Reviews (page 10 of 14)
Beautiful, vibrant.
cool mixed bag solo dancer single solos and group dance group and solo dance
It's jazz and to make things worse it's avant-garde jazz, which means it sounds like a collection of random noises played by "musicians" who were in different locations at different times.
I dig this jazz. Was not expecting jazz when reading the artist's name. Thought it was some psychedelic solo 70s artist.
Adventurous and unsettling, definitely not for everyone. Interesting blend of loveliness and chaos. Fave Song: Track C – Group Dancers
High Quality Jazz! I had never heard of Charles Mingus before. It was a beautiful surprise! I liked!
A bit of cacophony, a little too much happening for me
Great album all of the songs were great and the sax goes so hard. No complaints here.
There are a couple of Jazz albums in here I'm looking forward to but this wasn't one of them. It would have been, if I had heard it before. Which I *think* I had not. Magnificent. Not easily digestible at times - Wikipedia taught me the term "Third Stream" - but it's all good every time Dannie Richmond starts drumming again. Been playing this all day.
It's... jazzy .. I hate jazz. This isn't even good enough for me to recommend to people who like jazz.
ok.
Don't have much to say. Some alright music but not very remarkable. 2/5
No
Some cool moments but I found it much too anxiety inducing.
I’m just not into jazz, no matter how much this challenge will try to make me be into it. Just not my thing
It is decent background music, but it is no Miles Davis.
Trumpet both good and bad
I would really like to give this a 3.5 but I can't so imma give it a 3 because I didn't love the chaos. I really liked the piano and trombone but I felt that it felt kinda scattered and spastic in places and I didn't love that. The trumpet was cool at first but I kinda got over it after the first little bit. Other than those two things it was pretty groovy.
solo instrumentals were nice, but when they all played together it often felt jumbled. too many discordant notes. enjoyed the flamenco guitar featured in one piece. last track went on entirely too long.
Very interesting Jazz, fun instrumentation and interesting techniques and sounds. Pretty good!
Krasse Musiker, aber das ist die Art von Jazz, die mir zu verspielt ist.
I found myself not really liking jazzy albums that much any more, whereas this was grand. Could have done without that last medley, though.
Hmmm— some really interesting moments here but nothing really stuck with me. I understand and appreciate its importance, but can’t seem to find a reason to listen to this one again.
Jazz is not my listening pleasure but I can appreciate the originality of the album.
This is what by brain feels like on a bad day, so it sucks that I enjoyed it so much.
Chaotic jazz.....1.5
Good high energy jazz. The last song is to long for me. But overall great energy.
I'm no jazz expert so if there's going to be a wrong opinion here then this is it. This sounds like the backing music to a 1940s cartoon where half of the characters are smoking oversized cigars for no apparent reason.
Really enjoyed the jazz on this album
Not for me. Too experimental. Too hectic. Too much jazz 😉
I enjoyed this better than that John Zorn album but that's really not saying much. This type of jazz is not for me.
This might be my favourite album I hadn't heard before so far
5 / 10 Jazz. Siempre me parece que hacen un trabajo de 10, pero que no es lo mío.
When it’s just a solo instrument it’s ok, then when they all play together it’s utterly horrific!!
I haven't given jazz much of a chance before. I still can't say it's for me, but felt like I could start to get why it's enjoyed.
Im so 🤷♀️ about this. its fine. lost me at points. not something i would relisten to.
Not giving it a one bc the last track kind of reminded me of Matilda the musical at parts which gickelt my ummy bone.
This just didnt work for me
Jazz just rubs me the wrong way. I don't know why, I have never been able to formulate a rational reason it just does. This was no exception.
One of my favorite musicians of all time
great slow burn jazz blues album 4/5
Gear: Grado Hemp Album-Art: coole Sau im Zentrum Mix: über jeden Zweifel erhaben - da passt einfach alles Musik: Faszinierend. In Fachkreisen wird das hier anscheinend "guter Jazz" genannt. Mehr geniale Rhythmus-Einfälle - weniger selbstverliebtes Solo-Gedudel. 👌 Wertung: 🚬🚬🚬(🚬)/5
4.5
This hurt my brain
Wow, this is much better than I thought. This album is entirely instrumental jazz. I never got bored while listening. It might be because I really like jazz. I've never heard of Mingus before Friday. 4 stars from me.
That's one incredible musical achievement by Mingus. A love at first listening to me. The creativity and flow of this piece never stops amazing me, and I always find new details every time I come back. A must for each music enthusiast.
Interesting. A good album.
This was an interesting listen and I would listen again. I liked how the music seemed to be telling a story, with conversations going on. It was interesting to read afterwards that this was written partially as a ballet. I liked it more than I thought I would.
Clearly talented. I'd give it 2.5 if I could.
good, but forgetable
Classic
damn [Comments after the initial listen. This was all I could articulate in the moment. This was pretty great. All I can probably do now for this 1001 album challenge]
I have now acquired a taste for freeform jazz.
