Black Saint And The Sinner Lad

Product Details

Artist : Charles Mingus
Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 0011105017428
Label : Universal Music Group
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : Music
Release Date : 1995-11-08
UPC : 011105017428

ASIN : B000003N81

Track Listings for

Disc-1
1. Track A - Solo Dancer
2. Track B - Duet Solo Dancers
3. Track C - Group Dancers
4. Mode D - Trio and Group Dancers/Mode E - Single Solos and Group Dance

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com essential recording

This 1963 recording occupies a special place in Mingus's work, his most brilliantly realized extended composition. The six-part suite is a broad canvas for the bassist's tumultuous passions, ranging from islands of serenity for solo guitar and piano to waves of contrapuntal conflict and accelerating rhythms that pull the listener into the musical psychodrama. It seems to mingle and transform both the heights and clichés of jazz orchestration, from Mingus's master, Duke Ellington, to film noir soundtracks. The result is a masterpiece of sounds and textures, from the astonishing vocal effects of the plunger-muted trumpets and trombone (seeming to speak messages just beyond the range of understanding) to the soaring romantic alto of Charlie Mariano. Boiling beneath it all are the teeming, congested rhythms of Mingus and drummer Dannie Richmond and the deep morass of tuba and baritone saxophone. This is one of the greatest works in jazz composition, and it's remarkable that Mingus dredged this much emotional power from a group of just 11 musicians. --Stuart Broomer

Customer Reviews

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!! A STUNNING ACHIEVEMENT!!! (2004-07-19)

Words cannot adequately describe this magnificent achievement. Probably the most stellar orchestra of Mingus' career playing a true masterpiece FLAT OUT. Mingus outdid himself on this one. Intense! Very Intense!!

Charlie Mariano's powerful alto sax is positively heroic thoughout. From the opening track with Jerome Richardson's emotional soprano sax solo riding an orchestral hurricane and Quentin 'Butter' Jackson's mind-bending trombone solo, it'll grab you and give you the ride of your young musical life. Ranks along side Ellington's best works (and you can hear Duke's influence which Mingus readily admitted). Buy it and sit back for a real, mesmerizing musical experience like few you will ever experience.

Gawd Amighty! (2004-02-05)

Brilliant. The musicians sound positively possessed. What screaming urgency. This piece is utterly, primally evocative. Listening, images swirl and swoop, enter and exit..film noir, uncertain edgy urban landscapes, scotch rocks tinkling in lonely shadow 3A.M. bad bar. Id gone mad. Alleys gangways musky sex 110 degrees threat. Gorgeous dangerous, so much so this music scares me. Black Saint is genius. Makes most compositions and musicians sound trite.

Five stars are not enough (2003-05-29)

If you are a fan of jazz, real jazz, and you have not heard this album, slap yourself now. If you are a fan of brilliant music and you have not heard this album, slap yourself and then slap the person next to you for not telling you to listen. This is the most amazing jazz album in the history of mankind. Period.

bought because of cover! (2003-03-13)

I had never heard of Charles Migus the first time I saw this alblum. I puachased it because of the cover. That was about 300 jazz records ago, and I still listen to this one.

more gorgeous music from the maestro (2002-12-11)

I can't hope to describe this music, it's too complex and wonderful, and just amazing. The great Prince Jazzbo said "he who feels it knows it", and this music, like all of this great composers masterpieces, must be felt.

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