A Word From Bird

A Word From Bird

A Word From Bird

ASIN: B00004SBZY

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Vibraphonist Teddy Charles, prominent in the 1950s and '60s but largely retired from music thereafter, studied at the renowned Juilliard School of Music in New York and played with Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Anita O'Day, and Charles Mingus before emerging as a leader. Word from Bird (1956) was his second album at Atlantic Records, and it's a musically intriguing collection of two large-ensemble pieces and four small-group performances. The title track, written by Charles, is an extended work for 12-piece band that has both classical and jazz flavors, performed by such acclaimed artists as trumpeter Art Farmer, guitarist Jimmy Raney, and trombonist Eddie Bert. After the opening classical-based fanfare, the appealing, airy work swings modestly, the music touching on both modern big-band sounds and classical chamber-group contrapuntal writing. Strong solos from Charles, Farmer, and alto saxophonist Hal Stein are added pleasures. The other large-group piece, Bob Brookmeyer's quick-paced "Show Time," is in a strictly modern-jazz frame of mind. With 10 players, "Show Time" features the composer's bravura writing and sports several thoughtful, percolating solos from the crew. The delightful small-group numbers feature bassist Mingus, pianist Hall Overton, and drummer Ed Shaughnessy. On both the medium-tempoed "When Your Lover Has Gone" and a speedier "Just One of Those Things," Charles plays attractive solos, revealing his deep bebop roots and affection for the great Milt Jackson. "Laura" is a poignant ballad offered succulently by Charles, Mingus, and Shaughnessy. --Zan Stewart

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Complete Flanders & Swann
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Return to Sanity
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ASIN: B000006T4S
Release Date: 1997-04-30

Tracks:

  1. Warthog, The (The Hog Beneath The Skin)
  2. The Sea Horse
  3. The Chameleon
  4. Whale, The (Mopy Dick)
  5. Je Suis Le Tenebreux
  6. Songs For Our Time
  7. A Song Of The Weather - Flanders & Swann
  8. The Reluctant Cannibal
  9. Greensleeves
  10. Misalliance
  11. Kokoraki
  12. Madeira M'Dear?
  13. Too Many Cookers
  14. Built Up Area
  15. In The Bath (From 'At The Drop Of A Hat')
  16. Sea Fever
  17. The Hippopotamus Song

Tracks:

  1. The Gas Man Cometh
  2. Sounding Brass
  3. Los Olividados
  4. In The Desert
  5. The Sloth
  6. The Rhinoceros
  7. Kangaroo Tango
  8. Jaguar
  9. Dead Ducks
  10. The Elephant
  11. By Air
  12. Slow Train
  13. A Song Of Patriotic Prejudice - Flanders & Swann
  14. The Humming Bird
  15. The Portuguese Man-Of-War
  16. Sea Fever
  17. The Hippopotamus Song

Tracks:

  1. The Gas Man Cometh
  2. Sounding Brass
  3. Los Olividados
  4. In The Desert
  5. The Sloth
  6. The Rhinoceros
  7. Kangaroo Tango
  8. Jaguar
  9. Dead Ducks
  10. The Elephant
  11. By Air
  12. Slow Train
  13. A Song Of Patriotic Prejudice - Flanders & Swann
  14. The Humming Bird
  15. The Portuguese Man-Of-War
  16. The Wild Boar
  17. The Ostrich
  18. The Wompom
  19. Twice Shy
  20. Commonwealth Fair
  21. P** P* B**** B** D******
  22. Paris
  23. Eine Kleine Nacht Musik Cha Cha Cha
  24. The Hundred Song
  25. Food For Thought

Album Details

Fantastic Triple CD Box Set of the Recorded Works of One of Britain's Most Popular Comedy Duos. Their Keen Observations of Everyday British Life and Abilities to Exemplify them in Song Made them the Darlings of the UK. Cleverness, Wit and Absoute Hilarity were the Order of the Day, in Just About Any Style of Music. Pure Comic Genius on Three Discs!

