I enjoy many styles of music, yet jazz music is one of my top 2. Particularly live jazz recordings.
The live recording of Charles Mingus, The Great Concert of Charles Mingus, is one of my most favorite recordings I own. This concert is one where I wish I could have been there, sitting in front of the band, at that midnight show.
If you can find the 3 album original release, get it! That is what I also own, and it is better than the CD release. You get liner notes, pictures, and a longer version of "Meditations On Integration (Or For A Pair Of Wire Cutters)" with Charles' rants about racism in America.
Visit the Charles Mingus WEBSITE to learn more about his recordings (legitimate ones!) and his legacy.
