Charles Mingus
1963
Amanda: Do you like this new font and color? Brie, I was thinking we could both have a different look so our opinions don't blend together. I also added a poll. We are innovating! Well enough bragging. To the review!
So I was kind of dreading writing this review because frankly I don't know what to write. I can't decide what my opinion on this was. Did I like it? It was definitely different. Some of the tracks I felt could have been the music in a film noir. It felt a bit jerky and I can't see giving this repeat listens. I am perfectly indifferent.
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Brie: Yeah, I see what you are saying about the film noir thing. I was actually thinking more of a mobster/detective movie. Parts of "Solo Dancer" reminded me of the movie "Peeping Tom". (Is it a real movie, or is it just a figment of my imagination?) This was definitely very innovative, and Charles Mingus definaiely set himself apart from all of the other jazz musicians of his time. I think Amanda is so done with jazz music that she just tunes it out. You've come to a plateau, my friend. :)
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Did choosing this colour pink establish me as the "girly" one?
The musicianship is very good. The funny thing is they're not playing it straight, so to speak, they're playing for effect.
ReplyDeleteI've heard the album twice and the opening track a couple more times. I would have said I liked the weirdness, but I don't find this music so weird anymore. It's intricate and audacious, and it takes some getting used to. Actually I think this album is brilliant, though it can be jarring at times. And with the caveat that I need to be in the right mood to listen to this.