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Return to Sanity.......2005-07-27

Before Monty Python, before the Beatles, before "'Enery the Aigth Oi Am" there was the subtle, sweet, insdious humor of Flanders and Swann, and their lyrics remain part of the recognition rituals of Ivy Leaguers of the sixties. For any aging hippies or yuppies who find life WAY more stressful than we ever expected, and for whom the down side of alcohol, sex, and drugs has become apparent, I recommend listening several times to "In the Bath". It raises a cry for peace among the nations by inviting all the leaders to sit congenially steaming in a communal bathtub. And they reminding us of our essential self-interest when they add the proviso "as long as Swann and Flanders get the end without the taps." On those nights when we suspect that there isn't any point to it all, reach for the Flanders and Swann. They won't convince you there is any meaning to life, but they'll make it a lot easier to bear. Don't even try to do without it.

5 out of 5 stars Have Some Madeira.......2005-07-06

Not every line in Flanders and Swann has become part of our 37-year marriage, but many have. As our turntables fail, we are pleased that we can relive all the fun stuff we used to collect. Nothing is like this duo, especially what you usually hear as French horn by Mozart converted into "I found that horn go(r)ne." And, of course,
"Have some Madeira, m'dear" is an all-time favorite.

5 out of 5 stars British humour at its best.......2003-03-15

When I started out as a teacher of English, I had the most wonderful colleague as a mentor -- when she retired she gave me three LPs with much of what is on these CDs, and it must be one of the best gifts I have ever been given. Practically all of it makes me smile or laugh out loud (although I must admit that some, like The Armadillo and Slow Train, make me so melancholy that I can just feel my lower lip tremble and my eyes fill up). How can you beat lines like "Hail to thee, blithe Wompom", or "The English are moral, the English are good / And clever, and modest, and misunderstood"? I find they make great listening exercises for my teenaged students as well -- they consider it ancient, but incredibly funny!

5 out of 5 stars If you haven't heard this..........2003-01-16

The great comedic pairing of the late Michael Flanders (vocals) and Donald Swann (piano and occasional vocals) must surely rank among the hall of fame of comic singers and songwriters. Descended from the British music hall tradition, these two men wrote and performed music which still sparkles with wit today, some 40 or more years since it was recorded.

After being told to take up singing as a means of strengthening his polio-weakened lungs, the wheelchair-bound Flanders teamed up with pianist Swann and proceeded to write such classic songs as "The Hippo Song (Mud Mud Glorious Mud)", "The Gasman Cometh", "The Gnu Song", "A Transport of Delight" and many others. As well as a gently satirical spirit, all these songs feature the sublime wordplay and interplay of both men.

The first two discs of this box set are actual concerts - "At The Drop Of A Hat" and its successor "At The Drop Of Another Hat". Recorded at the height of the duo's popularity and form, the sound quality is surprisingly good for recordings this old.

"At The Drop Of A Hat" opens with three of the Flanders and Swann classics. "Transport Of Delight", a song in praise of the "97 horsepower omnibus" features the wonderful harmonies of the duo on lines like "any more fares" and Flanders' dead-on impression of a London busdriver "Geddardait, we're full right up inside". "Song of Reproduction" deals with the new, as it was then, stereo technology and features Flanders delivering an incredible monologue using every conceivable piece of audiophile jargon. "The Gnu Song" (in which "gnu" is pronounced phonetically) is a real treat. The audience's reaction to the reappearance of the gnu is superb.
As well as this opening trio, the disc features Flanders' snippets of "Songs For Our Time" (in which he experiments with conventions of hit songs), "Song of the Weather" (a rundown of English weather throughout the year), "The Reluctant Cannibal" (featuring Swann in the tititular role and the chorus "I can't eat people/I won't eat people/eatin' people is wrong"), Swann's foray into Greek folksong "Kokraki" and the justifiably famous "Madeira M'Dear". The performance ends with a rousing version of "The Hippo Song".
Flanders is in fine voice throughout and his comments introducing each song are delivered with deadpan accuracy. The story behind "The Gnu Song" is an absolute masterpiece. Flanders' monologue about the creation of "Greensleeves" is also superb - "'Greenfleeves'. That's an interesting name for a fong" (referencing old English script) being just a taste.