Seeing this album labelled as avant-garde jazz on Wikipedia made me expect worse. I mean, I see that descriptor and I'm expecting... Like, noise, honestly. Atonal and with everyone playing in a different weird time signature, but I'm supposed to appreciate it because, I'unno, it's hard to play a trumpet in 30/31. However, it turns out I really can't hear what's so avant-garde about it. At most it sounds like the jazz Frank Zappa would have The Mothers play—and that's a big compliment in my book. The same one I gave THIRD by Soft Machine, actually. (Though give this album the benefit, only one song approaches 20 minutes, and even then it's because it's comprised of three smaller movements). I'unno, I just really dug it. It's one I'd throw on whenever I'm in the mood for something like it, sure. Sometimes I need a little THE GRAND WAZOO, y'know? And this isn't even the album by this guy that got on the Rolling Stone 500? Gosh, you can only imagine how good **that one** is.
Good. Ass. Jazz. Nothing much else to say.
This album makes that Bill Evans album look like a fucking preschool recital, holy shit. What an instant 5. The layering on every instrumental is perfectly done, the mixing is fabulous, and the avant garde composition of the piano, the brass, and the percussion — good lord, the percussion — is a masterclass in jazz. For 1963, this is experimental as hell, but it’s aged beautifully well. The quickest 40 minutes of an album experience I think I’ve had so far, but in a really pleasing way that had me encapsulated the entire time. I’m really deeply impressed by how much this sort of touched me, and I’m glad I listened to it. Fantastic album, easy 5.
pretty good jazzy album I liked the licks that kept coming back YYN
Sounds like a smoky room
I’m no jazz expert, but enjoyed this a lot.
A challenging listen which I don't think is just a jazz album. With the dissonance and odd rhythm choices, I'm reminded of Stravinsky's 'The Rite of Spring'. The big band approach is taken and turned on its head with the instruments seemingly communicating with each other, depicting different voices and personalities and coming to a cacophony by the close.
Jazz! Parece música de filme de sábado a noite.
Amazing jazz album, so well composed and performed, keeping you engaged the entire time, love how progressive the sound can get, you don't know where it's gonna take you
I desperately long for the day when Jazz "lovers" pull the 20 inch dildo of pretention out of their asses and admit that their beloved genre is actually just steaming shit most of the time. There's about a good minute and a half per song, then 5+ minutes of crap. How this has a 3.3 is beyond me, it didn't offend me quite enough to drop it to a 1, but it was just straight up not good.
Heel moeilijk album om te reviewen. Dit is echt experimentele jazz, en maakt ook dat het echt lastig is om hier naar te luisteren. Er zijn stukken die geniaal zijn en stukken die ik nooit meer wil horen, ik heb geen favoriete nummers hier, omdat deze stukken telkens in hetzelfde nummer zitten en elk nummer complete chaos is en absolute stilte. Wat een reis was dit album zeg, ik moet ff bijkomen.
The type of jazz I like with just a bit of cacophony perfectly thrown in
En etsiskellyt enkä paöjoa löytänyt samanlaista soitantaa 4 biisiä albumiksi läppästy.. Missään vaiheessa en toki unimpressed... Masters for 1963 year..
I don't listen to a lot of Jazz. Maybe Big Band Jazz (Sintra and such), but this style is foreign to me. This was good music that created an atmosphere. I can see myself enjoying this album again. Sounded like it could be a soundtrack or a movie score. This album generator finally has done what I was hoping it would do, turn my ears on to music that for whatever reason has passed me by.
Amazing melodies
A true masterpiece. Top-notch composition and performances. 5/5
Ich bin sicher CM ist ein ganz Großer im Jazz - für mich aber zu Free Jazzig. Konnte ich leider nicht zu Ende hören.
Not my steeze. 2/5
This might be the first jazz album of this era that I’ve enjoyed! Maybe I’m ready for jazz now, maybe this just rocks. I’m going to try more. Jazz has always been there my whole life. Movies, films, holiday soundtracks. So I’ve never really grabbed on. This album grabbed me. I love the mood it sets, the journey it takes you on, and the international feel some of the tunes have. Chaotic, cacophonous, energetic and inspiring!
Weird
Nope
After countless listens, this album never seizes to amaze me. The way the seemingly chaotic and disparate parts weave in an out of the melody, while always remaining in precisely the right place, no instrument is ever lacking, no instrument is ever overbearing. The whole thing is a perfect cacophony of seamlessly arranged unpredictability, complete with an immaculately timed flamenco interjection. To say I adore this album would be a gross understatement. Inject these sounds into my veins. When I die, I hope they take my ashes, mix them with vinyl and press them into a copy of this album. The entirety of the human experience can be summed up in these short 39 minutes. If the world were to end tomorrow, I hope somewhere there is a concrete bunker with a copy of this album and a record player to play it, so that future interstellar explorers may stumble upon the remains of our civilization, and know that once, a species lived here, that was capable of great art.
