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Charles Mingus - Changes Two Audio CD

A fair review of the Charles Mingus "Changes Two" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Charles Mingus reviews here, or go back to the Charles Mingus tabs.

Charles Mingus Band: Charles Mingus
Title: Changes Two
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Release Date: 2008-01-13
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Free Cell Block F, 'Tis Nazi U.S.A. 2: Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk 3: Black Bats and Poles 4: Duke Ellington's Sound of Love 5: For Harry Carney

Taking it to new levels
Spent a 2 and 1/2 year run in Seattle (before moving back home to NY/NJ area) taking lessons from a local musician, and learned everything from fundamentals like hand positioning, all the way up to even being able to play 12 bar Gospel on the piano (something I never even considered being able to do). Been a practicing bass player for just over 20 years. Charles Mingus was one of the People/Things I learned about along the way, and that discovery changed everything I thought about or wanted to accomplish in regards to music. I did some research, and learned that Mingus did the CHANGES albums at a time when people were finally "figuring out" just how important he was to the whole thing when it came to modern American music overall, and Jazz in particular. I'm glad that he finally did get some recognition, because I may never have discovered this daring new/old influence otherwise. It really rocks. I encourage more of you to find out for yourselves.


Mingus's top albums
I really liked Changes One. Charles Mingus ranked this album along with its mate Changes One, as some of his best work ever. This album does not have the same grab on me as the previous one. It is very tight as you would expect from Mingus, and a great album. I think I just had my hopes a little too high. I own almost all of Mingus's works and I would definitely recommend this if your a fan, but it would not be the first album I would tell you to buy.


The Return of Changes

These guys are all great, and there are also few guests on this CD's version of "Duke Ellington's sound of love" (the better version was on "Changes One"). Logical continuation of "Changes One", this CD boasts with same musicians: seasoned "Mingusites" Don Pullen, Dannie Richmond and George Adams and the new trumpet of Jack Walrath: a fine bunch of virtuoso musicians.
Actually, Jackie Paris' vocal spot is the only fault of this CD if you ask me; with the exception of "Better Git it in your soul" style of singing/shouting, all other vocals of Mingus' songs I have heard sound dull and even anti-jazzistic (while Mingus is the essence of jazz if you want my humble opinion).
Well, Paris aside, this is another of Mingus classics; I can hardly tell you which is my favourite song since he develops same brilliant and complex set of musical ideas throughout this and many other albums.
Well, buy it and see for yourselves. . . .


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