Peggy's Blue Skylight

Artist: Andy Summers
Label: Bmg Int'l
Category: Music

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Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 090266367924
EAN: 0090266367924
ASIN: B00004WJEG

Release Date: 2000-09-26

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Tracks:

Boogie Stop Shuffle
Tonight At Noon
Reincarnation Of A Lovebird
Opus Three
Cumbia Jazz Fusion
Remember Rockefeller At Attica
Peggy's Blue Skylight
Weird Nightmare
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat/Where Can A Man Find Peace?
Free Cell Block F
Self Portrait In Three Colors
Myself When I Am Real

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Customer Reviews:

Very nice combination of jazz and jazz fusion.......2005-09-21

This is a CD of all Charles Mingus compositions. The sound is gorgeous. It is 64 minutes long (not 77 minutes as previously stated). My copy came with a cardboard sleeve around a standard jewel case. It is shame that it is very hard to find. I actually found my copy at a close out rack at Music For A Song (which is where I have found many wonderful out of print CD's).

This is a very nice mixture of jazz styles. It contains some traditional jazz, jazz fusion, and some discordant jazz. Some tracks just suddenly switch between the styles. With some artists, this mixing of styles comes off as a jumble mess. Here, Summers does a wonderful job moving between styles and setting up an unusual atmosphere.

It starts out with a trumpet that could have come from Miles Davis. There is a vocal track that sounds like Chick Corea's Light As A Feather days. Debbie Harry (of Blondie) sings a tradional jazz number (she is very good for the most part, but in a few places, she pushes too hard to sound like a traditional black blues singer). There is a spoken word track with Q talking over some nice jazz music. The last few tracks sound like a mixture of Frank Zappa's jazz and orchestral works.

I am writing my review based on the musical content and not comparing it to the original Charles Mingus performances of these compositions. That is because I am not that familiar with Mingus. But, this CD was prompted me to check out his work.

Funky Andy Summers Music.......2000-10-04

Wow! What a departure from the other solo work by the former Policeman. The only album that would come close in terms of style and diversity would be Green Chimneys. I particularly enjoy the various sounds and moods that are represented through his guitar work. The opening track and track #3, Reincarnation of a Lovebird, are good examples of this. Deborah Harry's (Blondie) performance on Weird Nightmare is an example of a pop singer that can contribute to an outstanding jazz album. All in all, this work is certainly complex, contains a variety of sounds and ecelectic musicians, and should be purchased by anyone interested in Charles Mingus' music.

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