The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (MCA early cd issue with different cover)

~ Release by Charles Mingus (see all versions of this release, 12 available)

Annotation

Recording Date: 1963/01/20
Location: New York City, USA
Additional: Possibly Mingus masterpiece, at least his most acclaimed release from the first half of his career. Essential for anybody interested in jazz, hardcore fans or casual listeners.
The complete titles are as follow:
Track A: Solo Dancer: Stop! Look! And Listen, Sinner Jim Whitney!
Track B: Duet Solo Dancers: Hearts' Beat and Shades in Physical Embraces
Track C: Group Dancers: (Soul Fusion) Freewoman and Oh, This Freedom's Slave Cries
Mode D: Trio and Group Dancers: Stop! Look! and Sing Songs of Revolutions!
Mode E: Single Solos and Group Dance: Saint and Sinner Join in Merriment on Battle Front
Mode F: Group and Solo Dance: Of Love, Pain and Passioned Revolt, then Farewell, My Beloved

TEMP:
Rolf Ericson - trumpet
Richard Williams - trumpet
Charlie Mariano - alto sax
Jerome Richardson - soprano sax, flute
Dick Hafer - tenor sax, flute
Quentin Jackson - trombone
Don Butterfield - tuba
Jaki Byard - piano
Jay Berliner - guitar
Charles Mingus - bass, piano
Dannie Richmond - drums

Annotation last modified on 2012-05-12 11:54 UTC.

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Track A: Solo Dancer
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-01-20)
recording engineer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer) (from 1963-01-20 to present)
engineer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
alto saxophone:
Charles Mariano (on 1963-01-20)
baritone saxophone:
Dick Hafer and Jerome Richardson (on 1963-01-20)
bass:
Charles Mingus
double bass and piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1963-01-20)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1963-01-20)
flute:
Dick Hafer (on 1963-01-20) and Jerome Richardson (on 1963-01-20)
guitar:
Jay Berliner (on 1963-01-20)
oboe:
Dick Hafer
piano:
Charles Mingus and Jaki Byard (on 1963-01-20)
soprano saxophone:
Jerome Richardson (on 1963-01-20)
tenor saxophone:
Dick Hafer (on 1963-01-20)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1963-01-20)
trumpet:
Rolf Ericson (on 1963-01-20) and Richard Williams (jazz trumpeter) (on 1963-01-20)
tuba:
Don Butterfield (on 1963-01-20)
recording of:
Track A: Solo Dancer (on 1963-01-20)
composer:
Charles Mingus
6:39
2Track B: Duet Solo Dancers
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-01-20)
engineer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Mariano (on 1963-01-20)
baritone saxophone and soprano saxophone:
Jerome Richardson (on 1963-01-20)
double bass and piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1963-01-20)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1963-01-20)
flute:
Dick Hafer (on 1963-01-20) and Jerome Richardson (on 1963-01-20)
guitar:
Jay Berliner (on 1963-01-20)
piano:
Jaki Byard (on 1963-01-20)
tenor saxophone:
Dick Hafer (on 1963-01-20)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1963-01-20)
trumpet:
Rolf Ericson (on 1963-01-20) and Richard Williams (jazz trumpeter) (on 1963-01-20)
tuba:
Don Butterfield (on 1963-01-20)
recording of:
Track B: Duet Solo Dancers (on 1963-01-20)
composer:
Charles Mingus
46:45
3Track C: Group Dancers
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-01-20)
engineer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Mariano (on 1963-01-20)
baritone saxophone and soprano saxophone:
Jerome Richardson (on 1963-01-20)
double bass and piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1963-01-20)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1963-01-20)
flute:
Dick Hafer (on 1963-01-20) and Jerome Richardson (on 1963-01-20)
guitar:
Jay Berliner (on 1963-01-20)
piano:
Jaki Byard (on 1963-01-20)
tenor saxophone:
Dick Hafer (on 1963-01-20)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1963-01-20)
trumpet:
Rolf Ericson (on 1963-01-20) and Richard Williams (jazz trumpeter) (on 1963-01-20)
tuba:
Don Butterfield (on 1963-01-20)
recording of:
Track C: Group Dancers (on 1963-01-20)
composer:
Charles Mingus
7:22
4Mode D: Trio and Group Dancers / Mode E: Single Solos and Group Dance / Mode F: Group and Solo Dance
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-01-20)
engineer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Mariano (on 1963-01-20)
baritone saxophone and soprano saxophone:
Jerome Richardson (on 1963-01-20)
double bass and piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1963-01-20)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1963-01-20)
flute:
Dick Hafer (on 1963-01-20) and Jerome Richardson (on 1963-01-20)
guitar:
Jay Berliner (on 1963-01-20)
piano:
Jaki Byard (on 1963-01-20)
tenor saxophone:
Dick Hafer (on 1963-01-20)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1963-01-20)
trumpet:
Rolf Ericson (on 1963-01-20) and Richard Williams (jazz trumpeter) (on 1963-01-20)
tuba:
Don Butterfield (on 1963-01-20)
recording of:
Mode D: Trio and Group Dancers / Mode E: Single Solos and Group Dance / Mode F: Group and Solo Dance (on 1963-01-20)
composer:
Charles Mingus
18:39