Charles Mingus: The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) LP ETJS-1.10 Degrees of Freedom

Degrees of Freedom

Coleman Hawkins and Charlie Rouse on this classic 1961 studio album

R&B and rock & roll audiences

and Joe Chambers on drums

marked a reunion with drummer Paul Motian and Evans’ only recorded work with bassist Gary Peacock

Charles Mingus: The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) LP ETJS-1.10 Degrees of FreedomImpulse!, 1963 The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady isnt just Charles Minguss most ambitious and acclaimed masterpiece; its one of the undisputed greatest jazz records of all time. Originally written in part to accompany a ballet, its a single composition with six movements that surges through episodes of haunting blues, crazed big band crescendos, dreamlike themes and Spanish flavoured interludes. Performed by a supremely gifted 11 piece ensemble