Charles Mingus - Something Like a Bird: His Last Recording Sessions (Jazz Best Collection 1000)

Something Like a Bird fue grabado en 1978 con Mingus ya enfermo, en las mismas sesiones que dieron lugar también al álbum Me, Myself and Eye (Atlantic, 1979).
Luego, solo participó de la grabación de Mingus (Asylum, 1979), de Joni Mitchell, antes de su muerte.
En esta ocasión no toca, sino que únicamente supervisa sus composiciones.
27 intérpretes dirigidos por Paul Jeffrey participan de la extensa Something Like a Bird; mientras que 21 conducidos por Paul Jeffrey y Ricky Ford toman parte en la balada Farewell, Farewell.
Algo para recordar.****

1.Something Like a Bird, Part 1 19:10

2.Something Like a Bird, Part 2 12:14

3.Farewell, Farewell 6:57

All the music on this album was composed by Charles Mingus

Arrangements and orchestrations were realized by Jack Walrath

(for Something Like a Bird) and Paul Jeffrey (for Farewell, Farewell)

under the supervision of and as dictated by Charles Mingus in person

and through the use of tapes and piano sketches.

Something Like A Bird was recorded on January 18, 1978,

with the following personnel: Ken Hitchcock, alto & soprano saxes;

Lee Konitz, Charles McPherson, Akira Ohmori, alto saxes; George

Coleman, alto & tenor saxes; Daniel Block, Mike Brecker, Ricky Ford,

tenor saxes; Pepper Adams, Ronnie Cuber, Craig Purpura, baritone saxes;

Randy Brecker, Mike Davis, Jack Walrath, trumpets; Slide Hampton, Jimmy

Knepper, trombones; Larry Coryell, Ted Dunbar, Danny Toan, Jack Wilkins,

guitars; Ken Werner, electric piano; Bob Neloms, piano; Eddie Gomez,

George Mraz, basses; Joe Chambers, Dannie Richmond, drums; Ray Mantilla,

percussion; Paul Jeffrey, conductor.

Farewell Farewell was recorded on January 23, 1978, with the following

personnel: Ken Hitchcock, alto & soprano saxes; Lee Konitz, Yoshiaki Malta,

Akira Ohmori, alto saxes; Daniel Block, Ricky Ford, John Tank, tenor saxes;

Pepper Adams, Ronnie Cuber, Craig Purpura, baritone saxes; Mike Davis, Jack

Walrath, trumpets; Jimmy Knepper, Keith O'Quinn, trombones; Larry Coryell,

Ted Dunbar, Jack Wilkins, guitars; Bob Neloms, piano; Eddie Gomez, bass;

Joe Chambers, Dannie Richmond, drums; Paul Jeffrey, conductor.

Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, N.Y.

Atlantic 8122-79660-5 (2013)