Charles Mingus - East Coasting (Clear Vinyl) - LP

Repress from 2022

+ Jimmy Knepper, Shafi Hadi, Clarence Shaw, Dannie Richmond, Bill Evans

Recorded and released in 1957, this is certainly not Mingus' most sought-after track - yet it is a wonderful set consisting of five original Mingus tracks - an unpredictable and explorative album. Together with his core group at the time - and the great pianist Bill Evans, Mingus wrote essential jazz of the late 50s here, which explores the outer reaches of bop.