Me Myself an Eye

by Charles Mingus

Me Myself an Eye cover art

Recorded as the legendary bassist was battling ALS and physically unable to play his instrument, he supervised a massive thirty-piece ensemble to execute his final grand compositions. The sessions yield sprawling, aggressively dense big band arrangements that touch upon free jazz chaos and complex, swinging post-bop. The album stands as a breathtakingly powerful, defiant final artistic statement from one of jazz's greatest composers.

Genres

  • Avant-Garde Jazz

Tracklist

  1. Carolyn Kiki Mingus
  2. Three Worlds of Drums
  3. Devil Woman - 1979 recorded version
  4. Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting - 1979 Recorded Version