One of the great "classic" jazz albums. Not my favorite album by Mingus but certainly one of his best. I know he thought of it as his favorite work of all his albums. This one always gives me a film score vibe, as if it could've been written for a B&W film noir thriller with a circus, busy downtown metropolitan area, and a smoky jazz dive-bar as the central locations for the action. The spoken word part does sound a bit out of place to me but not enough to detract from the album's general vibe overall. Lots of interesting, very well written, arranged and played music going on here.
Not quite a 10/10 for me but a solid 9/10 in my book.
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Originally Posted by jwb
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