Amazing, fast paced, funky jazz. I listened on my way to work running late driving in the rain and it kind of fit the vide perfectly. It's like was anxiety sounds like lol. Really enjoyed.
the red drives me insane, im glad its always there. the option to show my insides, hope no one stares. it stings, it hurts, i love not to care. alone, sitting atop my back broken chair. in my own lair, im a prisoner. im a lioness, so mystical. when i set sail, through the cyclical. and my mind flails, egotistical. mingus the goat, more like the feds
I’m no jazz connoisseur, but I can tell this is very good. Just how good a jazz album is I think becomes a little subjective once you get past the virtuosity of the performers and the craftsmanship of the composition. Both of those are clearly top notch on this album. So then I ask myself, what does this album make me feel? Sexy chaos.
Trube, jazz, OK, ali nije za bilo kad
Advent-grad jazz king. Edgy, but great jazz artist, and composer. His music to this day is one of a kind. Great album.
One of the all time greatest albums.
I love jazz so much.
I was pleased with the flamenco bits.
I prefer my jazz either groovy or moody. This is neither. It’s a grand chaos, but rather unwelcoming. As if one stopped by a derailed party completely sober. Stay a bit and let the chaos seep into you, or follow your urge to move on.
There might be more consequential figures in the history of jazz - no one is shoving Miles, Trane, Monk, Billie, Duke, Ella or Louis off the 7-headed Mount Rushmore. There might be more popular jazz musicians - Brubeck, Herbie, Getz. But I'm not sure there is a better, more versatile jazzman than Charlie Mingus, whose bass playing is so good he was sought after by almost everyone I've already named, and who was so gifted he proved to be an excellent pianist as well. The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady is a towering achievement. A 40 minute ballet, with liner notes from his therapist, composed for eleven players (an undectet?), you could listen to it every day for a year and find something new to appreciate each time. Of particular note is the classical guitar of Jay Berliner, who would go on to play on Van Morrison's Astral Weeks, an equally towering work. But I digress: Mingus is king.
Big band jazz that covers all sorts of ground, including folk music, classical elements, and jazz solos. Never lulls or drifts into wankery. Radiohea'ds National Anthem horn section sounds inspired by the final track.
lil too much going on for my tastes
For Jazz - not a favorite gene of mine - this is really good. There are times that this album can be addicting. 4/5
Mingus
Good album, not my kind of music
Weird and cool
Jazz is definitely a music style that isn't supposed to be paused and returned to mid song. I did that a few times with this album as I made my way through it which made me re-start a few songs. When listened from start to finish the album is absolutely slapping with funky jazz. Easy to listen to and great music to do something to.
Wasn't convinced at the start, but as the album progressed I became slightly hypnotized by it. I really enjoyed the final track with it's softer parts and it's rises and peaks. The band really knows how to express scenes and feelings wordlessly to paint a picture.
This is HARD jazz, in a good way. Shits so personal feels like their instruments are describing a divorce or something. 4.0
Vinyl ?
I'm not saying it's bad by any means, I can appreciate the jazz. This album feels more like a fever dream than an album I would choose to listen to more than once
Sorry, this is just not my cup of tea. It makes me very nervous.
WOW! Great Suggestion!
No
3 stars because I'm not sure how to rate this (I don't listen to jazz)
Musically sound. Not my style but would be his background music
Jazz altijd 4 sterren.
These cats were definitely cooking but god damn did they burn the food. Last two songs of the album were better than the first, though. Rough start, okay finish.
This music just gives me anxiety for some reason. Very talented musicians, but the sound is so frantic that I don't like it much.
The musical achievement on this record is difficult to fathom. Mingus heard this in his head. And it was recorded in ONE DAY.
- I am by no means a jazz aficionado, but I at least know that 1) Charles Mingus was incredibly influential in the jazz world and 2) that this jazz is not in any way generic or boring. - I did like the second half (tracks C and D) more. There were more unusual moments sprinkled throughout these that caused me to perk up.
I do love brass...
Short album. Definitely need to be in the mood for it, but I liked it. Sounded kinda familiar.
Very good
I'm not cultured enough to rate this high
4 songs, 39 min 25 sec.
This isn't a single composition. It's certainly jazzy. Music that begs for you to be doing something else instead of paying attention to jazz. Although I suppose that some people will enjoy it. I appreciate that he's got more musical ability in his left pinky than I have in my entire body, it's just not my style. It's like how some people like coffee and appreciate it while others don't.
Definitely a challenging listen. There are parts where it is focused on a few instruments, or a fragile balance across instruments, but each of these four tracks finds their moments to choose a cacophonous frenzied drunken animals on instruments approach. It seems to devolve to a play whatever you want as long as it is loud and fast. This did not help me on my journey to better understand jazz.