"Another Hat" begins in equally fine form with "Gasman Cometh" and "Ill Wind". "Gasman", presaged as "a tale of unending domestic upheaval", is sure to have most people who've ever dealt with unreliable tradesmen nodding in agreement, while "Ill Wind" is Flanders' attempt at setting words to a French horn concerto featuring the immortal lines "I lost that horn/lost that horn/lost that horn/found that horn/gorn". The performance continues with Swann's Russian/English song "In The Desert", the ending of which is truly side-splitting. "All Gall" (a reinterpretation of "This Old Man" to fit then-French President Charles de Gaulle) is a little dated but very cleverly done. "Song of Patriotic Prejudice", with its introduction and opening lines grabbing the audience's attention is another triumph, while the "Hippo Encore" is a great end to the performance.
Again Flanders is at his peak. His loving description of the Spanish olive-stuffers ("Olividados") and his superb story about flying ("By Air") are both brilliant examples of the shaggy dog story.
My favourite from both of these discs would have to be "First and Second Law". Flanders decides to educate Swann in elementary science and picks on the first and second laws of thermodynamics ("heat is work and work is heat" and "heat cannot of itself pass from one body to a hotter body") and the repetition of these phrases in time to Swann's barely-there piano accompaniment is one of the finest moments in British comedy.

The third disc is largely forgettable. It begins with a series of animal-related songs performed in a studio and without much of Flanders' rambling introductions. "Warthog" has its moments, while the others were clearly not performed in front of an audience for a reason. "Wompom" is also mildly diverting, presenting a story about a made-up substance which is the answer to everything.
The rest of the disc is then filled out with much earlier material in a rather poorly-recorded concert. "20 Tons of TNT" (related to the calculation the pair had done which gave that as the amount of TNT per person on the planet at the time) provides food for thought, but little more.

Is this box set for everyone? No. Much of the humour both within and without the songs does require a bit of background knowledge to what was going on in Britain and Europe at the time (1960s), John Profumo is referenced a few times as well as Charles de Gaulle and the Common Market, while a smattering of classical music knowledge can help out a bit with Swann's work and "Ill Wind". The fact that my grandfather (who's in his late 70s) recalls hearing these songs and laughing may give an indication as to the age of some of the subject matter. Equally the fact that "First and Second Law" references an awful lot of physics might do the same.

Nevertheless, for anyone who loves British humour done in a gentle manner or who is interested in the source of "mud mud glorious mud/nothing quite like it for cooling the blood", give these CDs some serious consideration.

5 out of 5 stars Gentle Satire.......2002-04-03

I've been singing Flanders and Swann every day In the Bath since I first heard them in 1964. If you don't know them, think Gilbert and Sullivan by way of English music hall and Noel Coward, with a bit of Tom Lehrer musical satire and classic Bob Newhart or Charlie Manna monologues. F&S commented gently on their times: "The purpose of satire, it has been rightly said, is to strip away the veneer of comfortable illusion and cozy half-truth. And our job, as I see it, is to put it back again." Quite simply the best comic songs and patter of the 20th century. Michael died in 1975, Donald in 1994. Goodnight, Mabel Figworthy, wherever you are.

Here are some samples of Michael's verbal wit.

