West Coast: 1945-1949

West Coast: 1945-1949

West Coast: 1945-1949

ASIN: B000056O1D

Track Listings
 
1. Texas Hop
2. Baby, Take a Chance With Me
3. Lonesome Woman Blues
4. Swingin' an Echo
5. Ain't Jivin' Blues
6. Baby, Take a Chance With Me
7. Shuffle Bass Boogie
8. Weird Nightmare
9. Make Believe
10. Honey, Take a Chance With Me
11. Bedspread
12. This Subdues My Passion
13. Pipe Dream
14. Mingus Fingers
15. These Foolish Things
16. Story of Love
17. He's Gone
18. Pennies from Heaven
19. Lyon's Roar
20. Say It Isn't So
See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
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This unprecedented set compiles a dozen cleanly remastered rare 78s of Charles Mingus's earliest sessions as a leader of combos in the Bay Area. Most of the 24 tracks fall squarely in the postwar small-band (four to 10 pieces plus singer) era, moving incautiously from swing to bebop. A-side jump tunes are backed with B-side ballads, as the opening "Texas Hop" is backed with the first of three versions of "Baby, Take a Chance with Me." There's a lot to like, from Mingus's already commanding bass taking on the band ("Shuffle Bass Blues") to lusty choruses by tenormen Maxwell Davis and William Woodman, and singers Claude Trenier and Herb Gayle. It's instructive to hear the strong Ellingtonian influence on Mingus's writing (he models "Make Believe" on "Everything But You") and enjoyable to hear ur-versions of oft-recorded Mingus classics, like "Weird Nightmare" (featuring Lucky Thompson and appearing later in the set as "Pipe Dream" with pianist Will Carr) and "Mingus Fingus." Two tunes--"The Story of Love" and "Inspiration"--feature Mingus fronting a 22-piece band of mostly Stan Kenton's sidemen, with Eric Dolphy and Art Pepper on altos. Here's clear anticipation of his later ambitious works, like "Epitaph." The 96-page booklet by historians Andrew Homzy and Bob Sunenblick lovingly documents the players (photos and bios of Buddy Collette and a dozen sidemen) and discography, including a historical overview of the earliest record labels to document Mingus: Dolphins of Hollywood, Excelsior, Fentone, Hollywood, and Rex. --Fred Bouchard

West Coast: 1945-1949,Charles Mingus,Uptown Jazz,Bop,Jazz,Jazz Music,Pop
West Coast: 1945-1949
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Superb reissue of important recordings
  • Ultra Rare Early Recordings By Charles Mingus
  • Fascinating Early Mingus Music
 West Coast: 1945-1949
Charles Mingus
Manufacturer: Uptown Jazz
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000056O1D
Release Date: 2001-01-02

Tracks:

  1. Texas Hop
  2. Baby, Take a Chance With Me
  3. Lonesome Woman Blues
  4. Swingin' an Echo
  5. Ain't Jivin' Blues
  6. Baby, Take a Chance With Me
  7. Shuffle Bass Boogie
  8. Weird Nightmare
  9. Make Believe
  10. Honey, Take a Chance With Me
  11. Bedspread
  12. This Subdues My Passion
  13. Pipe Dream
  14. Mingus Fingers
  15. These Foolish Things
  16. Story of Love
  17. He's Gone
  18. Pennies from Heaven
  19. Lyon's Roar
  20. Say It Isn't So
  21. Boppin' in Boston
  22. Story of Love
  23. Inspiration
  24. Rehearsal Fragment for "He's Gone"

