Cumbia & Jazz Fusion

by Charles Mingus

Overview

As Charles Mingus's career (and life) moved into its final phase, his recordings exclusively featured large (and often potentially unruly) ensembles. This CD, which contains two rather long performances originally recorded as soundtracks for films, is better than most of what followed. "Cumbia & Jazz Fusion" has a large percussion section and quite a few woodwinds along with trumpeter Jack Walrath, tenor-saxophonist Ricky Ford and trombonist Jimmy Knepper while "Music for 'Todo Modo"' adds five horns to Mingus's Quintet. The music is episodic but generally holds its own away from the film. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	09/20/1994
Label:	Rhino
UPC:	0081227178529

Tracks

1. Cumbia and Jazz Fusion
2. Music for "Todo Modo"
3. Wedding March/Slow Waltz
4. Wedding March/Slow Waltz

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Charles Mingus   Primary Artist,Bass,Piano,Vocals,Percussion
Dannie Richmond   Guest Artist,Drums
Jack Walrath   Guest Artist,Trumpet,Percussion
Danny Mixon   Organ,Piano
Pasquale Sabatelli   Bassoon
Bradley Cunningham   Percussion
Dino Piana   Trombone
Daniel Gonzales   Congas
Anastasio DelBono   Horn,Oboe,Horn (English)
Alfredo "Corral" Ramirez   Congas
Quarto Maltoni   Sax (Alto)
Filippo Bianchi   Director
Paul Jeffrey   Oboe,Sax (Tenor)
Bob Neloms   Piano
Gene Scholtes   Bassoon
Jimmy Knepper   Trombone,Trombone (Bass)
Ricky Ford   Percussion,Sax (Tenor)
Ray Mantilla   Congas
Candido   Congas
Candido Camero   Congas
Mauricio Smith   Flute,Piccolo,Saxophone,Sax (Alto),Sax (Soprano)
Gary Anderson   Bass,Clarinet,Clarinet (Bass),E Flat Clarinet,Clarinet (Contrabass)
George Adams   Flute,Sax (Tenor),Flute (Alto)
Roberto Laneri   Clarinet,Clarinet (Bass)

Technical Credits

Gary Peterson   Reissue Supervisor
Alfredo Ramirez   Musician
Daniel Gonzales   Musician
Nino Dei   Musician,Music Assistant
Don Brautigam   Artwork
Bob Defrin   Art Direction
Daniel Hersch   Remastering
Ginger Spangler   Musician
Faye Rosen   Musician
Aurelio Rossitto   Engineer,Recording,Remix Engineer
Filippo Bianchi   Recording Director
Daniele Senatore   Producer
Charles Mingus   Arranger,Composer
Patrick Milligan   Reissue Supervisor
Traditional   Composer
Bobby Warner   Engineer,Recording,Processing,Remix Engineer
Chris Clarke   Musician,Remastering
Carmine Rubino   Engineer
Ray Mantilla   Musician
Michael Mazzarella   Assistant
Candido Camero   Musician
Ilhan Mimaroglu   Producer
Mark Pinkus   Musician