Tag: Charles Mingus

45 sides +/- obscure tracks

“I’ve Got Something To Say” — Open Letters in Popular Music

Nothing like an open letter (as Ben Folds discovered in 2014) for venting one’s spleen — especially if that missive has the potential to rack up international sales. Click on song titles below for streaming audio (where available) * “Open Letter To Duke” Charles Mingus Released 1959 on Columbia *

July 31, 2024 No Comments

Bethlehem Records

King’s Jazz Legacy: Maxi-Tweets

I am liberating a special series of “maxi-tweets” tied to King Records‘ lesser known jazz legacy – part of 2018’s King 75th Birthday Celebration – that were otherwise buried in a PDF file attachment. The following research was conducted primarily by scanning the index of Ruppli‘s 2-volume King recording session

August 29, 2019 No Comments