Amazon.com

This unprecedented set compiles a dozen cleanly remastered rare 78s of Charles Mingus's earliest sessions as a leader of combos in the Bay Area. Most of the 24 tracks fall squarely in the postwar small-band (four to 10 pieces plus singer) era, moving incautiously from swing to bebop. A-side jump tunes are backed with B-side ballads, as the opening "Texas Hop" is backed with the first of three versions of "Baby, Take a Chance with Me." There's a lot to like, from Mingus's already commanding bass taking on the band ("Shuffle Bass Blues") to lusty choruses by tenormen Maxwell Davis and William Woodman, and singers Claude Trenier and Herb Gayle. It's instructive to hear the strong Ellingtonian influence on Mingus's writing (he models "Make Believe" on "Everything But You") and enjoyable to hear ur-versions of oft-recorded Mingus classics, like "Weird Nightmare" (featuring Lucky Thompson and appearing later in the set as "Pipe Dream" with pianist Will Carr) and "Mingus Fingus." Two tunes--"The Story of Love" and "Inspiration"--feature Mingus fronting a 22-piece band of mostly Stan Kenton's sidemen, with Eric Dolphy and Art Pepper on altos. Here's clear anticipation of his later ambitious works, like "Epitaph." The 96-page booklet by historians Andrew Homzy and Bob Sunenblick lovingly documents the players (photos and bios of Buddy Collette and a dozen sidemen) and discography, including a historical overview of the earliest record labels to document Mingus: Dolphins of Hollywood, Excelsior, Fentone, Hollywood, and Rex. --Fred Bouchard

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Superb reissue of important recordings.......2002-07-14

This excellent compilation gives us most of the sides made by Charles Mingus under his own name (and a few under others' names) during his long and often frustrating period in California, the 1940s. The reason I only gave it four stars is that, while some of the music is indeed superb and up to his normal high level, we also hear him struggling with compromises to commercialism (such as four takes of a dog of a tune, "Baby Take a Chance With Me," in which only the bridge shows traces of the Mingus style). Nevertheless, the good tracks are very good indeed and point to the more mature style to come in the early-to-mid 1950s. Even better is the booklet, with its fascinating details, rare photos and record labels that makes you feel as if you had purchased a treasure-trove instead of simply a historical jazz CD. If you love jazz and its evolution from a purely improvised music to one in which writing plays an important part, Mingus was certainly a giant in his field and this is a very important part of his story.

4 out of 5 stars Ultra Rare Early Recordings By Charles Mingus.......2001-03-15

Composer/bassist/bandleader arrived in New York in the early Fifties after stints with Lionel Hampton and Red Norvo, seemingly a multi-talented and fully-formed musician. Unknown to most was that the musician had a long career in Los Angeles bands dating back to the early Forties. Remarkably, the many recordings that Mingus made in L.A. in the mid-Forties have not been reissued, at least until this historic collection.

Given the minuscule size of the record companies for which he recorded, perhaps it's a miracle that these sides survived at all. Mingus led his own group on most of these sessions, which featured mostly originals compositions. Amazingly, Mingus was already composing unusually complex and ambitious works that reflected some of the harmonic development of the then-current bebop movement, yet the music itself cannot be classified as bebop. Instead, Mingus seems to be exploring the implications that bebop harmonies could have on jazz composition. Tadd Dameron and Miles Davis, among others, would pursue similar ideas in the late Forties, but Mingus, as usual, seems to be moving in his own individual direction.

Given Mingus' musical background, his individualistic approach to jazz composition is hardly surprising. Classically trained, Mingus was writing classical/jazz hybrids even as a teenager. In a more racially tolerant era, he would almost certainly have pursued a career as a classical cellist or composer. Fortunately, jazz gave him a forum to pursue his musical aspirations. These seminal recordings are an intriguing peak at his ability to wed jazz harmonies, instrumentation and rhythms to classically-influenced musical forms. His ambitions were enormous, perhaps only exceeded by Duke Ellington among jazz musicians. If Mingus could be accused of inconsistency in his music, he could never be accused of complacency.

That said, these early works are not the equal of his classic recordings of the mid to late Fifties. Some of these tracks feature vocalists, in an obvious if unlikely attempt at a hit record, while other numbers are interesting experiments at best. Still, it's a revelation to hear so many elements of Mingus' later style already at work in his music. Every serious fan of Charles Mingus will want to hear these recordings, and the compilers of this set have done a magnificent job. The CD comes with an extraordinary booklet.

