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| Sixty minutes of the best of Mingus, from his days with Lionel Hampton to the '60s innovations. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, Better Get Hit In Yo' Soul, 12 more. |
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| 1 Jump Monk (From Dream Montage) |
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| 2 Mingus Fingers |
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| 3 Theme for Lester Young (Goodbye Pork Pie Hat) |
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| 4 If I Love Again |
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| 5 Bemoanable Lady |
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| 6 Weird Nightmare |
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| 7 Zoo-Baba-Da-Oo-Ee |
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| 8 Old Portrait |
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| 9 Prayer for Passive Resistance |
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| 10 Consider Me |
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| 11 Freedom |
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| 12 A Sleepin' Bee |
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| 13 Group Dancers |
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| 14 Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul |
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Album Review
Charles Mingus' "Finest Hour", while a fine and eccentric collection of music, is only his finest hour of music on the labels owned by Universal-Emarcy, Mercury, Verve, and a few others. These include sessions where Lionel Hampton ( and not Mingus) was the bandleader. No matter. The majority, and the best of the material here, comes from the wonderful "Pre-Bird" set issued on Emarcy with Ted Curson, Marcus Belgrave and many others in a 25-piece orchestra that played Mingus compositions written before he met Charlie Parker. The other stuff comes from live concerts including some fine European sounds with Eric Dolphy, and some of the Bethlehem material. This is a decent look at a strange period between periods -- between Atlantic and Columbia -- for the giant one. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide
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