Artist: Charles Mingus & John LaPorta
Album: Jazzical Moods
Genre: Post-Bop, Hard Bop
Label: Period/Original Jazz Classics
Released: 1954/1995
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
- What Is This Thing Called Love? (Porter) - 8:08
- Stormy Weather (Koehler-Arlen) - 3:17
- Minor Intrusion (Mingus) - 10:13
- Abstractions (Macero) - 4:15
- Thrice Upon a Theme (Mingus) - 6:40
- Four Hands (Mingus-LaPorta) - 8:50
- The Spur of the Moment/Echonitus (Mingus) - 8:36
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- Personnel:
- Charles Mingus - bass, piano, leader
- John LaPorta - clarinet, alto saxophone
- Teo Macero - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
- Thad Jones - trumpet (#1-5)
- Jackson Wiley - cello (#1-5)
- Clem DeRosa - drums
Originally recorded for Period Records in 1954, this fairly obscure early Charles Mingus session is a collaboration with composer John LaPorta, who is heard on clarinet and alto saxophone. It's a fascinating effort that shows Mingus' awareness of both modern European classical composition and cool jazz.
The set includes a mix of Mingus and LaPorta originals, plus freshly arranged standards like "What Is This Thing Called Love" and "Stormy Weather." Also on hand are the great trumpeter Thad Jones and saxophonist/producer Teo Macero. The album features Mingus' debut on piano.