Charles Mingus Let My Children Hear Music (180g Import Vinyl LP)

Charles Mingus Let My Children Hear Music On 180g Import LP

Recorded on four dates in 1971 and released in 1972, Charles Mingus' Let My Children Hear Music is one of the jazz legend's most ambitious efforts and among the finest from the last stage of his career. The album consists of extended compositions for jazz orchestra with featured soloists Charles McPherson, James Moody, and Sir Roland Hanna, and arrangements and orchestrations by Sy Johnson. On the original LP issued by Columbia, Mingus thanked producer Teo Macero for "his untiring efforts in producing the best album I have ever made."

Charles Mingus Let My Children Hear Music Track Listing

1.  Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers
2.  Adagio ma Non Troppo
3.  Don't Be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid Too
4.  Hobo Ho
5.  Chill of Death
6.  The I of Hurricane Sue