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1960 studio album by Charles Mingus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Blues & Roots is an album by Charles Mingus, recorded in 1959 and released on the Atlantic label in 1960. It has been reissued on CD by both Atlantic and Rhino.
Blues & Roots | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 1960[1] | |||
Recorded | February 4, 1959 | |||
Studio | Atlantic Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Hard bop | |||
Length | 38:49 | |||
Label | Atlantic SD 1305 | |||
Producer | Nesuhi Ertegun | |||
Charles Mingus chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
DownBeat | |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Q Magazine |
Mingus explained the origins of this record in the album's liner notes:[4]
This record is unusual— it presents only one part of my musical world, the blues. A year ago, Nesuhi Ertegün suggested that I record an entire blues album in the style of "Haitian Fight Song" (in Atlantic LP 1260), because some people, particularly critics, were saying I didn't swing enough. He wanted to give them a barrage of soul music: churchy, blues, swinging, earthy. I thought it over. I was born swinging and clapped my hands in church as a little boy, but I've grown up and I like to do things other than just swing. But blues can do more than just swing. So I agreed.
— Charles Mingus
The 1998 Rhino CD reissue included these additional tracks:
All tracks composed by Charles Mingus. Recorded February 4, 1959, at Atlantic Studios in New York City.
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