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On this LP issued by Columbia, Mingus thanked producer Teo Macero for "his untiring efforts in producing the best album I have ever made." From his deathbed in Mexico in 1979 he sent a message to Sy Johnson (who was responsible for many of the arrangements on the album), saying that Let My Children Hear Music was the record he liked most from his career. Although Mingus' small-group recordings are the ones most often cited as his premier works, this album does, in fact, rank at the top of his oeuvre and compares favorably with the finest large-ensemble jazz recordings by anyone, including Ellington. The pieces had been brewing over the years, one from as far back as 1939, and had been given more or less threadbare performances on occasion, but this was his first chance to record them with a sizable, well-rehearsed orchestra. Still, there were difficulties, both in the recording and afterward. The exact personnel is sketchy, largely due to contractual issues, several arrangers were imported to paste things together, making the true authorship of some passages questionable, and Macero (as he did with various Miles Davis projects) edited freely and sometimes noticeably. The listener will happily put aside all quibbles, however, when the music is heard. From the opening, irresistible swing of "The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jiveass Slippers" to the swirling depths of "The I of Hurricane Sue," these songs are some of the most glorious, imaginative, and full of life ever recorded. Each piece has its own strengths, but special mention should be made of two. "Adagio Ma Non Troppo" is based entirely on a piano improvisation played by Mingus in 1964 and issued on Mingus Plays Piano. Its logical structure, playful nature, and crystalline moments of beauty would be astounding in a polished composition; the fact that it was originally improvised is almost unbelievable. "Hobo Ho," a holy roller powerhouse featuring the impassioned tenor of James Moody, reaches an incredible fever pitch, the backing horns volleying riff after riff at the soloists, the entire composition teetering right on the edge of total chaos. Let My Children Hear Music is a towering achievement and a must for any serious jazz fan.
© Brian Olewnick /TiVo
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John Snyder, Producer - Jack Jeffers, Trombone - C. Mingus, Composer - C. Mingus, Lyricist - Warren Smith, Percussion - Charles McPherson, Woodwinds - Warren Covington, Trombone - Charles Mingus, Performer - Charles Mingus, Bass - Roland Hanna, Piano - Milt Hinton, Bass - Ray Beckenstein, Woodwinds - Eddie Bert, Trombone - Joe Wilder, Trumpet - Paul Ingraham, French Horn - Dannie Richmond, Drums - John Leone, Woodwinds - Homer Mensch, Bass - Hank Freeman, Woodwinds - Bobby Jones, Woodwinds - Romeo Penque, Woodwinds - Al DeRisi, Trumpet - Joe Temperley, Woodwinds - Jerry Dodgion, Woodwinds - George Marge, Woodwinds - Marvin Stamm, Trumpet - Jimmy Buffington, Trumpet - Hal McKusick, Woodwinds - Seymour Press, Woodwinds - Jimmy Nottingham, Trumpet - Danny Bank, Woodwinds - Lonnie Hillyer, Trumpet - Various, Bass - Various, Woodwinds - Al Regni, Woodwinds - Phil Kraus, Percussion - Snooky Young, Trumpet - Richard Davis, Bass - Ernie Royal, Trumpet - JIMMY KNEPPER, Trombone - Brooks Tillotson, French Horn - Julius Watkins, French Horn - Teo Macero, Producer
(P) 1972 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
C. Mingus, Composer - C. Mingus, Lyricist - Teo Macero, Producer - Charles Mingus, Performer - Vic Anesini, Engineer - John Snyder, Producer - Alan Ralph, Conductor
(P) 1972 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
C. Mingus, Composer - C. Mingus, Lyricist - Teo Macero, Conductor - Teo Macero, Producer - Charles Mingus, Performer - Vic Anesini, Engineer - Sy Johnson, Arranger - Sy Johnson, Orchestrator - John Snyder, Producer
Originally Released 1972 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
C. Mingus, Composer - C. Mingus, Lyricist - Teo Macero, Producer - Charles Mingus, Performer - Vic Anesini, Engineer - Sy Johnson, Conductor - Sy Johnson, Arranger - Sy Johnson, Orchestrator - John Snyder, Producer
