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The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus is an album by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus released on the Bethlehem label.[1] The album contains tracks originally released by Period Records as two 10-inch LPs entitled Jazzical Moods and co-credited to John LaPorta.[2]

The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus
Studio album by Charles Mingus
Released	1955
Recorded	December 1954
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:27
Label	Bethlehem, London (UK)
Charles Mingus chronology
Miss Bliss (1953) The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus (1955) Jazz Composers Workshop (1956)
Jazzical Moods Vol. 1 Cover

Reception

The AllMusic review by Heather Phares stated: "These 1954 Period Records sessions include the work of Thad Jones on trumpet and John LaPorta on clarinet and alto sax, combine old and new forms of classical and jazz for a cool jazz sound. Tracks like 'Minor Intrusion' and 'Thrice Upon a Time' demonstrate the synergy between Mingus and his players, and display his compositional skills".[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Mingus except as indicated

1. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) - 8:14
2. "Minor Intrusion" - 10:23
3. "Stormy Weather" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 3:21
4. "Four Hands" (John LaPorta, Mingus) - 8:59
5. "Thrice Upon a Theme" - 6:47
6. "The Spur of the Moment / Echonitus" (LaPorta, Mingus) - 8:43

• Recorded in New York in December 1954

Original Jazzical Moods Track Listings

All compositions by Charles Mingus except as indicated

Jazzical Moods, Vol. 1

1. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) - 8:14
2. "Stormy Weather" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 3:21
3. "Minor Intrusion" - 10:23
4. "Abstractions" - 4:14 (Not included in The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus)

Jazzical Moods, Vol. 2

1. "The Spur of the Moment / Echonitus" (LaPorta, Mingus) - 8:43
2. "Thrice Upon a Theme" - 6:47
3. "Four Hands" (LaPorta, Mingus) - 8:59

Personnel

• Charles Mingus - bass, piano
• John LaPorta - clarinet, alto saxophone
• Thad Jones (credited on original issue as "Oliver King") - trumpet (tracks 1-3 & 6)
• Teo Macero - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
• Jackson Wiley - cello (tracks 1-3)
• Clem DeRosa - drums, tambourine

References

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[de] Jazzical Moods

Jazzical Moods ist ein Jazzalbum von Charles Mingus, das im Dezember 1954 in New York City eingespielt wurde. Die Aufnahmen erschien zunächst unter dem Namen von Charles Mingus und John LaPorta auf dem Label Period Records unter dem Titel Jazzical Moods, Vol. 1 und Vol. 2 in Form von zwei 25-cm-Langspielplatten. Unter dem neuen Titel The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus wurden sie – gekürzt um einen Titel – 1956 als 30-cm-LP auf Bethlehem veröffentlicht.[1] Unter dem ursprünglichen Titel Jazzical Moods wurden die Aufnahmen 1995 von Original Jazz Classics (Period OJCCD-1857-2) als Compact Disc wiederveröffentlicht, nachdem sie (unautorisiert) u. a. unter den Titeln Abstractions und Intrusions im Handel waren.

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