If you liked the Black Saint part wait until you get to the Sinner Lady part. Fire energy. Really cool melodies across the whole ensemble.
only 40 minutes. Good Jazz jams. Some recognisable tunes
Too chaotic for me. It was not an enjoyable listen for me and I do not think it is a relevant record, so it's under the bar compared to the rest of albums in this experience.
Està bé, però el jazz em costa molt. M'agrada l'estil que té com allargant les notes, com si s'arrosseguessin per terra amb mandra. A part d'això, no puc dir molt més perquè no en sé. Vale, no m'esperava la guitarra allà enmig, m'ha sorprès positivament. Expected Lorenzo Rating: 4
Sounds exactly like the music you'd expect from someone named Mingus. Make of that what you want.
One of the best jazz albums I’ve ever heard, end of story. This was great!
Not sure
Nice of them to include the soundtrack from Ed, Edd & Eddy on this project. Not my preferred jazz style to listen to. 6/10
This is the rainy days jazz that I love. He did some things with that trumpet I have never heard before. 9/10
I normally don't listen to jazz voluntarily. This was okay. It didn't annoy me and I was able to code to it fairly well. It wasn't jarring or distracting. I will try to give this album a few more listens to see how it grows on me.
groovy
Not for meeeee
This must be what other people experience when they hear heavy metal and say "it's just noise". I gave it a go but honestly it was like listening to Jez try and play the saxophone for half an hour. Not for me.
I don’t listen to / know much about jazz but this was a very nice listen.
I gave it a good go, sadly Jazz, much like mushrooms, is just not for me
Genuinely one of the greatest album that I’ve heard EVER
Spanish guitar! Then a well-deserved five star.
Pretty cool and unique jazz album and I don't think I'll hear something like that for a while
I find full instrumental albums pretty hit and miss. This was mid imo
Definitely dig this... It’s so cool and expressive. Inventive. At least a 4.5.
Really cool theme for the album. The "dance" variations provided a listening anchor for me to ground myself in. It gets hectic for C and D, definitely not just a "throw on" album. This one takes some concentration. Mingus is the man. Need some more exposure for sure. Does being behind the bass give a deeper perspective and feeling? Maybe
Nice
I like some jazz albums, but this one was not it for me Top tracks: None
Meni yllättävän meluksi välillä, mutta pysyi sentään kasassa. Kiva rakenne levyllä, selkeät ”teokset” (ennemmin kuin biisit). Sekin toi järjestystä paikoin näennäiseen kaaokseen joka ei ole kaaos. Taitavaa, ja torvisoittimista pidän yleisesti. Ei vaikeaa kuunnella, mutta ei suosikkiasiani kuitenkaan. Kakkonen tuntuu silti vähättelyltä.
Melkein kiinnostavaa siinä määrin kuin bluesia. 1+
This was sublime. Such a contrast to the two country albums I was served (Steve Earle and some hick). Love the elongated tracks. In 2024, this is an amazing contrast. Anyone reading thins should listen to BSatSL on repeat.
The wild energy of the music propelling the dancers across the stage in my mind, bounding between chaotic and serene, my only complaint is that it was over too soon. Beautiful.
A well-made jazz album with a good feel. Not too bad Mr. Mingus!
Very much jazz
Not well suited for analytical computer work.
More traditional jazz, very intricate instrument work but more difficult to get into a flow with it, enjoyed it in parts, especially the blues-y ending to Group dancers
Fuck you you fucking fucker, its Jazzzzzzz
Yikes. While I enjoyed the movie “Whiplash”, generally speaking full-on Jazz is just not my bag. I would choose to chill with some SD 10/10 times over this. .5/5 rounding up.
Deserves more of an in depth listen
Can't even scrub through this. 1001 albums to never listen to.
Sometimes I read the global reviews and just shake my head. This is one of those times. This album gets dubbed “avant garde” but in my opinion it’s highly accessible. Written as a ballet piece, the movements make sense throughout the tracks. There’s a nice blend of bop, orchestral and flamenco music. Not sure why I’ve never listened through a Mingus record before but this is worth every minute.
As much as I enjoy Mingus, this one's difficult for me to access. Maybe if I listened several more times?
I did not enjoy this as much as Miles Davis stuff.
It's the genre, not the ablum
First listen-through was highkey one of the worst musical experiences of my life. It felt like one of those sections of a rock song where everyone just plays whatever they want to make it sound chaotic on purpose, but for 39 minutes straight and with more trombone. The second listen-through made me rethink my entire life experience because it wasn’t even close to as bad. How could I hear it so fundamentally differently after just one day? I do think that there’s still something I’m missing about this album though, because I was still very glad it was over after the second time through.
Day boi Mingus
I’m a simple man. I see the boi mingus, i’m happy.
Track A - a lot of fun Track B - somewhat less fun Track C - mental Mode D, E, F - not sure what is going on
Not sure what good jazz sounds like, I guess this is good.