Wordplay:
- "A Transport of Delight," their song of the pleasures of the double-decker bus "has recently been adopted as the theme song of the Underground resistance movement."
- Speculating that Henry VIII wrote Greensleeves: "and the royalties go to royalty."
- About a tennis referee late in the day: "the umpire upon whom the sun never sets."
- Explaining how he was hoisted in his wheelchair onto airliners by a fork lift: "Why they need a great machine like that to lift forks I do not know. Well, they're only plastic, now, aren't they?"
- On status symbols: "The object is to Gunga Din your neighbor: 'I'm a better man than you' is the acid test," and, "let's bang our status cymbals with the best."
- To a disenchanted cannibal: "You used to be a regular anthropophagi."
- Of a lecher: "And he said as he hastened to put out the cat, the wine, his cigar, and the lamps," while the girl "lowered her standards by raising her glass, her courage, her eyes, and his hopes."
- At the corrida d'olivas (the Andorran festival of olive stuffing, not to be confused with the Spanish corrida de toros, or bullfight): "And a great cry goes up of Ole! He has made an 'ol."
- "It's no good going up to a scientist and saying to him like you would to anybody else, 'Good morning, how are you, lend me a quid, and so on.' He'll just glare at you, or make a rude retort."

Throw-aways
- During the height of the cold war the Soviet Union sent the Moscow Ballet on a world tour. Donald sang one chorus of the Hippopotamus Song "mud, mud, glorious mud - nothing quite like it for cooling the blood" in Russian. Michael: "That should improve our cultural relations."
- During the 1963 Mandy Rice-Davies and Christine Keeler scandal: "None of that going around saying no smoke without fire. Nil cumbustibus, Profumo." Also, from "Friendly Duet," "such models of friendship are precious and rare, while the friendship of models is not."
- "Now if you're writing a musical, as I'm sure practically all of you are, . . ."
- Of Donald: "You know that no one has a higher regard for your music . . . than you do yourself. I merely meant that you are not great because you are not dead. If you wish to be great you must stop composing and start decomposing."
- "We never found a rhyme for (Soviet Premier Nikita) "Kruschev" until he was dead: Did he die or was he "pushed off"?"
- "We spent two dreadful, uh, delightful years, entertaining the Americans whose need, let's face it, is greater even than yours. Of course, when we're over there we say that the other way 'round."
- "No matter what you may say about the Germans, and who doesn't . . ."
- "Some of the songs that have made our names a household word, like slop-bucket . . ."
- "They've started testing cars now. They started at 10 years, then 5, now three. There's even some talk of having them tested before they leave the factory."

Absurdities
- "I'm delirious about our new oven fitted with the eye-level grill. This means that without my having to bend down the hot fat can squirt straight into my eye."
- A spectator during the construction of Stonehenge: "So, it's not going to be lived in. Well, that's something anyway. So what is it, then? It's a what?! A calendar?! A bit big for a calendar isn't it? You'd look pretty foolish with that on your desk."
- "Donald knocked himself out this morning. Got one of those new pop-up toasters. Nasty things."

Incredible multiple rhymes:
- "The fair hippoptama he aimed to entice from her seat on her hilltop above, as she hadn't got a ma to give her advice, went tip-toeing down to her love."
- Of Josephine: "Nonsense, said Bonaparte. She lives on her own, apart, in her own apartment."
- "Oh let us be married if our parents don't mind. We'd be happy and inseparable. Inextricably entwined. We'd live happily every after, said the Honeysuckle to the Bindweed."
- "And you'll always see a single lace-less left-hand leather boot. A bootless British river bank's a shock. We leave them there at midnight, you can track a member's route by the alternating print of boot and sock."
Hail to the Chief
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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 Hail to the Chief

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ASIN: B0006SSP6C
Release Date: 2005-01-11

Tracks:

  1. President Garfield's Inaugural March
  2. The Star Spangled Banner (Historic Arrangement)
  3. Inaugural Address Excerpt Franklin D. Roosevelt
  4. March "Franklin D. Roosevelt"
  5. Auld Lang Syne
  6. Thomas Jefferson March
  7. The Blue Danube Waltz
  8. The President's March (Hail Columbia)
  9. Inaugural Address Excerpt Harry Truman
  10. The Sleeping Beauty Waltz
  11. Easter Monday on the White House Lawn
  12. Hungarian Dance #3
  13. The Pride of the Wolverines
  14. The Maple Leaf Rag (Historic 1906 Recording)
  15. Inaugural Address Excerpt Dwight Eisenhower
  16. Listen to the Mockingbird
  17. The Marseillaise
  18. Solemn March
  19. Presidential Polonaise
  20. The March from the Nutcracker Suite
  21. Inaugural Address Excerpt John F. Kennedy
  22. Guadalcanal March from Victory at Sea
  23. Hail to the Spirit of Liberty
  24. Eternal Father (The Navy Hymn)
  25. A Message from President Ronald Reagan
  26. Hail to the Chief

