Official Reissue in collaboration with Impulse Records!
*ORDER ON AMAZON*
SPECIAL GATEFOLD EDITION
Recorded on January 20, 1963, by an eleven-piece band and released in July of that year by Impulse!, The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady consists of a single continuous composition partially written as a ballet divided into four tracks and six movements. Mingus defined the album's orchestral style as "ethnic folk dance music", and it blends jazz and classical, while also integrating elements of African music and Spanish themes. lt is considered by many music critics to be one of Mingus' two major works (along with Mingus Ah Um) and often ranks
highly on lists of the best albums of all time. The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady is among the most acclaimed jazz records of the 20th century. Richard Cook and Brian Morton, from The Penguin Guide to Jazz, awarded the album their coveted "Crown" token, the publication's highest accolade, in addition to the highest four-star rating, and Steve Huey gave it the maximum five stars in AllMusic, stating that it's "one of the greatest achievements in orchestration by any composer in jazz history". The album was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Tracklist
Side 1
Track A - Solo Dancer
(Stop! And Listen, Sinner Jim Whitney!) 6:20
Track B - Duet Solo Dancers
(Heart's Beat And Shades In Physical Embraces) 6:25
Track C - Group Dancers
({Soul Fusion} Freewoman And Oh This Freedom's Slave Cries) 7:00
Side 2
Mode D- Trio And Group Dancers
(Stop! Look! And Sing Songs Of Revolutions!)
Mode E - Single Solos And Group Dance
(Saint And Sinner Join In Merriment On Battle Front)
Mode F- Group And Solo Dance
(Of Love, Pain, And Passioned Revolt, Then Farewell, My Beloved, 'til It's Freedom Day)
Total Time: 17:52
Above selections
Composed by: Charlie Mingus
Recorded January 20, 1963
Credits
TRUMPETS
ROLF ERICSON
RICHARD WILLIAMS
TROMBONE
QUENTIN JACKSON
TUBA
DON BUTTERFIELD
SOPRANO, BARITONE AND FLUTE
JEROME RICHARDSON
TENOR SAX AND FLUTE
DICK HAFER
ALTO SAX
CHARLES MARIANO
PIANO
JAKI BYARD
GUITAR
JAY BERLINER
BASS AND PIANO
CHARLIE MINGUS
DRUMS
DANNIE RICHMOND
Producer: BOB THIELE
Engineer: BOB SIMPSON
Cover and Liner Photos: BOB GHIRALDINI
Liner Design: JOE LEBOW
Official reissue in collaboration with Impulse! Records
Release Date - March 3, 2023