3/10 Chaos, but not completely. My ears don't work right for this 2-27-2024
Not my cup of tea but a worthwhile listen
Fiati in primo piano e un'atmosfera che mi fa immaginare le grandi città americane nel dopoguerra. Il basso non risulta il principale protagonista, probabilmente perché questo album meriterebbe ascolti con impianti di qualità migliore rispetto allo streaming. Ottima musica, ma non fruibile in ogni momento del giorno, se comparata ad altri standard di questo genere musicale.
Just brilliant.
I liked the blues sound combination of piano and sax.
Sehr experimentell.
extemporaneous jazz always a hard hitter.
Ok Mingus baseline fun times. Brought me back to my jazz band days
Some pretty decent jazz that liked to add these weird, sinister, off-key sections that didn't always flow super well. Points for originality and overall brevity, but not my first choice when it comes to jazz.
Amazing, don't know much of Jazz, but this got me hooked. Especially track C
I'm not the biggest jazz noodling fan but this album was pretty good. Could see sticking this on if I was in the right mood.
Okay.
This is one I have on vinyl
Fuck this is getting bad
This was fun
Really moving and weird jazz, I've never heard anything like this before.
Not my kind of music but I admire how the artist can make you feel like you are being pulled in opposite directions. It’s disorienting to listen to. But kinda cool
It pretty out there. I liked it
Oh yeah Charles Mingus. Wonderful. Yesterday was a perfect day for jazz too🤘🔥 pouring rain, slick city streets, nobody could find their lane, it was madness🙄😂😂 just a slow roll home after work with Mingus cranked on the car stereo. Lovin it
0-1
Stökjazz. Rätt jobbigt.
Wanted to like it more than I did. Too eclectic and seemingly random for me.
Feels like noise for most of it. Nice noise I guess
awesome jazz
cool but not for me
Not something I'm likely to actively listen to, but it was fine in the background.
Didn't care for this style of jazz
Género particular el jazz. Siempre lo conecté con la noche, para una reunión de dos, íntima. De estarse conociendo con alguien. Siento a éste disco más experimental e individual. Caótico, en partes. Más para acompañar un estado alterado por sustancias.
Not for me 2/5
Clearly these are some talented musicians, but I just can't into the music they actually play.
I loved how this incorporated Jazz with elements of traditional Asian instruments.
Love the experimentation on this. It’s also nice to hear jazz that doesn’t overstay it’s welcome.
Good background music
Definitely a headphones kind of listen, I definitely got more out of this than if I had left it on in the background as I worked. This is the type of dissonant, experimental, hep cat/beatnik kind of jazz that I'm less inclined towards but as far as that style goes I did find myself enjoying this album more than others. Also points for being brief, when i saw this was four tracks I was worried they'd each be 15 minutes or more, but the first three were all reasonably brief.
Maybe great, but nothing I am able to listen
I personally hate the posturing and posing that goes into loads of jazz. The directionlessness of the songs. The noodling in a twelve bar for 9 minutes. The prevailing sense of snootiness. However, this record shows everything I love about the genre. Every song has intense use of dynamics and structure. Each piece is sculptured thoughtfully and imaginatively. There are shocking instrumental turns everywhere you look. This is an album, a fully realised statement, not a meaningless pile of noodling. Anything less than a five would be daft.
Only listened to a bit, will listen to today.
How many vintage B&W movies do I have to watch to get this? I am an unsophisticated lout and jazz in general bores the 'eff out of me. I did listen to this and I recognize the musicianship - I played a horn myself as a youth - but, I just don't enjoy it. Maybe it's all about instrumentation for me - I enjoyed the Spanish guitar on track 4 very much.
One of my favorite Mingus albums. This has been in my rotation for years. Gives you a strong feel for what this genius was up to.
Would have loved to see this live. Top musicianship Great blend of all the instruments
Mingus was always just a name to me…now I know more about him after listening. I appreciate the effort and can understand why he’s a big jazzy deal but…maybe.
What a wild ride. So many different paths to travel. Chaotic/serene. Fast/slow. Beautiful solo parts by every instrument and then collision of group effort. One of a kind
Known for being a volatile dude with an angry temper who believed in collective improvisation, Mingus gives us a good example of art imitating life on this one I suppose. Maybe I would’ve enjoyed this more while watching the ballet for which it was written. Too erratic for my taste.
It’s Mingus, ya dingus! This one falls firmly into my “jazz=3” rule, since I’m too dumb to know any better, one way or another.
I usually listen to Jazz to get some chill vibes and relax. This was a little too chaotic for me.
I’ll say one thing about this album…it is definitely JAZZ. .25/5
Fantastic record. Felt like it was taking me around the world and across time with all the different styles of jazz. A blend of serenity and intriguing chaos. Was hooked nearly all the way. About halfway through track D I was ready I was ready to move on.