5 out of 5 stars Fascinating Early Mingus Music.......2001-03-06

This disc features the early work of one of jazz's greatest composers, Charles Mingus. The tracks offer a variety of early Mingus tunes, including a few that became Mingus standards. However, the real jewel here is the lovingly detailed 96 page liner notes, which tell you everything you ever wanted to know about early Mingus, with photos to boot: learn while you listen. Hear one of jazz's great minds begining to take shape. Catch Mingus's work back in the days when he was a relative unknown with the self-imposed moniker, Baron. Highly recommended.
Complete 1945-1949 West Coast Recordings
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    		Complete 1945-1949 West Coast Recordings
    Charles Mingus
    Manufacturer: Jazz Factory
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00005NQLJ
    Release Date: 2002-10-01

    Tracks:

    1. Texas Hop
    2. Baby, Take a Chance With Me
    3. Lonesome Woman Blues
    4. Swingin' an Echo
    5. Ain't Jivin' Blues
    6. Baby, Take a Chance With Me
    7. Shuffle Bass Boogie
    8. Weird Nightmare
    9. Make Believe
    10. Honey, Take a Chance With Me
    11. Bedspread
    12. This Subdues My Passion
    13. Pipe Dream - Lady Will Carr, Charles Mingus
    14. Mingus Fingers
    15. These Foolish Things
    16. Story of Love - Charles Mingus, Charles Mingus,
    17. He's Gone - Charles Mingus, Charles Mingus,
    18. Pennies from Heaven
    19. Lyon's Roar
    20. Say It Isn't So
    21. Boppin' in Boston
    22. Story of Love
    23. Inspiration

    Album Description

    Ultra-rare Californian recordings leading typical postwar small-band format.
    Cool Bebop: 1945-1949
    Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    • your "one-stop" CD for very early Stan Getz
    		 Cool Bebop: 1945-1949
    Stan Getz
    Manufacturer: Epm Musique
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00004SVIP
    Release Date: 2000-05-16

    Tracks:

    1. Loaded
    2. Grab Your Axe, Max
    3. Always
    4. Opus De Bop
    5. And The Angels Swing
    6. Running Water
    7. Don't T Worry 'Bout Me
    8. Four Brothers
    9. Early Autumn
    10. Keeper Of The Flame
    11. Five Brothers
    12. Battle Of The Saxes
    13. Stan Gets Along
    14. Stan's Mood
    15. Slow
    16. Fast
    17. Prezervation
    18. Crazy Chords
    19. Indian Summer
    20. Long Island Sound

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    This 20-song compilation documents the early development of tenor Stan Getz from a Lester Young disciple into a unique and compelling voice. The set kicks off with three 1945 recordings from Kai Winding's sextet, when Getz, a mere 18 years old, still seemed to be under Young's spell. The four cuts from July 1946 mark Getz's first session as a leader; on one, he brought in bebop heavies Hank Jones, Curley Russell, and Max Roach. It's clear from his choice of sidemen and the increased fire in his playing that Getz was falling under the influence of Charlie Parker. The collection wends through three cuts featuring Getz with the Woody Herman Orchestra--two uptempos and an exquisite ballad, "Early Autumn," which offers supremely delicate solos from both Herman (on Johnny Hodges-inspired alto) and Getz. Six cuts follow, from spring 1949, by Getz-led octets including fellow tenors (and Herman vets) Zoot Sims and Al Cohn. It concludes with four quartet cuts with pianist Al Haig. Even by this last 1949 session, Getz hadn't quite found his signature sound yet, that uniquely superb fusion of Young's feathery poise and Parker's fiery tide, but he was well on his way. --Marc Greilsamer

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars your "one-stop" CD for very early Stan Getz.......2000-07-08

    Stan Getz started playing sax professionally, leaving high school to join Jack Teagarden's band, at 16. In fact, New York truant officers where chasing him around until Teagarden became his guardian to keep them both out of legal trouble! (None of those songs here, I guess he didn't solo). He then played with Benny Goodman and Woody Herman.

    Stan went from big bands to soloing with his own combos at an age when most kids were going to high school and college!

    Getz very early playing is spread out through four or five other CD's (Woody Herman "Keeper of the Flame", "Brothers" etc). If you want the best of the lot this is the greatest hit's from Stan at age eighteen to twentytwo from 1945-49.

