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'''''Mingus Dynasty''''' is a [[jazz]] album by [[Charles Mingus]], recorded in 1959 and released on [[Columbia Records]] in May 1960.<ref name="CashBox Columbia">{{cite news |title=19 Columbia Albums For May Release |url=https://americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/60s/1960/CB-1960-05-07-OCR-Page-0036.pdf |accessdate=14 August 2019 |work=The Cash Box |publisher=The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc., NY |date=7 May 1960}}</ref><ref name="Billboard">{{cite news |title=New and Outstanding LPs |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sB8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA47&dq=mingus+8236#q=mingus%208236 |accessdate=14 August 2019 |work=The Billboard |publisher=The Billboard Publishing Co. |date=30 May 1960}}</ref><ref name="CashBox Dynasty">{{cite news |title=Mingus Dynasty |url=https://americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/60s/1960/CB-1960-05-14-OCR-Page-0040.pdf |accessdate=14 August 2019 |work=The Cash Box |publisher=The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc., NY |date=14 May 1960}}</ref> It is a companion album to his 1959 record, ''[[Mingus Ah Um]]'', and was inducted in the [[List of Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients J-P|Grammy Hall of Fame]] in 1999. The title alludes to Mingus's ancestry which was partially Chinese.<ref>Mingus, Charles. Beneath the Underdog; His World as Composed by Mingus. New York: Knopf, 1971.</ref>
'''''Mingus Dynasty''''' is a [[jazz]] album by [[Charles Mingus]], recorded in 1959 and released on [[Columbia Records]] in May 1960.<ref name="CashBox Columbia">{{cite news |title=19 Columbia Albums For May Release |url=https://americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/60s/1960/CB-1960-05-07-OCR-Page-0036.pdf |accessdate=14 August 2019 |work=The Cash Box |publisher=The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc., NY |date=7 May 1960}}</ref><ref name="Billboard">{{cite news |title=New and Outstanding LPs |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sB8EAAAAMBAJ&dq=mingus+8236&pg=PA47 |accessdate=14 August 2019 |work=The Billboard |publisher=The Billboard Publishing Co. |date=30 May 1960}}</ref><ref name="CashBox Dynasty">{{cite news |title=Mingus Dynasty |url=https://americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/60s/1960/CB-1960-05-14-OCR-Page-0040.pdf |accessdate=14 August 2019 |work=The Cash Box |publisher=The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc., NY |date=14 May 1960}}</ref> It is a companion album to his 1959 record ''[[Mingus Ah Um]]'', and was inducted in the [[List of Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients J-P|Grammy Hall of Fame]] in 1999. The title alludes to Mingus's ancestry, which was partially Chinese.<ref>Mingus, Charles. Beneath the Underdog; His World as Composed by Mingus. New York: Knopf, 1971.</ref>


Tracks 1, 3, 4 and 5 were released in their unedited form in 1979 on vinyl and in 1999 on CD. The cuts amount to about 8 minutes.<ref>2009 remastered CD liner notes</ref>
Tracks one, three, four, and five were released in their unedited form in 1979 on vinyl and in 1999 on CD. The cuts amount to about eight minutes.<ref>2009 remastered CD liner notes</ref>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
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# "Diane" – 7:32
# "Diane" – 7:32
# "Song With Orange" – 6:50
# "Song With Orange" – 6:50
# "Gunslinging Bird" ''(Originally titled "If Charlie Parker Were a Gunslinger, There'd Be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats")'' – 5:14
# "Gunslinging Bird" ''(Originally titled "If [[Charlie Parker]] Were a Gunslinger, There'd Be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats")'' – 5:14
# "[[Things Ain't What They Used to Be]]" ([[Mercer Ellington]]) – 7:36
# "[[Things Ain't What They Used to Be]]" ([[Mercer Ellington]]) – 7:36
# "Far Wells, Mill Valley" – 6:14
# "Far Wells, Mill Valley" – 6:14
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# "[[Mood Indigo]]" ([[Barney Bigard]], [[Duke Ellington]]<!-- [[Irving Mills]] wrote the lyrics, but this is an instrumental version -->) – 8:13
# "[[Mood Indigo]]" ([[Barney Bigard]], [[Duke Ellington]]<!-- [[Irving Mills]] wrote the lyrics, but this is an instrumental version -->) – 8:13
# "Put Me in That Dungeon" – 2:53
# "Put Me in That Dungeon" – 2:53
# "Strollin'" aka "Nostalgia in Times Square" (Mingus, George Gordon) ''Bonus track on CD'' – 4:33
# "Strollin{{'"}} ''(Originally titled "Nostalgia in Times Square")'' (Mingus, George Gordon) – 4:33 [Bonus track on CD]