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Hail To the Thief!.......2005-08-06

Despite the fact that most of our presidents are not worth remembering in music; this is none the less an interesting CD. Altissimo! has done its usualy bit of culling through the Marine Band library to dig out enough appropriate pieces to put together on one CD. No original recordings here! We should be glad that its a full length selection of over 60 mins for a change, instead of the old 45 min. cheats in the past! Still, the different sound qualities of the various tracks is distracting at times.

Most labels when they combine different recordings together usually list the recording date and who conducted the band at that time. Altissimo! has not graduated to that level of professionalism in their products yet. Hence we just get The US Marine Band, not when it was recorded and who might be directing it!

Fortunately, the quality of the Marine Band is so good that it does not matter what Altissimo! does in putting together a CD. That said, the music provides an interesting chronology of ceremonial music played at the White House over the years. The linear notes are an improvment over the past, when little or nothing was provided. All and all, not bad from what we have come to expect from Altissimo!

4 out of 5 stars Hail to the Chief.......2005-02-02

Hail to the Chief is the latest of about twenty-seven CDs offered by "Altissimo!", which offer recordings of the USA's fine military service musical organizations. Until Altissimo!, these recording were very rare and just about impossible to find. Thanks to Altissimo! every one can appreciate and enjoy the fine music of these top-notch musical organizations.
The program in Hail to the Chief is a tribute to our presidents. It is a varied program that shows the depth of the music played by one of America's oldest, established in 1798, and finest musical organizations, the United States Marine Band. This CD contains twenty-one marches and other classical numbers from Sousa to Strauss to Tchaikovsky. Some of the music in the CD is rare and for this reason alone of interest to music history buffs. One of these selections is a recording of the "Star-Spangled Banner" using the earliest published arrangement (1814) of the anthem. Another is the "Solemn March" played at Lincoln's funeral. Also included a rarely recorded Sousa piece, "Easter Monday on the White House Lawn." There is also an historic 1906 recording of Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag."
The recording also contains excerpts from speeches made by five of our presidents four of which were from inaugural addresses. The program notes explain the musical selections and how each was of interest to the various presidents.
The only negative, and it is not with the CD itself, is that the program notes do not include recording dates, where recorded and who the conductor of the band was. I highly recommend this CD to all interested in the America's patriotic music as well as the serious collector of military music and those interested in the musical roots of our country.
George Barkman

5 out of 5 stars Another Great Altissimo! Release.......2005-01-13

Listening to the latest CD from Altissimo! brought pleasure to my ears. Whether you like listening to ballads, waltzes, Hungarian Dances, or marches you will find something on this CD that you will love to listen to. This wonderful compilation presents the listener with music favored by 23 of our United States Presidents, and includes bonus tracks of excerpts from four inaugural speeches.

5 out of 5 stars Hail to the Chief.......2005-01-11

Hail to the Chief is unique, educational and without question, absolutely wonderful!

I was initially puzzled by the selections but as I began to listen and read the short narrative that is offered I started to realize I was being taken on a very different trip through American history. Consequently, the impact of the program had a totally unexpected and fascinating effect.

I was not just mesmerized by the sounds I heard, the arrangements which were presented or the memorable utterances of some of our Chief Executives. I was completely entranced by the realization that these men and others who had held the office of President of the United States, had listened and reacted to the same music the CD offers. It gave me an insight into their humanity that text books cannot provide.

As an example, I hadn't known the original sheet music for the "Star Spangled Banner" was arranged differently from the way we listen to it today --- who know how many Americans heard it played that way?

I had never actually thought about the fact that Washington might have actually heard "Hail Columbia" played, just as I was hearing it.