There's a lot of talent here and a lot of chaos. A lot of the album feels like an "everything, everywhere, all at once" ordeal. I'm not sure what the intention or design of the concept is, so maybe I'm missing something there, but, purely as a listening piece, it's a bit much sometimes. The piano and Spanish guitar interludes with the accents and highlights of the other jazz instruments are really special, though, and there's just a ton of talent across the board. Some more cohesion would be superb and really put this one at the top. Fav tracks: N/A, but movements 3-5 stand out more than the rest.
More jazz! This is very good but not my favourite genre. Listens: 1 Fave Track: ?
I don't understand jazz. I can enjoy jazz but fail to get the emotion behind it, as I am more of a "words give emotion" person. This is all just fucking noise to me. Maybe it makes me stupid and unrefined, but there are other jazz albums I would put on instead of this. The chances of me listening to this again are nil. This album may belong in the book as an example of jazz that isn't as good as the other jazz in the book.
Je ne comprends décidément pas le jazz... J'ai l'impression qu'il n'y a pas de cohérence, pas d'harmonie mais un empilement de sons pas cohérents.
This was a lot of chaos
Most jazz sounds very random to me. 1/5
Like all great jazz, Mingus puts us inside a Time Capsule that’s inside a Time Machine. We’re right there listening to art created in the spot and we’re also confronted by music that no genre or era has caught up with. It’s not for everyone but it’s meant for everybody, and it rewards repeated listens like the most timeless music always does.
Jazz galore! These jazz album suggestions are not bad
Mas duro que el puto pan de ayer
luscious impressionistic jazz music that makes you think. a seamless blend of groove, whimsy and chaos... only a few different tracks but containing very long lengths, jam packed of solos that just go on and on and on, keeping you engaged all the way through. this one's pretty good.
No, don't care for this.
One of the weirder / more intricate Jazz albums I’ve ever listened to. Find it a hard one to vibe with, but this probably is because it’s a more advanced album in the genre. Would be a good repeat listen in a few years.
jazz
Couldn’t finish it. Too many complaints from the rest of the house
It was very jazz.
Love ❤️ Jazz.., this instrumental experimental was fantastic!!
Mommy was 3 months pregnant! I loved the infusion of Spanish guitar into the progressive jazz.
Really weird, going in too many directions for my taste, lacking basic rythm and groove
Ух ты! Я никогда не слышал этот альбом. Я люблю Мингуса, но я не знал, что он это сделал! Для меня это правая сторона Орнетта Коулмана. Музыканты были потрясающими!! и контртромбон: что это было?! Очень круто.
Still hate jazz
I love some good jazz and some crunchy horns
Not a huge jazz person. There were parts that weren’t bad but others, I don’t know. It reminded me of a recurring stress dream. IYKYK.
Nope
3.5/5. This was good. I like jazz.
Kind of a cross between big band sound and jazz.
Jazzy, high energy, chaotic at times, interesting, happy and excited though
Jazzyyy Cecilia
He continues to impress me with some of the best jazz I've ever heard.
Okay! Alright! Enough of that!... I've suffered through the first track on this album. It literally sounds like music the CIA would use to torture & interrogate terrorists using sleep deprivation. This shit ain't for me. Fuck jazz. 👎👎
It has moments of delicacy and beauty, and of utter stormy cacophonous noise. Putting aside the stories about Mingus (aggressive, violent bugger, essentially) it feels like these people are all playing for their lives. Quite a thing to behold
felt a bit manic and was definitely not good music to work to, but i appreciated the jazzy big band style with the longer form songs.
I think it’s Mingus’s best, better than Ah Um. Daring and sophisticated. A big cohesive statement that mixes musical styles. 5 stars
Reminds me of an early 1960's bustling downtown New York City at night. Interesting mix of sounds, gets kind of intense at times. Worth more listens. No. Title Subtitle Length 1. "Track A – Solo Dancer" "Stop! Look! And Listen, Sinner Jim Whitney!" 6:39 7/10 2. "Track B – Duet Solo Dancers" "Hearts' Beat and Shades in Physical Embraces" 6:45 7/10 3. "Track C – Group Dancers" "(Soul Fusion) Freewoman and Oh, This Freedom's Slave Cries" 7:22 7/10 4. "Mode D – Trio and Group Dancers" "Mode E – Single Solos and Group Dance" "Mode F – Group and Solo Dance" "Stop! Look! And Sing Songs of Revolutions!" "Saint and Sinner Join in Merriment on Battle Front" "Of Love, Pain, and Passioned Revolt, then Farewell, My Beloved, 'til It's Freedom Day" 18:39 7/10
Quite enjoyed this one. Don't mind a little jazz and this was a good example of that genre. Liked the Spanish influence in the form of the Spanish guitar that was threaded through. Worthy of 3 stars.
Thank the gods this only had 4 tracks! I couldn't take much more of the cacophony. Couldn't finish most of the songs because of the extreme discord.
