Cumbia & Jazz Fusion
by Charles Mingus
- Type: Album
- Released: May 1978
- Label: Atlantic
- Country: United States
- Length: 54:53
- Community rating: 4.14/5 from 5 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Recorded late in his life, Charles Mingus's astonishingly ambitious 'Cumbia & Jazz Fusion' weaves South American rhythms into deeply complex, extended avant-garde jazz suites. The record is profoundly uplifting and remarkably lush, showcasing incredibly vibrant, highly rhythmic acoustic improvisations fueled by a fiercely energetic, epic summer atmosphere.
Genres
Descriptors: acoustic, instrumental, improvisation, rhythmic
Tracklist
- Cumbia & Jazz Fusion (28:05)
- Music for "Todo Modo" (22:21)
- Wedding March / Slow Waltz - Take 9 (2:04)
- Wedding March / Slow Waltz - Take 12 (2:21)
Credits
- Charles Mingus - primary artist, composed by, arranged by, written-by, bass, vocals, percussion [south american rhythm instruments]
- Bob Defrin - art direction
- Don Brautigam - illustration [cover]
- George Piros - mastered by
- Gary Anderson - bass, clarinet [contrabass]
- Gene Scholtes - bassoon
- Alfredo Ramirez - congas
- Candido - congas
- Daniel Gonzalez - congas
- Ray Mantilla - congas
- Dannie Richmond - drums
- Bobby Warner - engineer [recording & re-mix], engineer [sound processing]
- Mauricio Smith - flute, piccolo flute, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone
- Paul Jeffrey - oboe, tenor saxophone
- Bradley Cunnigham - percussion [south american rhythm instruments]
- Bob Neloms - piano
- Ilhan Mimaroglu - producer
- Ricky Ford - tenor saxophone, percussion [south american rhythm instruments]
- Jimmy Knepper - trombone, bass trombone
- Jack Walrath - trumpet, percussion [south american rhythm instruments]
- Quarto Maltoni - alto saxophone
- Roberto Laneri - bass clarinet
- Pasquele Sabatelli - bassoon
- Aurelio Rossitto - engineer [recording & re-mix]
- Anastasio Del Bono - oboe, english horn
- Danny Mixon - piano, organ
- Daniele Senatore - producer
- Nino Dei - technician [musical assistant]
- Filippo Bianchi - technician [recording director]
- George Adams - tenor saxophone, alto flute
- Dino Piana - trombone