| Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 2 | |
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| Live album by | |
| Recorded | June 8, 1988 |
| Venue | Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, France |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | Soul Note |
Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 2 is an album by Mingus Dynasty, billed as Big Band Charlie Mingus.
Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 2 was recorded on June 8, 1988. [1] The band was billed as Big Band Charlie Mingus, a larger version of Mingus Dynasty, which plays the music of Charles Mingus. [2] The performances were conducted by Jimmy Knepper. [3]
The central piece is "The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady", that uses "Ellingtonian gestures: plunger mutes (including quotes from 'It Don't Mean a Thing, If It Ain't Got That Swing'); a wah-wah trombone and drums (Billy Hart) duet; a slow fugue section similar to Ellington's in 'A Tone Parallel to Harlem'; and a solo piano interlude (Jaki Byard). [1]
The album was released by Soul Note. [3] It was later included, with Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 1 and other albums, in the CAM Jazz 4-CD compilation Mingus Dynasty Big Band Charlie Mingus. [1]
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