Blues & Roots
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Blues & Roots is a 1960 jazz album by bassist and composer Charles Mingus, celebrated for its powerful blend of hard bop, gospel, and blues influences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blues & Roots canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Charles Mingus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyPrevious | Mingus Ah Um NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Charles Mingus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | highly acclaimed ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
alto saxophone
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baritone saxophone ⓘ double bass ⓘ drums ⓘ piano ⓘ tenor saxophone ⓘ trombone ⓘ trumpet ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
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gospel ⓘ hard bop ⓘ jazz ⓘ |
| hasStyleCharacteristic |
blues-based improvisation
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driving ensemble passages ⓘ strong gospel feel ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Cryin’ Blues
NERFINISHED
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E’s Flat Ah’s Flat Too NERFINISHED ⓘ Moanin’ NERFINISHED ⓘ My Jelly Roll Soul NERFINISHED ⓘ Tensions NERFINISHED ⓘ Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
modern jazz
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post-bop ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| notableFor | blend of hard bop, gospel, and blues influences ⓘ |
| partOf | Charles Mingus discography ⓘ |
| performer | Charles Mingus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryBandleader | Charles Mingus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Nesuhi Ertegun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1959 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Atlantic Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1960 ⓘ |
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