Originally Released 1972 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
C. Mingus, Composer - C. Mingus, Lyricist - Teo Macero, Producer - Charles Mingus, Performer - Charles Mingus, Arranger - Vic Anesini, Engineer - Sy Johnson, Conductor - John Snyder, Producer
Originally Released 1972 Sony Music Entertainment
C. Mingus, Composer - C. Mingus, Lyricist - Teo Macero, Producer - Charles Mingus, Performer - Charles Mingus, Orchestrator - Vic Anesini, Engineer - John Snyder, Producer - Alan Ralph, Conductor
Originally Released 1972 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Hank Freeman, Woodwinds - Charles Mingus, Performer - Charles Mingus, Bass - Joe Temperley, Woodwinds - Charles McPherson, Woodwinds - Joe Wilder, Trumpet - Jimmy Nottingham, Trumpet - Seymour Press, Woodwinds - Al DeRisi, Trumpet - Marvin Stamm, Trumpet - Dannie Richmond, Drums - Al Regni, Woodwinds - C. Mingus, Composer - C. Mingus, Lyricist - Jack Jeffers, Trombone - John Snyder, Producer - Teo Macero, Producer - Jimmy Buffington, Trumpet - Various, Woodwinds - Danny Bank, Woodwinds - Romeo Penque, Woodwinds - Eddie Bert, Trombone - Lonnie Hillyer, Trumpet - Julius Watkins, French Horn - John Leone, Woodwinds - Ray Beckenstein, Woodwinds - JIMMY KNEPPER, Trombone - Bobby Jones, Woodwinds - Hal McKusick, Woodwinds - Warren Covington, Trombone - Snooky Young, Trumpet - Ernie Royal, Trumpet - Jerry Dodgion, Woodwinds - Roland Hanna, Piano - George Marge, Woodwinds
Originally released 1972. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
On this LP issued by Columbia, Mingus thanked producer Teo Macero for "his untiring efforts in producing the best album I have ever made." From his deathbed in Mexico in 1979 he sent a message to Sy Johnson (who was responsible for many of the arrangements on the album), saying that Let My Children Hear Music was the record he liked most from his career. Although Mingus' small-group recordings are the ones most often cited as his premier works, this album does, in fact, rank at the top of his oeuvre and compares favorably with the finest large-ensemble jazz recordings by anyone, including Ellington. The pieces had been brewing over the years, one from as far back as 1939, and had been given more or less threadbare performances on occasion, but this was his first chance to record them with a sizable, well-rehearsed orchestra. Still, there were difficulties, both in the recording and afterward. The exact personnel is sketchy, largely due to contractual issues, several arrangers were imported to paste things together, making the true authorship of some passages questionable, and Macero (as he did with various Miles Davis projects) edited freely and sometimes noticeably. The listener will happily put aside all quibbles, however, when the music is heard. From the opening, irresistible swing of "The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jiveass Slippers" to the swirling depths of "The I of Hurricane Sue," these songs are some of the most glorious, imaginative, and full of life ever recorded. Each piece has its own strengths, but special mention should be made of two. "Adagio Ma Non Troppo" is based entirely on a piano improvisation played by Mingus in 1964 and issued on Mingus Plays Piano. Its logical structure, playful nature, and crystalline moments of beauty would be astounding in a polished composition; the fact that it was originally improvised is almost unbelievable. "Hobo Ho," a holy roller powerhouse featuring the impassioned tenor of James Moody, reaches an incredible fever pitch, the backing horns volleying riff after riff at the soloists, the entire composition teetering right on the edge of total chaos. Let My Children Hear Music is a towering achievement and a must for any serious jazz fan.
© Brian Olewnick /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:29
- Main artists: Charles Mingus
- Composer: Charles Mingus
- Label: Legacy - Columbia
- Genre: Jazz Bebop
Originally Released 1972 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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