Charles Mingus – The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus: Bethlehem Records 70th Ann (180g Vinyl LP)

Charles Mingus’ 1954 Album The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus Reissued to Celebrate Bethlehem Records 70th Anniversary on 180g LP. Cut from the Analog Master Tapes by Bernie Grundman.

The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus is a farily obscure 1954 collaboration between Charles Mingus and John LaPorta that contains both modern classical and cool jazz compositions plus Mingus’ piano debut. This six-piece set includes fresh arrangements of “What Is This Thing Called Love” and “Stormy Weather. Cut from the Analog Master Tapes by Bernie Grundman. This edition is housed in a Deluxe Gloss Tip-On Album Jacket.

Musicians:
Charles Mingus, bass & piano
John LaPorta, clarinet & alto saxophone
Teo Macero, tenor & baritone saxophone
Thad Jones, trumpet
Jackson Wiley, cello
Clem DeRosa, drums

Side A:

1. What Is This Thing Called Love
2. Minor Intrusion
3. Stormy Weather

Side B:

1. Four Hands
2. Thrice Upon a Theme
3. The Spur of the Moment