Tijuana Moods
by Charles Mingus
- Type: Album
- Released: 1962
- Label: RCA Victor
- Country: United States
- Length: 30:31
- Community rating: 4.32/5 from 7 ratings
Artists on this release: Clarence Shaw, Dannie Richmond, Frankie Dunlop, Jimmy Knepper
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Considered by Mingus himself to be his best album, this work masterfully blends authentic flamenco elements with the raw, blues-drenched energy of his ensemble, pushing the boundaries of jazz into new, international territory.
Genres
Descriptors: theatrical, party, dance, bluesy, ambitious
Tracklist
- Dizzy Moods (5:52)
- Ysabel's Table Dance (10:28)
- Tijuana Gift Shop (3:49)
- Los Mariachis (10:22)
Credits
- Charles Mingus - primary artist, leader, bass, sleeve notes, written-by
- Curtis Porter - alto saxophone [alto sax]
- Shafi Hadi - alto saxophone [alto sax]
- Ysabel Morel - castanets [castinets]
- Dannie Richmond - drums
- Bob Simpson - engineer [recording engineer]
- Frankie Dunlop - percussion
- Bill Triglia - piano
- Bob Rolontz - producer
- Brad McCuen - remastered by
- Martin Williams - sleeve notes
- Jimmy Knepper - trombone
- Clarence Shaw - trumpet
- Lonnie Elder - voice [voices]
- Dizzy Gillespie - written-by
- Edmund Anderson - written-by
- Theodor Grouya - written-by