Charlie Mingus - Mingus at Antibes 180G Vinyl LP - Speakers Corner Records

High Quality Pure Analogue 180g Virgin Vinyl Double LP!TAS Rated 5/5 Music, 4/5 Sonics in the May/June 2020 Issue of The Absolute Sound!You can be sure that jazz fans in the year 1960 were unfamiliar with Charles Mingus's LPs "Blues And Roots" or "Mingus Ah-Um" when they poured into the Pinède Gould Arena at the Antibes Jazz Festival held in Juan-les-Pins, France on 13 July. At any rate, as can be seen in a short video clip, all the seats were occupied. In addition, a really good trumpeter was there, whose name would later resound throughout Europe: Ted Curson. What is more, the legendary Bud Powell, who lived in France, was invited as a special guest for one number that required a pianist.The Jazz Workshop - which was how Mingus called his working ensemble - presented repertoire that was familiar to all the musicians: "Better Git It In Your Soul", "Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting" and Dolphy's wonderful solo on the bass clarinet in "What Love?". Besides this there was "Cry For Freedom"