14 May 2013 — Jazz on the Tube
Difficult to know who is playing in this incredible live session as the camera focuses largely on Mingus but it’s definitely Dannie Richmond on the drums.
Tag: Charles Mingus
Video: A portrait of Charles Mingus
22 April 2013 — Youtube
An extraordinary portrait of Charles Mingus by Thomas Reichman.
Video: 1959…the year that changed jazz
31 March 2013
A sixty-minute doccie, produced and narrated by Nat Hentoff. In 1959 four major jazz albums were made, each a high watermark for the artists involved and a powerful reflection of the times. Each opened up dramatic new possibilities for jazz which continue to be felt: Miles Davis Kind of Blue, Dave Brubeck, Time Out, Charles Mingus, Mingus Ah Um; and Ornette Coleman, The Shape of Jazz to Come.
Video: Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
12 October 2012 — Secret Society
I love this orchestra! Saw them at Cafe Oto awhile back. Shades of Charles Mingus via Gil Evans and then some… Argue calls it Steamboat Punk but it sounds like Jazz to me. Here, the band is playing ‘Induction’. Check out the album ‘Infernal Machines. Continue reading
Charles Mingus/Eric Dolphy – The Last Concert
28 October 2011
Rare concert footage of Eric Dolphy’s last concert with Charles Mingus was filmed in Stockholm in 1964. Eric Dolphy alto sax and bass clarinet, Clifford Jordan tenor sax and flute, Johnny Coles trumpet, Jaki Byard piano, Charles Mingus bass, and Danny Richmond drums. Continue reading
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers – 'Moanin'
14 October 2011 — Jazz on the Tube
A live performance filmed in 1958 Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers play “Moanin'”, composed by the pianist Bobby Timmons, from their album of the same name and also my very first Jazz Messengers album. With Lee Morgan on trumpet, Benny Golsen tenor saxophone and Jymie Merritt bass. Blakey’s press rolls just blew me away and put me off learning to play the drums. One track especially on this album titled ‘Blues March’, with its march time that morphs into a funky blues. The very essence of Bebop. Fantastic!
Charles Mingus Trio 'Summertime'
16 August 2011 — Jazz on the Tube
This recording of Mingus’s version of the George Gershwin classic “Summertime” was made in New York City on July 9, 1957 with Charles Mingus on bass; Hampton Haws piano; and Danny Richmond on drums.
Charles Mingus ‘Flowers for a Lady’ (1974)
13 April 2011 — Jazz on the Tube
Charles Mingus (bass), Dannie Richmond (drums), Don Pullen (piano), George Adams (tenor sax), Hamiet Bluiett (baritone sax) play “Flowers for a Lady” at the Umbria Jazz Festival, Todi, Italy on July 28, 1974.
Charles Mingus Live at Montreux ‘Good Bye Pork Pie Hat’
8 March 2011 — Jazz on the Tube
Charles Mingus, band leader and bass; Don Pullen, piano; George Adams, tenor saxophone; Gerry Mulligan, baritone saxophone; Benny Bailey, trumpet; and Danny Richmond, drums, recroded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1975.
The New Dark Age 