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Inspired by a trip to Tijuana, Tijuana Moods was recorded in 1957 but was sat on by RCA until its release in 1962. Bassist/composer Charles Mingus at the time said that this was his greatest recording, and it certainly ranks near the top. The original version, which was usually edited together from a few different takes, consisted of just five performances. It has often been said that Mingus forced and pressured his sidemen to play above their potential, and that is certainly true of this project. Altoist Shafi Hadi (who doubles on tenor) is in blazing form on "Ysabel's Table Dance," while trumpeter Clarence Shaw (who was praised by Mingus for his short lyrical solo on "Flamingo") sounds quite haunting on "Los Mariachis." Trombonist Jimmy Knepper and drummer Dannie Richmond made other great recordings, but they are in particularly superior form throughout this session, as is the obscure pianist Bill Triglia. Completing the band is Ysabel Morel on vocals and Frankie Dunlop on castanets. While "Dizzy's Moods" is based on "Woody'N You," and "Flamingo" is given a fresh treatment, the other three songs are quite original, with "Tijuana Gift Shop" having a catchy, dissonant riff that sticks in one's mind. The passionate playing, exciting ensembles, and high-quality compositions make this a real gem, and it represents one of Charles Mingus' finest hours. [In the '80s, Tijuana Moods doubled in size with the release of two versions of each of the songs, and beginning in the 2000s, some reissues appeared with 22 performances.]
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
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Charles Mingus, Bass, Composer, Main Artist, Bass, Composer - Clarence Eugene Shaw, Trumpet - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone - Shafi Hadi, Tenor Saxophone - Bill Triglia, Piano - Dannie Richmond, Drums - Bob Rolontz, Producer - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Dizzy Gillespie, Composer
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Charles Mingus, Associated Performer, Bass, Composer, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Bass, Composer - Bob Rolontz, Producer - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Clarence Eugene Shaw, Trumpet - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone - Shafi Hadi, Alto Saxophone - Bill Triglia, Piano - Dannie Richmond, Drums - Ysabel Morel - Frankie Dunlop, Percussion
Originally released 1957. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Charles Mingus, Bass, Composer, Main Artist, Bass, Composer - Bob Rolontz, Producer - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Clarence Eugene Shaw, Trumpet - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone - Shafi Hadi, Alto Saxophone - Bill Triglia, Piano - Dannie Richmond, Drums
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Charles Mingus, Bass, Composer, Main Artist, Bass, Composer - Bob Rolontz, Producer - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Clarence Eugene Shaw, Trumpet - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone - Shafi Hadi, Alto Saxophone - Bill Triglia, Piano - Dannie Richmond, Drums
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Charles Mingus, Associated Performer, Bass, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Bass - Bob Rolontz, Producer - Edmund Anderson, Composer - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Clarence Eugene Shaw, Trumpet - Ted Grouya, Composer - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone - Shafi Hadi, Alto Saxophone - Bill Triglia, Piano - Dannie Richmond, Drums
Originally released 1957. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Charles Mingus, Bass, Composer, Main Artist, Bass, Composer - Bob Rolontz, Producer - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Clarence Eugene Shaw, Trumpet - Dizzy Gillespie, Composer - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone - Shafi Hadi, Tenor Saxophone - Bill Triglia, Piano - Dannie Richmond, Drums
(P) 1986 BMG Music
Charles Mingus, Bass, Composer, Main Artist, Bass, Composer - Bob Rolontz, Producer - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Clarence Eugene Shaw, Trumpet - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone - Shafi Hadi, Alto Saxophone - Bill Triglia, Piano - Dannie Richmond, Drums - Ysabel Morel - Frankie Dunlop, Percussion
(P) 1986 BMG Music
Charles Mingus, Bass, Composer, Main Artist, Bass, Composer - Bob Rolontz, Producer - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Clarence Eugene Shaw, Trumpet - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone - Shafi Hadi, Alto Saxophone - Bill Triglia, Piano - Dannie Richmond, Drums
(P) 1986 BMG Music
Charles Mingus, Bass, Main Artist, Bass - Bob Rolontz, Producer - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Clarence Eugene Shaw, Trumpet - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone - Shafi Hadi, Alto Saxophone - Bill Triglia, Piano - Dannie Richmond, Drums - Edmund Anderson, Composer - Ted Grouya, Composer
(P) 1986 BMG Music
DISC 2
Charles Mingus, Bass, Composer, Main Artist, Bass, Composer - Bob Rolontz, Producer - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Clarence Eugene Shaw, Trumpet - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone - Shafi Hadi, Alto Saxophone - Bill Triglia, Piano - Dannie Richmond, Drums
(P) 1986 BMG Music
Charles Mingus, Associated Performer, Bass, Composer, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Bass, Composer - Bob Rolontz, Producer - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Clarence Eugene Shaw, Trumpet - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone - Shafi Hadi, Alto Saxophone - Bill Triglia, Piano - Dannie Richmond, Drums - Lonnie Elder, Speaker - Frankie Dunlop, Tambourine
