Picture 1 of 2

Mingus Big Band - Tonight at Noon - Mingus Big Band CD 62VG The Cheap Fast Free - Picture 2 of 2

Tonight at Noon: Three of Four Shades of Love by Elvis Costello Conrad Herwig Mingus Big Band Jeff "Tain" Watts (CD, 2002)

worldofbooks-australia (544018)

97.7% positive feedback

Price:

AU $19.54

Free postage

Estimated delivery Tue, 27 May - Thu, 12 Jun

Returns:

30-day returns. Buyer pays for return postage. If you use an eBay postage label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.

Condition:

Very good

Mingus Big Band - Tonight at Noon. Artist:Mingus Big Band. General Interest. All of our paper waste is recycled within the UK and turned into corrugated cardboard. Your item will be previously owned but still in great condition.

About this product

Product Identifiers

Record LabelDreyfus Records (France)

UPC3460503663329

eBay Product ID (ePID)21050200400

Product Key Features

FormatCD

Release Year2002

GenreJazz

ArtistElvis Costello, Conrad Herwig, Mingus Big Band, Jeff "Tain" Watts

Release TitleTonight at Noon: Three of Four Shades of Love

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureUSA

ReviewsDown Beat (June 2002, pp.53-54) - 3.5 out of 5 stars - "...This is busy complex stuff....it's just good jazz played well..." JazzTimes (6/02, pp.94-5) - "...A magnificent album..."

Additional informationMingus Big Band includes: Frank Lacy, Ku-umba (vocals, trombone); Alex Foster (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, flute, clarinet); Vincent Herring (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Craig Handy, John Stubblefield, Seamus Blake, Wayne Escoffery (tenor saxophone); Ronnie Cuber (baritone saxophone); Kenny Rampton, Earl Gardner, Randy Brecker, (trumpet); Dave Taylor (bass trombone, tuba); David Kikoski (piano); Boris Kozlov, Andy McKee (bass); Johnathan Blake (drums, tambourine). Additional personnel includes: Elvis Costello (vocals); Seamus Blake (soprano saxophone); Conrad Herwig (trombone); Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums). Recorded at Avatar Studios, New York, New York between November 3 & December 7, 2001. Includes liner notes by Sue Mingus. TONIGHT AT NOON: THREE OR FOUR SHADES OF LOVE was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Awards for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album. Falling somewhere between a ghost- and tribute-band the Mingus Big Band has been a staple at The Time CafT in Manhattan for more than a decade. As 1998's QUE VIVA MINGUS focused on the late bassist/composer's Latin-inspired works, TONIGHT AT NOONà shows us that he also had a way with love. That's not to say that these are lush ballads full of strings; they carry all the intensity of his other works. The long history of this ensemble allows for some of the most intimately performed versions since the originals were recorded. "Eclipse," taken here as a samba, features the Charles Mingus Orchestra in it's first recording and includes of all things a playful bassoon solo. Never a stranger to exotic instrumentation, Mingus would have loved the mysterious timbres created by the combination of bass clarinet, French horn, and acoustic guitar. "Invisible Lady" is enhanced with lyrics and vocals from musical chameleon Elvis Costello. The highlight here is arguably the brilliant performance of "Black Saint & Sinner Lady." The classic tune has rarely if ever been attempted by anyone since its debut, but the Big Band makes it live and breathe again, reawakening it from its 40-year slumber.