Charles Mingus – Mingus At The Bohemia

Vinyl is of more than fine quality. Stereo mix unfortunately, tho.

Seeing the quality of pressing and listening excellent sound, this is supposed to be pressed by QRP or RTI. It’s like superb pressings from Tone-poet or Verve Acoustic Series.

Grabbed this today at a local(ish) record shop. This was the second Mingus I bought on CD in the early 1990s (after Black Saint...), and I played the h*** out if it. I even have this https://www.discogs.com/release/6465246-Charles-Mingus-Jazz-Workshop-A-Night-At-Cafe-Bohemia-Plus-The-Pithecanthropus-Erectus-Session ... but I wanted this on vinyl anyway, and it sounds great! Excellent reissue of a great live session! Now I need this: https://www.discogs.com/release/4368867-The-Charles-Mingus-Quintet-Max-Roach-The-Charles-Mingus-Quintet-Max-Roach

As you can see the price code is only stickered. There are also copies which have price code D printed or maybe other price codes.

For something Amazon has been selling for $11 this sounds pretty damn good.

Vinyl is ok. Mine is a little offcenter with some background noise. Nevertheless the music is superb and the atmosphere of the live session is well catched!

The vinyl is not of good quality but the music is!!Great Mingus with Max Roach making it an even more important selection in Mingus' discography.

Recorded live, this is one of Mingus' earliest works. He a is a master composer, and this is a great album. He pushes boundaries without losing a connection to the listener; this is Avant Garde, but it's fairly accessible, and you don't have to try hard to understand or enjoy it. Much of it, like a lot of Mingus' work, is deeply rooted in the blues, and he also cleverly intermingles various compositions into the same work. Highly recommended.