    The outstanding cut is Getz solo on "Early Autumn" with Woody Herman's Second Herd, the song that catapulted Getz to public attention at a still very young age.

    The rest is mostly energetic bebop,or Cool. The recording quality is probably as good as can be expected for the period, runs the gamet from murky and muddy to OK. Mono.

    Three stars for performance, 2 for sound quality.
    Complete 1945-1949
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      		Complete 1945-1949
      Buddy Banks
      Manufacturer: Blue Moon
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B0000250JU
      Release Date: 2004-11-16
      Rhythms and Blues from California 1945-1949
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        		Rhythms and Blues from California 1945-1949
        Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
        Manufacturer: Epm Musique
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B00004WKBO
        Release Date: 2000-10-03

        Tracks:

        1. R.M. Blues
        2. Milton's Boogie
        3. Rhythm Cocktail
        4. True Blues
        5. Blues in My Heart
        6. Groovin' With Joe
        7. Rainy Confession Blues
        8. Thrill Me
        9. What's the Use
        10. Cryin' and Singin' the Blues
        11. Porter's Love Song to a Chambermaid
        12. Keep a Dollar in Your Pocket
        13. New Year's Resolution
        14. Sympathetic Blues
        15. Everything I Do Is Wrong
        16. Junior Jumps
        17. Information Blues
        18. Bye Bye Baby Blues
        19. X-Temporaneous Boogie
        20. Ferocious Boogie
        Rhythms and Blues from California 1945-1949
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          Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
          Manufacturer: EPM Musique
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          Binding: Audio CD

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          Jump BluesJump Blues | Blues | Styles | Music
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          ASIN: B00007GX1E
          Release Date: 2000-09-12

          Tracks:

          1. R.M. Blues
          2. Milton's Boogie
          3. Rhythm Cocktail
          4. True Blues
          5. Blues In My Heart
          6. Groovin' With Joe
          7. Rainy Confession Blues
          8. Thrill Me
          9. What's The Use
          10. Cryin' & Singin' The Blues
          11. Porter's Love Song
          12. Keep A Dollar In Your Pocket
          13. New Year's Resolution
          14. Sympathetic Blues
          15. Everything I Do Is Wrong
          16. Junior Jumps
          17. Information Blues
          18. Bye Bye Baby Blues
          19. X-Temporaneous Boogie
          20. Ferocious Boogie
          Complete 1945-1949 West Coast Recordings
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            		Complete 1945-1949 West Coast Recordings
            Charles Mingus
            Manufacturer: Jazz Factory Spain
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

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            ASIN: B00006K0B5
            Release Date: 2002-10-01

            Tracks:

            1. The Texas Hop
            2. Baby, Take A Chance With Me
            3. Lonesome Woman Blues
            4. Swingin' An Echo
            5. Ain't Jivin' Blues
            6. Baby, Take A Chance With Me
            7. Shuffle Bass Boogie
            8. Werid Nightmare
            9. Make Believe
            10. Honey, Take A Chance With Me
            11. Bedspread
            12. This Subdues My Passion
            13. Pipe Dream
            14. Mingus Fingers
            15. These Foolish Things
            16. Story Of Love
            17. He's Gone
            18. Pennies From Heaven
            19. Lyon's Roar
            20. Say It Isn't So
            21. Boppin' In Boston
            22. The Story Of Love
            23. Inspiration
            Cool Bebop: 1945-1949
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              		Cool Bebop: 1945-1949
              Stan Getz
              Manufacturer: Epm Musique
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

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              ASIN: B00004S3KA
              Release Date: 2000-05-16

              Tracks:

              1. Loaded
              2. Grab Your Axe, Max
              3. Always
              4. Opus De Bop
              5. And The Angels Swing
              6. Running Water
              7. Don't T Worry 'Bout Me
              8. Four Brothers
              9. Early Autumn
              10. Keeper Of The Flame
              11. Five Brothers
              12. Battle Of The Saxes
              13. Stan Gets Along
              14. Stan's Mood
              15. Slow
              16. Fast
              17. Prezervation
              18. Crazy Chords
              19. Indian Summer
              20. Long Island Sound

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