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
⚫
* [[Charles Mingus]] – [[upright bass|bass]]
* [[John Handy]] – [[alto sax]]
* [[John Handy]] – [[alto sax]]
* [[Booker Ervin]] – [[tenor sax]]
* [[Booker Ervin]] – [[tenor sax]]
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* [[Roland Hanna]] – [[piano]] (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)
* [[Roland Hanna]] – [[piano]] (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)
* Nico Bunink – piano (7, 10)
* Nico Bunink – piano (7, 10)
⚫
* [[Charles Mingus]] – [[upright bass|bass]]
* [[Dannie Richmond]] – [[drum kit|drums]]
* [[Dannie Richmond]] – [[drum kit|drums]]
* [[Teddy Charles]] – [[vibraphone|vibes]] (2, 3, 4, 6)
* [[Teddy Charles]] – [[vibraphone|vibes]] (2, 3, 4, 6)
* Maurice Brown – [[cello]] (2, 9)
* Maurice Brown – [[cello]] (2, 9)
* Seymour Barab – cello (2, 9)
* Seymour Barab – cello (2, 9)
* Honi Gordon – [[vocals]] (10)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jazzloft.com/p-48467-mingus-dynasty-180g-lp.aspx |title=Charles Mingus – Mingus Dynasty|website=jazzloft.com |accessdate=2012-02-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624082146/http://www.jazzloft.com/p-48467-mingus-dynasty-180g-lp.aspx |archivedate=2013-06-24}}. Accessed February 14, 2012</ref>
* [[Honi Gordon]] – [[vocals]] (10)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jazzloft.com/p-48467-mingus-dynasty-180g-lp.aspx |title=Charles Mingus – Mingus Dynasty|website=jazzloft.com |accessdate=2012-02-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624082146/http://www.jazzloft.com/p-48467-mingus-dynasty-180g-lp.aspx |archivedate=2013-06-24}}. Accessed February 14, 2012</ref>


== 50th Anniversary Legacy Edition ==
== 50th Anniversary Legacy Edition ==
In 2009 Sony's [https://web.archive.org/web/20091222015642/http://www.legacyrecordings.com/music/charles-mingus/ah-um-50th-anniversary-legacy-edition Legacy Recordings] released a special 2-disc 50th Anniversary Edition of Mingus's seminal 1959 album ''[[Mingus Ah Um]]'' that also includes ''Mingus Dynasty'' in its entirety on the second disc.<ref>[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13163-mingus-ah-um/ Album Review – Mingus Ah Um: Legacy Edition. Pitchfork.com]. Accessed: January 11, 2009</ref>
In 2009 Sony's [[Legacy Recordings]] released a special, two-disc 50th anniversary edition of Mingus's seminal 1959 album ''[[Mingus Ah Um]]'' that also includes ''Mingus Dynasty'' in its entirety on the second disc.<ref>[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13163-mingus-ah-um/ Album Review – Mingus Ah Um: Legacy Edition. Pitchfork.com]. Accessed: January 11, 2009</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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{{Booker Ervin}}
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[[Category:Charles Mingus albums]]
[[Category:Charles Mingus albums]]
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[[Category:Albums produced by Teo Macero]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Teo Macero]]
[[Category:Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients]]
[[Category:Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients]]



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Latest revision as of 00:30, 21 February 2024

For the Charles Mingus tribute band, see Mingus Dynasty (band).
Not to be confused with Ming dynasty.
Mingus Dynasty
Studio album by
Charles Mingus
ReleasedMay 1960[1][2][3]
RecordedNovember 1 and 13, 1959
StudioCBS 30th Street Studio, New York City
GenreJazz
Length59:34
LabelColumbia
ProducerTeo Macero
Charles Mingus chronology
Blues & Roots
(1960) 		Mingus Dynasty
(1960) 		Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus
(1960)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Down Beat
(Original LP release)		[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[6]

Mingus Dynasty is a jazz album by Charles Mingus, recorded in 1959 and released on Columbia Records in May 1960.[1][2][3] It is a companion album to his 1959 record Mingus Ah Um, and was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. The title alludes to Mingus's ancestry, which was partially Chinese.[7]

Tracks one, three, four, and five were released in their unedited form in 1979 on vinyl and in 1999 on CD. The cuts amount to about eight minutes.[8]

Track listing

[edit]

All compositions by Charles Mingus except where noted.

  1. "Slop" – 6:16
  2. "Diane" – 7:32
  3. "Song With Orange" – 6:50
  4. "Gunslinging Bird" (Originally titled "If Charlie Parker Were a Gunslinger, There'd Be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats") – 5:14
  5. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington) – 7:36
  6. "Far Wells, Mill Valley" – 6:14
  7. "New Now Know How" – 4:13
  8. "Mood Indigo" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington) – 8:13
  9. "Put Me in That Dungeon" – 2:53
  10. "Strollin'" (Originally titled "Nostalgia in Times Square") (Mingus, George Gordon) – 4:33 [Bonus track on CD]

Personnel

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50th Anniversary Legacy Edition

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In 2009 Sony's Legacy Recordings released a special, two-disc 50th anniversary edition of Mingus's seminal 1959 album Mingus Ah Um that also includes Mingus Dynasty in its entirety on the second disc.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "19 Columbia Albums For May Release" (PDF). The Cash Box. The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc., NY. 7 May 1960. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "New and Outstanding LPs". The Billboard. The Billboard Publishing Co. 30 May 1960. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Mingus Dynasty" (PDF). The Cash Box. The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc., NY. 14 May 1960. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  4. ^ Down Beat: September 15, 1960 Vol. 27, No. 19
  5. ^ Allmusic review
  6. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1002. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  7. ^ Mingus, Charles. Beneath the Underdog; His World as Composed by Mingus. New York: Knopf, 1971.
  8. ^ 2009 remastered CD liner notes
  9. ^ "Charles Mingus – Mingus Dynasty". jazzloft.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2012-02-14.. Accessed February 14, 2012
  10. ^ Album Review – Mingus Ah Um: Legacy Edition. Pitchfork.com. Accessed: January 11, 2009


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