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady is one of the first jazz albums we've had that I can visualise a story in, that I can feel as being the soundtrack to a 50/60s black and white classic, that makes you feel. The big band contribution definitely works in its favour in that regard, the solo piano parts break it up really nicely, it's full of energy, it doesn't have much by way of unnecessary improvisational meandering, it's a nice 40 minutes, yeah this is really good and a 4 for me.
This album has helped me better understand the difference between jazz I like, and jazz I don't. Definitely prefer the big band stuff, but love the variety in this. There's a lot going on (sometimes too much), but it's a much better listen than some of the other jazz that we've had. Think it scrapes a 4.
Jazz orquestal de altura. Para escuchar relajado y sin nada que perturbe tu atención si quieres disfrutarlo.
Wow! I remember the first time I heard this type of music, I thought it was a mess. All this sounds that no matter how I tried I could understand why someone thought this sounded good. That was probably 45-50 years ago and today I still feel the same way. But to each their own. Different strokes for different folks.
Covers a lot of musical ground in it's runtime. Jazz is a very subjective experience. Either it clicks or it doesn't. For me this clicked. 9/10
This rules
Loved every second of this. Not a jazz guy but this had layers intrigue and build up throughout. 8
I want so badly to enjoy jazz, but this album didn’t help in that regard. While I appreciate the talent and musicianship, the music itself sounds to me like a cacophony of competing instruments all vying for attention, with little melody to be found.
I love Jazz, I think that’s the starting point on a jazz album. There is something about it I’ve always loved and this sounded great to me! Album cover is awesome!
Something to come back to. Typical jazz I struggle to appreciate now but hope to some day.
Heel gaaf! Heel filmisch en echt luister muziek, niet echt voor op de achtergrond. Would buy!
Dinery's list missed *Mingus, Ah, Um", inexplicably, but at least it contains the post-bop / progressive big band masterpiece *The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady", thank goodness. Jazz has rarely sounded as wild and lively as in here, with so many crazy build-ups duriing the evocative dance pieces and atonal experiments found in this memorable record. The mere fact that Mingus' shrink wrote part of the album's liner notes speaks volumes (even if those notes are more a tongue-in-cheek joke than anything else). Not for the faint of heart, obviously, but 5 stars nonetheless. Number of albums left to review: approximately 300 (I've temporarily lost count here) Number of albums I'll include in my own list: half so far, approximately (including this one) Number of albums I *might* include: a quarter, approximately. Number of albums I'll never include: another quarter (many others are more important to me)
Love a bit of jazz.
I will never understand this kind of Jazz. I just can't see (or hear, for that matter) the appeal. Case in point: this album. 2/5
Track A - 0_0 Track B - hmmmmmmmm hehe Track C - sexy flutes and flamenco guitar, I like this a lot, hehehe woah Track D - jeebus......... the piano melody keeps coming back...... then it speeds up....... then slows down........... then weird at the end......... whew
Vackert, kaotiskt, skrämmande. Jätte fint Album
Is this the album I heard and loved back in the early 2000s yet couldn't remember the title? We'll see. Perhaps, although I don't think so. It's an enjoyable album, and I was surprised to get into it with such ease. The latest jazz I've listened to really hasn't been my cup of tea but this is pretty accessible.
Pretty dope stuff. Instrumental virtuoso, jazzy, eclectic, fun.
i did not enjoy this
No estoy segura que consiste en buen jazz, peor aun jazz libre, pero me gustó
Ya like jazz?
Wow loved this one. Very happy to have discovered it here. So much to discover in this album, def needs many listens.
I swear this inspired the fast shows’ ‘Jazz Club’.
Not my sort of music but definitely enjoyed and appreciated it
I like jazz but this stressed me out
So good
To say Charlie Mingus is an extremely talented individual is an understatement. With that out of the way if I never hear this album again it will be too soon, minutes of my life I will never get back
A beautifully ominous, disjointed masterpiece
I'm still on edge
Hugely influential and a glaring display of brilliance
It was probably better if you like jazz.
Not a big Jazz guy but enjoyed this thoroughly
4.3 Not the biggest jazz expert by any means but have a few Mingus albums and seem to drawn to his work more than anyone else.
This brings to mind a remark - maybe from Kevin Shields? - that psychedelia should work on the body as well as the mind, and I follow the song titles as choreographer directions, track one for a single dancer, track 2 for two, so on, though I stumble when I try to match these descriptions with what the musicians are doing. It was incontrovertibly clear to them: even when the music’s bursting at the seams, it’s in formation. The saunters and gallops are tremendous, with louche preambles suggesting they’re ultimately fornicating to pieces, which is pleasing. Also brought to mind are comminplace filmic comparisons, tolerated 30 years later by Portishead - soundtracks for unmade films. Tracks lack the repetition of and return to motif of song, closer to sound-image making, the wilder parts anticipating Morricone’s freakiest tracks. The stealth-surrealists at the Walt Disney Corporation could have illustrated this with a film that would’ve gone down equally well in vernissages and smut theatres. A friend’s eldest child is called Mingus. They’re both very cool.
