Charles Mingus

The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady

Yep. Looks like I'm in the mood for another 100/100 review, so why not take the opportunity to talk about Charles Mingus?

I think there's no doubt that for anyone with even the slightest interest in music and willing to take a fascinating journey into the past has had their eyes at least once focused on the 1960s. Ahhh yes, the 1960s! A time of innovation, popular culture, but also political turmoil and humanity hanging on the edge of a cliff. While you may find yourself safe and cozy in a ... read more

Along his extended compositional career, Mingus has delivered a long term relationship with his audience, not just on his incredible live endeavours, but also on his in-studio work that remains until today, some of the best jazz material ever. His ever-laboured efforts and commitment to composing were a trademark of his artistic individuality, and often resulted in brillant outputs. His methodical and painstaking process peaked with The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady, a feat of its own. In ... read more

[Genre: Avant-Garde Jazz]

But like... how do you describe a jazz album and what's so good or bad about it? Do I say something along the lines of "damn those trumpets sure did make some good trumpet noises"? What about "my man charles freaked it"? Or how about "Love him or hate him, Charles Mingus is spitting straight facts?"

I mean, all of those are true. WOAH man. At first glance Jazz music might seem like a very calming genre, but on The Black Saint and the ... read more

I was driving on a country road last night, eating a cannister of mixed nuts, and I saw a flickering green light in the sky. It seemed at the moment that it was my time to go, because I was about to get abducted by aliens. I hopped out of my automobile and started hollering at it to get it's attention. It wasn't long before I was shooting up through a booger tube. I was instantly knocked out from hitting the ceiling of the aircraft. When I had awoken, there was sexy alien nurses feeding me some ... read more