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Pussy Cat Dues - The Music of Charles Mingus
Kevin Mahogany, Charles McPherson, Jimmy Knepper, Dennis Mackrel & WDR Big Band
első megjelenés éve: 2000
56 perc
(2000)

CD
3.557 Ft 

 

IMPORT!
Kosaramba teszem
1.  Eclipse
2.  Pussy Cat Dues
3.  Portrait
4.  Reincarnation Of A Love Bird
5.  Mingus Medley
6.  Tonight At Noon
Jazz / Vocal, Bop, Vocal Jazz

Kevin Mahogany vocals
Charles McPherson alto sax
Jimmy Knepper trombone
Dennis Mackrel drums

& WDR Big Band,
conducted by Bill Dobbins

Charles Mingus (1922-1979) is considered the stylistically most versatile of all major figures in jazz. His music is a coherent blend of diverse jazz styles, blues, and gospel music bridging influences from Duke Ellington with free jazz intensity. In almost every composition Mingus modified conventional forms by adding rhythmic contrasts: double-, half-, or stop-time passages, shifting tempos or meters, and walking, shuffle, two-beat, or Latin patterns. He had a particular preference for changing textures, dense sonorities, striking dissonances, collective impro-visation, and overlapping riffs. His rhythmic and textural devices and his biting sarcasm pre-figured the Black Movement of the 60s.
Ever after Joni Mitchell's album "Mingus" (back in 1979), Mingus' extraordinary music has never been the subject of an internationally acclaimed singer's project. Kevin Mahogany, the leading male jazz singer of our days, met this special challenge when invited by the WDR Big Band to join forces with two legendary ex-Mingus sidemen, Charles McPherson (with Mingus in 1965) and Jimmy Knepper (with Mingus from 1957 to 1961), for an outstanding program of Mingus originals arranged by Bill Dobbins, Jimmy Knepper (Reincarnation Of A Love Bird), and Bill Holman (Good-Bye Pork Pie Hat).

With all these great ingredients - Mingus' unmistakable tunes, highly original arrangements, some outstanding improvisers, a cooking band, an enthusiastic audience, and - above all - Mahogany's big, silky voice -, the result is a heavy, swinging jazz album of the highest order.


The music of Charles Mingus is interpreted on this disc by vocalist Mahogany and the WDR Big Band, live in concert at The Stadtgarten in Cologne, Germany. Bill Dobbins directs the orchestra and does the arrangements. Guest soloists include alto saxophonist Charles McPherson, trombonist Jimmy Knepper, bassist John Goldsby and drummer Dennis Mackrel. One complaint -- at the end of each tune crowd applause is abruptly clipped off instead of tastefully faded. Why? The set starts off with an absolutely beautiful take, sung in stark, suspicious, perfectly rendered tones during the dark, moody, Gil Evans-ish "Eclipse," then Mahogany offers a scatted line with tasty trombone solo from Knepper and naked bass from Goldsby during the slow orchestral blues of the title cut. The easy swinging musical depiction of a beautiful woman in elemental terms for "Portrait" has Mahogany singing those aspects of earth, sea, and sky over this neat chart, while the instrumental "Reincarnation of a Love Bird" utilizes McPherson's best attributes as a classic bebopper on this most classic of Mingus standards. Knepper's also exploited to the max in his ever-bluesy and yearning solo, and the two play unison front & back-halved melody lines on this familiar Mingus idea. A four part medley starts with the urgent swing of "Boogie Stop Shuffle," then segues to the lighter shuffle with vocal "bah bah duh da"s on "Jelly Roll." A bass solo to vocal line sets up the immortal blues ballad anthem "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" as the big band assists Mahogany's expertly staggered phrases, then extrapolates on the potent melody exponentially on the bridge, while "Better Get Hit In Your Soul" is an ultra-quick waltz, with only slight scat inserts under the melody initially, more animated in the pre-bridge, much more so during the solo and coda. The finale, an all instrumental, "Tonight at Noon," is replete with free intro, locomotive to hard swing, a smeary Knepper solo, and completely re-harmonized, wild centerpiece of a bridge. Were this a complete showcase for Mahogany, this could have been his magnum opus, but the virility of the WDR Big Band gives the music of Mingus new life, supplemented by Mahogany's clever vocalizations, as opposed to the other way around. Nonetheless, a very worthwhile project. ~ Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide



Kevin Mahogany

Active Decade: '90s
Born: Jul 30, 1958 in Kansas City, MO
Genre: Vocal
Styles: Bop, Standards, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz

Kevin Mahogany's sudden prominence in the mid-'90s was a relief to many who felt that male jazz singers under the age of 60 were non-existent. His swinging style is reminiscent, but not derivative of, Joe Williams. Mahogany played piano, clarinet, and various saxophones while growing up before deciding to specialize in singing. He attended Baker University in Kansas and sang locally in some R&B groups. In the early '90s, Mahogany dedicated himself to jazz and, after two fine albums for Enja, he signed with Warner Bros. for LPs including 1997's Another Time Another Place and 1998's My Romance. In addition, he has recorded as a guest on dates by Elvin Jones and arranger Frank Mantooth. In fall 2000, Portrait of Kevin Mahogany was released.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

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