Charles Mingus' “The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady”, a six-part suite recorded on January 20th 1963, is among the most acclaimed jazz records of the 20th century.
It’s is a feast of virtuoso performances, shifting moods and textures, and detailed background work by Charles Mingus’ eleven-piece band. Mingus also clearly draws on experiences gleaned from his long-standing relationship with Duke Ellington, and even acknowledges the flamenco themes brought to prominence by Miles Davis and Gil Evans’s Sketches of Spain; haunting bluesiness, dancing vivacity, and moments of Andalusian heat.
One of the high-water marks for avant-garde jazz in the '60s and arguably Mingus' most brilliant moment.


Charles Mingus

The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
(From A Poem: "Touch my beloved's thought while her world's affluence crumbles at my feet.")

1963




CD / 1995 / Remastered / 320Kbps


Tracklist:

1. Solo Dancer (Stop! And Listen, Sinner Jim Whitney!)

2. Duet Solo Dancers (Heart's Beat And Shades In Physical Embraces)

3. Group Dancers [Soul Fusion] Freewoman And Oh This Freedom's Slave Cries)

4. Trio and Group Dancers (Stop! Look! And Sing Songs Of Revolutions!)
Single Solos And Group Dance (Saint And Sinner Join In Merriment On Bottle Front)
Group And Solo Dance (Of Love, Pain, And Passioned Revolt, Then Farewell, My Beloved, 'til It's Freedom Day)


Personnel:

Charles Mingus – bass, piano

Jerome Richardson – soprano and baritone saxophone, flute

Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone

Dick Hafer – tenor saxophone, flute

Rolf Ericson – trumpet

Richard Williams – trumpet

Quentin Jackson – trombone

Don Butterfield – tuba, contrabass trombone

Jaki Byard – piano

Jay Berliner – classical guitar

Dannie Richmond – drums


Charles Mingus / The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady / 1963