Originally released 1957. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Charles Mingus, Bass, Main Artist, Bass - Bob Rolontz, Producer - Edmund Anderson, Composer - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Clarence Eugene Shaw, Trumpet - Ted Grouya, Composer - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone - Shafi Hadi, Alto Saxophone - Bill Triglia, Piano - Dannie Richmond, Drums
(P) 2001 BMG Music
Charles Mingus, Bass, Composer, Main Artist, Bass, Composer - Bob Rolontz, Producer - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Clarence Eugene Shaw, Trumpet - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone - Shafi Hadi, Alto Saxophone - Bill Triglia, Piano - Dannie Richmond, Drums - Ysabel Morel - Frankie Dunlop, Percussion
(P) 2001 BMG Music
Charles Mingus, Bass, Composer, Main Artist, Bass, Composer - Bob Rolontz, Producer - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Clarence Eugene Shaw, Trumpet - Dizzy Gillespie, Composer - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone - Shafi Hadi, Alto Saxophone - Bill Triglia, Piano - Dannie Richmond, Drums
(P) 2001 BMG Music
Charles Mingus, Bass, Composer, Main Artist, Bass, Composer - Bob Rolontz, Producer - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Clarence Eugene Shaw, Trumpet - Dizzy Gillespie, Composer - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone - Shafi Hadi, Alto Saxophone - Bill Triglia, Piano - Dannie Richmond, Drums
(P) 2001 BMG Music
Charles Mingus, Bass, Composer, Main Artist, Bass, Composer - Bob Rolontz, Producer - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Clarence Eugene Shaw, Trumpet - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone - Shafi Hadi, Alto Saxophone - Bill Triglia, Piano - Dannie Richmond, Drums
(P) 2001 BMG Music
Charles Mingus, Bass, Composer, Main Artist, Bass, Composer - Bob Rolontz, Producer - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Clarence Eugene Shaw, Trumpet - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone - Shafi Hadi, Alto Saxophone - Bill Triglia, Piano - Dannie Richmond, Drums
(P) 2001 BMG Music
Charles Mingus, Bass, Composer, Main Artist, Bass, Composer - Bob Rolontz, Producer - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Clarence Eugene Shaw, Trumpet - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone - Shafi Hadi, Alto Saxophone - Bill Triglia, Piano - Dannie Richmond, Drums
(P) 2001 BMG Music
Charles Mingus, Bass, Composer, Main Artist, Bass, Composer - Bob Rolontz, Producer - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Clarence Eugene Shaw, Trumpet - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone - Shafi Hadi, Alto Saxophone - Bill Triglia, Piano - Dannie Richmond, Drums
(P) 2001 BMG Music
Charles Mingus, Bass, Composer, Main Artist, Bass, Composer - Bob Rolontz, Producer - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Clarence Eugene Shaw, Trumpet - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone - Shafi Hadi, Alto Saxophone - Bill Triglia, Piano - Dannie Richmond, Drums
(P) 2001 BMG Music
Charles Mingus, Bass, Composer, Main Artist, Bass, Composer - Bob Rolontz, Producer - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Clarence Eugene Shaw, Trumpet - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone - Shafi Hadi, Alto Saxophone - Bill Triglia, Piano - Dannie Richmond, Drums - Lonnie Elder, Speaker - Frankie Dunlop, Tambourine
(P) 2001 BMG Music
Charles Mingus, Bass, Composer, Main Artist, Bass, Composer - Bob Rolontz, Producer - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Clarence Eugene Shaw, Trumpet - Jimmy Knepper, Trombone - Shafi Hadi, Alto Saxophone - Bill Triglia, Piano - Dannie Richmond, Drums - Lonnie Elder, Speaker - Frankie Dunlop, Tambourine
(P) 2001 BMG Music
Album review
Inspired by a trip to Tijuana, Tijuana Moods was recorded in 1957 but was sat on by RCA until its release in 1962. Bassist/composer Charles Mingus at the time said that this was his greatest recording, and it certainly ranks near the top. The original version, which was usually edited together from a few different takes, consisted of just five performances. It has often been said that Mingus forced and pressured his sidemen to play above their potential, and that is certainly true of this project. Altoist Shafi Hadi (who doubles on tenor) is in blazing form on "Ysabel's Table Dance," while trumpeter Clarence Shaw (who was praised by Mingus for his short lyrical solo on "Flamingo") sounds quite haunting on "Los Mariachis." Trombonist Jimmy Knepper and drummer Dannie Richmond made other great recordings, but they are in particularly superior form throughout this session, as is the obscure pianist Bill Triglia. Completing the band is Ysabel Morel on vocals and Frankie Dunlop on castanets. While "Dizzy's Moods" is based on "Woody'N You," and "Flamingo" is given a fresh treatment, the other three songs are quite original, with "Tijuana Gift Shop" having a catchy, dissonant riff that sticks in one's mind. The passionate playing, exciting ensembles, and high-quality compositions make this a real gem, and it represents one of Charles Mingus' finest hours. [In the '80s, Tijuana Moods doubled in size with the release of two versions of each of the songs, and beginning in the 2000s, some reissues appeared with 22 performances.]
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 02:36:43
- Main artists: Charles Mingus
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Bluebird
- Genre: Jazz
(P) 1957 All Rights Reserved by BMG Music/(P) 2001 BMG Entertainment
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