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Blues & Roots is an album by the American jazz double bassist 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
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1960[1]
Recorded4 February 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City
GenreHard bop
Length38:49
LabelAtlantic
SD 1305
ProducerNesuhi Ertegun
Charles Mingus chronology
Mingus Ah Um
(1959)
Blues & Roots
(1960)
Mingus Dynasty
(1960)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
DownBeat
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]
Q Magazine

Inspiration


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

Reception



Track listing


  1. "Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting" – 5:39
  2. "Cryin' Blues" – 4:58
  3. "Moanin'" – 8:01
  4. "Tensions" – 6:27
  5. "My Jelly Roll Soul" – 6:47
  6. "E's Flat Ah's Flat Too" – 6:37


The 1998 Rhino CD reissue included these additional tracks:

  1. "Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting" – 6:59 – alternate take
  2. "Tensions" – 5:18 – alternate take
  3. "My Jelly Roll Soul" – 11:25 – alternate take
  4. "E's Flat Ah's Flat Too" – 6:47 – alternate take

All tracks composed by Charles Mingus. Recorded February 4, 1959, at Atlantic Studios in New York City.


Personnel



References


  1. "Reviews and Ratings of New Albums - Billboard Magazine". 21 March 1960. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  2. Huey, Steve (2011). "Blues & Roots - Charles Mingus | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1002. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. "Blues & Roots". aln2.albumlinernotes. Retrieved 2021-02-08.

Sources



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Blues and Roots es un álbum de Charles Mingus grabado el 4 de febrero de 1959, en los Atlantic Studios de Nueva York, producido por Nesuhi Ertegün, y editado en 1960 por Atlantic Records. Es uno de los trabajos más conocidos de este compositor.



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