Lots of interesting themes on here, but little of it stuck. My kids quite liked it, unusual for a jazz record - perhaps because it does sound quite "dance"-oriented, rhythmic?
I love bass, but that's really experimental!
Good music for Starbucks
I liked this album. I can't say I'm one of those people who really "gets" fancy jazz—I enjoy listening to it, but I couldn't tell you what makes a piece of jazz genius. It tends to be more background music that I can vibe to. I did find it cool when they made the horns (I forget which exact instrument it was) "talk" and the random Spanish guitar was great—I love me some Spanish guitar. 4/5 I guess? Why not?
Decent, but not really my thing and I didn't finish.
The first few times I listened to Black Saint, I wasn't really sure what to make of it. Mingus takes us through waves of chaos and calm. Black Saint is eclectic, jarring, and dissonant, punctuated by moments of respite, followed by subsequent spirals into cacophonous and energetic whirlwinds of sound. It is a challenging record to summarize, but one with plenty of depth. Is it what I want to hear when I pour a glass of whisky and share dinner with friends? Not really. But as an artistic achievement in orchestration and composition, there are few equals.
♥️
Every jazz album I'm forced to endure further solidifies my hate for the genre.
Jazz album, but a bit more disorganised than other ones. It was allright but I don't really like jazz that much. 2**
Cool jazz album but quite challenging at times
Ich habe erst kürzlich zufällig gelesen, dass dieses Werk zum Meisterwerk der Jazz-Musik zählt und es gehört schon Mut dazu, sich dieser Musik zu zuwenden, wenn man nicht zu den Jazz-Hörern gehört. Tja, und dazu zähle ich mich. Zugegeben es war schon eine sehr große Herausforderung. Was mir sehr gut gefallen hat, war der Stereo-Effekt der Aufnahmen, die die Dialoge zwischen den Instrumenten hervorragend zur Geltung bringen. Ein berauschendes Hin und Her stets mit neuen Überraschungen an Klängen, unterschiedlichen Ansätzen von Melodien, laut und leise, wirklich ein Überraschungspaket. Dennoch waren mir die Dissonanzen und Improvisationen (so habe ich es oft empfunden, auch wenn es sich um eine Komposition handelt) einfach zuviel und machten mir das Hören sehr schwer. Ich musste mir das Album in mehreren Etappen anhören. In einem Zug war mir nicht möglich. Dennoch habe ich es mir zweimal angehört. Vielleicht muss ich es mir öfters anhören, damit sich mir diese Musik erschließt. Als Normal-Hörer würde ich nur einen Stern von fünf vergeben. Aber ich erkenne die Anfangs erwähnten Überraschungen groß an und vergebe noch einen Bonuspunkt für die große Anerkennung in der Jazz-Musik. Ich als Jazz-Anfänger kann das durchaus darin erkennen. Danke, für die Möglichkeit, etwas Neues für meine Ohren zu wagen.
Track A - 8/10 Track B - 8/10 Track C - 8/10 Mode D - 8/10 TOTAL - 32/40
Wasn’t for me
Very babbity. Ends up being tuneless babbity.
•Not owned: Streaming •A demanding fever dream of improvisation. Moments feel like a walk in a neon-lit noir city—you pick which coast—safe and strolling but unaware of the eyes that peer from the shadows. Others gain momentum and then abandon you on the sidewalk. You come to at the end of its 40 minute run and wonder when it's going to return. •5/5
5 stars from the first note
Excellent quality music, with interesting moments.
Lovely sounds. Keeps you hooked and at the same time you can continue doing other things. It’s like an 80’s spy movie, where the crime is solved but the detective’s life doesn’t. Victim is gone, murderer uncovered, but heart is lonely and broken. Moving forward is just a way of not thinking. Unsettling yet intriguing.
It’s good to check in on your preferences once in a while in case your tastes change, sometimes you’ll find you love something you didn’t before, or at least you appreciate it more! In this case, I’m here to report that I still hate jazz.
Heavy jazz, not my prefernce
Es raro. Parece todo un solo tema. Aburre. No lo compraría nunca. No me gustó.
"Touch my beloved's thought while he world's affluence crumbles at my feet."
I was surprised how much I enjoyed this.
I love instrumental jazz, and Charles Mingus was cool as hell, but I like my jazz a little more melodic. This was fun, and there’s great moments in it, but sometimes it just wasn’t my groove. Respect the talent and musicianship, though.
I was super into two and a half of these four songs. Which says a lot as someone who doesn't like jazz.
the more you listen to the album the more it agrees with you. So many memorable motifs. The drumming, piano, the cymbal hits, the trumpet, and all the instruments are just working in harmony. It's a strong 4.
Liking this jazz