Mingus Moves

1974 studio album by Charles Mingus

Mingus Moves

Studio album by

Charles Mingus

Released| 1974
Recorded| October 29–31, 1973
Genre| Jazz
Length| 62:34
Label| Atlantic
Producer| Nesuhi Ertegun
Charles Mingus chronology
| Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert
(1972)  | Mingus Moves
(1974)  | Mingus at Carnegie Hall
(1974)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide| [2]

Mingus Moves is an album by the jazz composer and bassist Charles Mingus, recorded in 1973 and released in 1974.

## The music

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Mingus Moves (Atlantic SD 1653) is one of the late works of American jazz bassist, composer, and bandleader Charles Mingus. He hired three new musicians for the recording: Don Pullen on piano; Ronald Hampton on trumpet, and George Adams on tenor saxophone. Drummer Dannie Richmond, a stalwart of Mingus's bands in the 1950s and '60s, rejoined the band on the first day of recording after not working with the bassist for several years.

The album, although not generally regarded as one of Mingus's best, does feature three remarkable compositions: "Canon", "Opus 3", and "Opus 4". "Canon" is a theme, as the title suggests, that can be superimposed upon itself. The song has a spiritual character, à la Coltrane, and is played with a warm sound by Pullen and Adams. This tune was also released on Hal Willner's tribute CD: Weird Nightmare - Meditations on Mingus. "Opus 3" is based on the Mingus's 1957 composition "Pithecanthropus Erectus", in which certain sections are played without key or meter restrictions. "Opus 4" is a straight-ahead swinger that features Don Pullen playing a free solo part.

The other tunes include "Moves", a composition written and sung (along with Honi Gordon) by Doug Hammond, Richmond's predecessor; "Wee", composed and arranged by Sy Johnson, who also worked with Mingus on Let My Children Hear Music (1971) and Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert (1972); "Flowers", written by Adams; and "Newcomer" by Pullen, dedicated to his newborn daughter.

The CD released in 1993 contains the bonus tracks "Big Alice" and "The Call", which were recorded during the same sessions.

The quadrophonic mix was released on Blu-ray in 2023 without the bonus tracks, but including a high resolution stereo mix.

## Track listing

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(All compositions by Mingus except where noted.)

1. "Canon" – 5:28
2. "Opus 4" – 6:39
3. "Moves" (Doug Hammond) – 3:43
4. "Wee" (Sy Johnson) – 8:57
5. "Flowers for a Lady" (George Adams)– 6:44
6. "Newcomer" (Don Pullen) – 7:13
7. "Opus 3" – 10:26
8. "Big Alice" (Don Pullen) – 5:44 (bonus track)
9. "The Call" – 7:13 (later credited Ronald Hampton as writer)

## Personnel

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* Ronald Hampton – Trumpet
* Doug Hammond – Vocals
* Honi Gordon – Vocals
* George Adams – Tenor sax, flute
* Dannie Richmond – Drums
* Don Pullen – Piano
* Charles Mingus – Bass

## References

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1. ^ Yanow, Scott (2011). "Mingus Moves - Charles Mingus | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 141. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

## External links

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* Nat Hentoff: Liner Notes for Mingus Moves (Atlantic)
* Paula Edelstein in allaboutjazz [1]
* Andrew Homzy, in: Charles Mingus, More Than a Fake Book. Hal Leonard Corporation 1991 ISBN 0-7935-0900-9

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Discography

Studio
albums|

* The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus
* Jazz Composers Workshop
* Pithecanthropus Erectus
* The Clown
* East Coasting
* Mingus Three
* A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry
* Mingus Ah Um
* Blues & Roots
* Mingus Dynasty
* Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus
* Pre-Bird
* Mingus
* Oh Yeah
* Tijuana Moods
* Money Jungle
* The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
* Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
* Tonight at Noon
* Mingus Plays Piano
* Blue Bird
* Pithycanthropus Erectus
* Let My Children Hear Music
* Mingus Moves
* Changes One
* Changes Two
* Three or Four Shades of Blues
* His Final Work
* Cumbia & Jazz Fusion
* Something Like a Bird
* Charles Mingus with Orchestra
* Reincarnation of a Lovebird

Live
albums|

* Mingus at the Bohemia (1956)
* Jazz Portraits: Mingus in Wonderland (1959)
* The Complete Town Hall Concert (1962)
* The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach (1963)
* Astral Weeks (1964)
* Town Hall Concert (1964)
* Revenge! (1964)
* The Great Concert of Charles Mingus (1964)
* Mingus in Europe Volume I (1964)
* Mingus in Europe Volume II (1964)
* Right Now: Live at the Jazz Workshop (1964)
* Mingus at Monterey (1964)
* My Favorite Quintet (1965)
* Music Written for Monterey 1965 (1965)
* Charles Mingus Sextet In Berlin (1970)
* Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert (1972)
* Mingus at Antibes (1974)
* Mingus at Carnegie Hall (1974)
* Cornell 1964 (2007)

Books|

* Beneath the Underdog (1971 autobiography)

Related|

* Mingus Big Band
* Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard
* Mingus Dynasty
* Sue Mingus
* Jazz at Massey Hall (1953)
* Weary Blues (1958)
* Newport Rebels (1960)
* Pepper Adams Plays the Compositions of Charlie Mingus (1964)
* Mingus (1979)
* Epitaph (1990)
* Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968
* Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog (1998 documentary)

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* MusicBrainz release group

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