There's not really much to say: if you like interesting modern/third-wave jazz then you really can't go past Mingus. I'd say this one (which I hadn't heard before, but have since bought) is on par with albums like 'Mingus ah um' and 'Blues and Roots'. Top musicians, beautiful mellifluous sax, strong drumming, bursts of guitar and Mingus cheering the whole thing on with his usual shouts from the back of the studio.
According to the book, the liner notes were written by Mingus' psychiatrist!
Also, if you ever find yourself in the vicinity of a copy of Mingus' autobiography "beneath the underdog" it is a fantastically crazy read.
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