| Mingus Big Band / Live In Tokyo |
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| Album: | Live In Tokyo | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Mingus Big Band | Added: | Nov 2006 | |
| Label: | Sue Mingus Music | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2007-02-18 | Pull Date: | 2007-04-22 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Apr 22 | Apr 8 | Apr 1 | Mar 18 | Mar 4 | Feb 25 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 23, 2014: | Jump, Jive, and Jazz Bird Calls | 4. | Apr 06, 2007: | Memory Select Opus Four | |
| 2. | May 12, 2010: | Sunshine ... in the Afternoon Prayer For Passive Resistance | 5. | Mar 27, 2007: | Cincinnati Kid Prayer For Passive Resistance | |
| 3. | Apr 16, 2007: | Ducks as a metaphor Wham Ban | 6. | Mar 16, 2007: | No Cover, No Minimum Ecclusiastics |
| Album Review |
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| Craig Matsumoto Reviewed 2007-02-11 | ||
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Mainstream stuff: A big band whose mission is to keep Charles Mingus' music and legacy alive. It's got that contempo club sound -- slick and smoothed over, but still packs some punch. Lacks the revolutionary edge of the originals, but there's still plenty of good playing on here. Tracks are mostly mid/fast; they're all quite good. Instrumental; FCC clean. 1- Fast 2- Fast, with a swingy punch 3- Fast, rather sweet 4- Goofy bird calls (vocals and saxes), then a fast jam including some criss-crossing sax solos. 5- Creeping theme, mid/fast but heavy like morning fog. Gets more swingy after the intro. Bass solo opens. 6- Bluesy, slinky 7- Mid/fast and breezy, with flute 8- Gospel cooldown, with spirited preaching up front | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Wham Ban | 5. | Meditations | |||
| 2. | Opus Four | 6. | Prayer For Passive Resistance | |||
| 3. | Celia | 7. | Free Cell Block F | |||
| 4. | Bird Calls | 8. | Ecclusiastics |