Personnel on "Mysterious Blues": Eric Dolphy (alto saxophone), Roy Eldridge (trumpet), Jimmy Knepper (trombone), Tommy Flanagan (piano), Charles Mingus (acoustic bass), Jo Jones (drums).
Personnel on "Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams" and "Me And You": Roy Eldridge (trumpet), Tommy Flanagan (piano), Charles Mingus (acoustic bass), Jo Jones (drums).
Personnel on "Cliff Walk": Booker Little (trumpet), Julian Priester (trombone), Walter Benton (tenor saxophone), Peck Morrison (acoustic bass), Jo Jones, Max Roach (drums).
Personnel on "T'Aint Nobody's Bizness If I Do": Abbey Lincoln (vocals), Eric Dolphy (alto saxophone), Benny Bailey (trumpet), Kenny Dorham (piano), Peck Morrison (acoustic bass), Jo Jones (drums).
Recorded at Nola's Penthouse Studio, New York on November 1 & 11, 1960. Includes liner notes by Nat Hentoff.
In 1960 bassist Charles Mingus helped to organize an alternative Newport Jazz Festival in protest of Newport's conservative and increasingly commercial booking policy. The music on this LP (which has been reissued on CD) features some of the musicians who participated in Mingus's worthy if short-lived venture. Trumpeter Roy Eldridge performs three numbers with pianist Tommy Flanagan, Mingus and drummer Jo Jones; of greatest interest is "Mysterious Blues" for it adds trombonist Jimmy Knepper and the unique altoist Eric Dolphy successfully to the group. The other selections match up drummers Max Roach and Jo Jones with Roach's quintet (featuring trumpeter Booker Little) on "Cliff Walk" and feature singer Abbey Lincoln on "Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do." ~ Scott Yanow
- Format: Vinyl
- Genre: Pop
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