory sealed from new in the original custom stickered shrink & is therefore still mint & unplayed! CL1440) more...
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CHARLES MINGUS Mingus Plays Piano (Rare original 1965 French 11-track LP recorded on 30th July 1963, unique front laminated flipback picture sleeve variant with French text on the back. Both sleeve & vinyl show few signs of age - a fantastic copyof this classic!) more...
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CHARLES MINGUS Passions Of A Man - The Complete Atlantic Recordings 1956-1961 (Superb 1997 US SIX CD box set containing a total of forty music tracks plus an interview CD by Neshui Ertegun, complete with a 120-page illustrated hardback book, all housed in a 6" x 5½" high quality picture box. This box set encompasses what is, by popular opinion, his best recording period, with the energy and passion of the songs, the high level of musicianship and the clarity and sheer quality o more...
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CHARLES MINGUS Blues & Roots (Rare 1959 US 6-track LP on the mostly white 'bullseye' Atlantic label including original advert inner, front laminated pasted picture sleeve with tape reinforced edges. Apart from one audible surface mark on side one, both sleeve & vinyl are in fantastic condition. This LP has come from the vast personal collection of the former Director of Publicity & Marketing for Blue Note in the USA & has been individually stamped & annotated on the back of the sleeve as being part of his Jazz Archive - A true piece of Jazz history!) more...
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CHARLES MINGUS The Complete Debut Recordings (Rare 1990 US 169-track TWELVE CD boxed set including SIXTY-FOUR preciously unissued tracks featuring everything recorded for the label between 1951 & 1958, complete with a superb forty page booklet with an essay by Ira Gitler, all housed in a solid 12" fliptop picture box. This copy has remained factory sealed from new!) more...
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CHARLES MINGUS SEXTET with ERIC DOLPHY Cornell 1964 (2007 UK 9-track 2-CD album set - Presented in it's entirety, this performance from one of Charles' star ensembles on March 18th, 1964 is regarded as one of the most joyous & exciting of his considerable career, featuring storming versions of some of the great tunes from his canon such as a half hour excursion into his own 'Fables and Faubus' & 'Meditations', a rollicking extended version of Billy Strayhorn's 'Take The 'A' Train' and Eric Dolphy's unique arrangement of Fats Waller's 'Jitterbug Waltz') more...
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CHARLES MINGUS The Jazz Experiments Of... (2008 UK 6-track LP pressed on 180gram - Originally released as two 10" records called Jazzical Moods, this is one of Mingus' best records from the 1950s. These 1954 sessions include the work of John LaPorta, Teo Macero, Thad Jones, Jackson Wiley and Clem De Rosa, creating a cool jazz sound that soars over 6 tracks, including a great rendition of 'Stormy Weather'.) more...
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CHARLES MINGUS East Coasting (2008 UK 6-track LP pressed on 180gram Vinyl - Originally released in 1957 on Bethlehem, this is one of Mingus' best works of the period. 6 tracks of hard bop and modernist playing with the help of some top notch players: Jimmy Knepper [trombone], Shafi Hadi [sax], Clarence Shaw [trumpet], Dannie Richmond [drums] and Bill Evans [piano], picture sleeve) more...
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CHARLES MINGUS Mingus At Antibes (1976 US 6-track double LP, recorded live by Barclay Studios for Atlantic at the Antibes Jazz Festival in Juan-Les Pins, France on the 13th of July 1960, starring Ted Curson, Eric Dolphy, Booker Ervin, Dannie Richmond & special guest Bud Powell, including one of Mingus' toughest compositions, What Love, partly based on What Is This Thing Called Love, which should not be missing from any Mingus collection! The gatefold picture sleeve shows minimalshe more...
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CHARLES MINGUS A Modern Jazz Symposium (2009 UK issue digitally remastered 5-track LP pressed on 180gram VINYL, originally released in 1957 on the Bethlehem label,this obscure album shows Mingus exploring new territory with his sextet while incorporating vocals into his work, On the opening track, 'Scenes In The City', Mel Stewart [who played Henry Jefferson in the American TV series All In the Family], performs a spoken word piece written by actor and playwright Lonne Elder II more...
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CHARLES MINGUS Mingus Ah Um (1969 UK mono issue of the all time classic 1959 9-track LP, housed in a really nice, alternate front laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve shows light signs of age mainly to the unlaminated back, with some ringwear scuffs & the vinyl grades EXcellent with the odd light scuff and just faint signs of play. If you only ever need one Mingus album make sure it's this one!)
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CHARLES MINGUS SEXTET with ERIC DOLPHY Cornell 1964 (2007 US 9-track advance promotional 2-CD album set - Presented in it's entirety, this performance from one of Charles' star ensembles on March 18th, 1964 is regarded as one of the most joyous &exciting of his considerable career, featuring storming versions of some of the great tunes from his canon such as a half hour excursion into his own 'Fables and Faubus' & 'Meditations', a rollicking extended version of Billy Strayhorn's 'Take The 'A' Train' and Eric Dolphy's unique arrangement of Fats Waller's 'Jitterbug Waltz'. Custom printed discs complete with a title/tracklisting back insert) more...
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CHARLES MINGUS Tijuana Moods (70s US orange RCA Victor label stereo issue of the 1962 5-track vinyl LP, one of the best record's Mingus ever made, as the man himself testifies in the album notes. Includes the wonderful Ysabel's Table Dance tune. Pasted picture sleeve. The sleeve shows light ringwear scuffs with some creasing and foxing mainly to the reverse, this copy has a small sticker mark to the backcover, the vinyl is in 'near mint' condition! LPM/LSP-2533) more...
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CHARLES MINGUS QUINTET Chazz! (1978 US brown label 6-track stereo LP, performed before a live audience at New York's Club Bohemia on December 23rd, 1955. This album contains some of Mingus' more adventuresome & jubilant works, particularly MalWaldron's turbulent piano on Work Song & Jump Monk. The pasted sleeve shows only a little light discolouring around the edges & the vinyl is Excellent with minimal play F-86002) more...
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CHARLES MINGUS Tijuana Moods (Rare 1997 US limited edition 5-track Audiophile 20 bit remastered 24ct Gold CD, originally released in 1962 and recorded in 1957 with Jimmy Knepper, Curtis Porter, Clarence Shaw, Bill Triglia, Danny Richmond, Frankie Dunlop, Ysabel Morel and Lobbie Elder; fold-out picture sleeve with sleeve notes by Charles himsels and Martin Williams, extremely collectable, very hard to find edition of this audiophile quality issue, n more...
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CHARLES MINGUS SEXTET East Coasting (1982 UK issue of the 1957 6-track mono LP, also featuring Jimmy Knepper on Trombone, Shafi Hadi on Sax, Clarence Shaw on Trumpet, Dannie Richmond on Drums & Bill Evans on Piano. This is one of Mingus' bestworks of the period. Six tracks of hard bop & modernist playing with the help of some top notch players. The picture sleeve shows the odd light corner crease & the vinyl is Excellent AFF86) more...
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