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THE GREAT CONCERT OF CHARLES MINGUS Performed Live @ JRAC

October 2 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

- Donation
JRAC presents Christopher Dammann Group performing Charles Mingus’ 1971 release THE GREAT CONCERT OF CHARLES MINGUS Wed. Oct. 2nd @ FSC

The night will also feature live painting from visual artist TBA.

This three-LP set is the finest recording by one of Charles Mingus’ greatest bands, his sextet with Eric Dolphy (on alto, bass clarinet, and flute), tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan, trumpeter Johnny Coles, pianist Jaki Byard, and drummer Dannie Richmond. Taken from their somewhat tumultuous but very musical tour of Europe, most of these rather lengthy workouts actually just feature a quintet because Coles took sick (he is only heard on “So Long Eric,” which here is mistitled “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat”), but the playing is at such a high level that the trumpeter is not really missed. “Orange Was the Color of Her Dress” is given definitive treatment, and the nearly 29-minute “Fables of Faubus” and Mingus’ relatively brief feature on “Sophisticated Lady” are impressive, but it is the passionate “Meditations on Integration” (an utterly fascinating performance) and “Parkeriana” (a tribute to Charlie Parker that features some stride piano from Byard and what may very well have been Dolphy’s greatest alto solo) that make this gem truly essential in all jazz collections

~Scottt Yanow

Christopher Dammann – bass

Nick Anaya – saxophones

Richard Zili – clarinets

Jim Baker – piano

Jacob Fawcett – drums

7:30 Doors
8pm Show
$15 Suggested Donation
FREE PARKING

Details

Date:
October 2
Time:
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Cost:
Donation
Event Category:
Website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-great-concert-of-charles-mingus-performed-live-jrac-tickets-1018529508177

Venue

Fulton Street Collective
1821 West Hubbard Street, #suite 307
Chicago, IL 60622 United States

Organizer

Fulton Street Collective
View Organizer Website

Details

Date:
October 2
Time:
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Cost:
Donation
Event Category:
Website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-great-concert-of-charles-mingus-performed-live-jrac-tickets-1018529508177

Venue

Fulton Street Collective
1821 West Hubbard Street, #suite 307
Chicago, IL 60622 United States

Organizer

Fulton Street Collective
View Organizer Website