A great Mingus outing
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By phillij
In this recording Mingus is accompanied by Don Pullen on piano, Dannie Richmond on drums, George Adams on tenor sax and Jack Walrath on trumpet. This music is a great example of Mingus's ensemble stype recordings. Recorded late in is career, Mingus had a knack for bringing out the best in his players. Many on the tunes are loosely constructed and the band is clearly improvising on the fly. The song "Orange was the color of her dress, then silk blue" is simply superb. George Adams turns in a solo for the ages with some climatic moments of real brilliance. Recorded in 1974 this music is still fresh and will leave the listener smiling.