I was a bit startled that Chester Arthur commanded Sousa to compose what became the "Presidential Polonaise" and tried to imagine how much pressure he, (Sousa), must have felt in doing the President's bidding. (By the way, after listening to that unquestionably superb composition of the "March King", I must admit despite its delightful sound, I'm very pleased that we no longer use that as the official march of the President and we have returned to "Hail to the Chief".)

I vividly recall watching the casket of President Kennedy being carried over the steps of the Capitol and listening to "The Navy Hymn" and the music recaptured that moment as if it was yesterday.

It wasn't solely the music I savored but it was also the historical images they engendered. Indeed, music affects all "ages"!

The CD is a professional product that will hopefully be enjoyed by thousands for many years to come.
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      3. The White Election - A Song Cycle: I Had A Guinea
      4. The White Election - A Song Cycle: If She Had Been
      5. The White Election - A Song Cycle: New Feet Within
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      18. The White Election - A Song Cycle: It Ceased To Hurt Me
      19. The White Election - A Song Cycle: I Like To See It
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      Word From Bird...
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        		Word From Bird...
        Teddy Charles
        Manufacturer: Collectables Records
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B000IU37XO
        Release Date: 2006-10-10

        Tracks:

        1. Word from Bird
        2. Laura
        3. Show Time
        4. When Your Lover Has Gone
        5. Just One of Those Things
        6. Blue Greens
        Repairing the Sacred Hoop
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          		Repairing the Sacred Hoop
          Moon Bird
          Manufacturer: Jalika
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
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          ASIN: B000C1IRMU
          Release Date: 2005-10-21

          Tracks:

          1. Turn to Gray
          2. What Is
          3. Stay and Smile
          4. Spirits of the Earth
          5. Release My Spirit
          6. Fucked-Up Man
          7. Fat 5th
          8. Kalena
          9. Waiting
          10. The Sacred Hoop

          Product Description

          A wonderful blend of vocals and instrumentation using a variety of styles of music ranging from acoustic to progressive rock to express themes that go to the American Indian and their plight to personal themes of family life. Rich harmonies are used with driving rock beats and a funk style as well as using spoken word with music to convey strong themes. The instrumental songs (2) are also a listening pleasure.
          A Word From Bird
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            		A Word From Bird
            Teddy Charles
            Manufacturer: Koch Records
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

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            ASIN: B00004SBZY
            Release Date: 2000-04-25

            Tracks:

            1. Word From Bird
            2. Laura
            3. Show Time
            4. When Your Lover Has Gone
            5. Just One Of Those Things
            6. Blue Greens

            Amazon.com

            Vibraphonist Teddy Charles, prominent in the 1950s and '60s but largely retired from music thereafter, studied at the renowned Juilliard School of Music in New York and played with Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Anita O'Day, and Charles Mingus before emerging as a leader. Word from Bird (1956) was his second album at Atlantic Records, and it's a musically intriguing collection of two large-ensemble pieces and four small-group performances. The title track, written by Charles, is an extended work for 12-piece band that has both classical and jazz flavors, performed by such acclaimed artists as trumpeter Art Farmer, guitarist Jimmy Raney, and trombonist Eddie Bert. After the opening classical-based fanfare, the appealing, airy work swings modestly, the music touching on both modern big-band sounds and classical chamber-group contrapuntal writing. Strong solos from Charles, Farmer, and alto saxophonist Hal Stein are added pleasures. The other large-group piece, Bob Brookmeyer's quick-paced "Show Time," is in a strictly modern-jazz frame of mind. With 10 players, "Show Time" features the composer's bravura writing and sports several thoughtful, percolating solos from the crew. The delightful small-group numbers feature bassist Mingus, pianist Hall Overton, and drummer Ed Shaughnessy. On both the medium-tempoed "When Your Lover Has Gone" and a speedier "Just One of Those Things," Charles plays attractive solos, revealing his deep bebop roots and affection for the great Milt Jackson. "Laura" is a poignant ballad offered succulently by Charles, Mingus, and Shaughnessy. --Zan Stewart

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