Listeners will find some of the greatest music ever recorded is right here on this 4 CD box set that presents eight classic albums; well over five hours of music.  This is Mingus still at the peak of his creativity and innovation (and, just for the record, while Tijuana Moods was indeed released in 1962, it was recorded in 1957), penning and performing new work, figuring out new interpretations of old work (along with an Ellington cover or two) and performing live improvisations.  You get a wide spectrum of Mingus's talents here.  While it may be true, as has often been said, that listening to Mozart may boost one's cognition and ratiocination, we're here to tell you that when it comes to getting a boost in innovation and creativity, then Mozart needs to cede the stereo to the music of Mingus!

Charles Mingus ‎– The Complete Albums Collections 1960-1963

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Tracklist 

  Newport Rebels 1-1 Mysterious Blues   1-2 Cliff Walk   1-3 Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams   1-4 Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do   1-5 Me and You     Mingus 1-6 M.D.M. (Monk, Duke And Me)   1-7 Stormy Weather   1-8 Lock' Em Up (Hellview Of Bellevue)     Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus 2-1 Folk Forms, No. 1   2-2 Original Faubus Fables   2-3 What Love   2-4 All the Things You Could Be by Now If Sigmund Freud's Wife Was Your Mother     Tijuana Moods 2-5 Dizzy Moods   2-6 Ysabel's Table Dance   2-7 Tijuana Gift Shop   2-8 Los Mariachis (The Street Musicians)   2-9 Flamingo     Oh Yeah 3-1 Hog Callin' Blues   3-2 Devil Woman   3-3 Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am   3-4 Ecclusiastics   3-5 Oh Lord, Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me   3-6 Eat That Chicken   3-7 Passions Of A Man     Town Hall Concert 3-8 Clark in the Dark   3-9 Epitaph (Part One)   3-10 Epitaph (Part Two)   3-11 Freedom   3-12 My Search   3-13 Duke's Choice (Don't Come Back)   3-14 In A Mellotone (Finale)     The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady 4-1 Solo Dancer   4-2 Duet Solo Dancers   4-3 Group Dancers   4-4 Trio And Group Dancers/single Solos And Group Dance/group And Solo Dance     Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus 4-5 II B.S.   4-6 I X Love   4-7 Celia   4-8 Mood Indigo   4-9 Better Get Hit In Yo' Soul   4-10 Theme For Lester Young   4-11 Hora Decubitus

 

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