Charles Mingus - Mingus Moods

Charles Mingus was a passionate and desperate icon for the mid - 20th century. His career was as disjointed and incoherent as his music was consistent in its ability to show us the chaos of the world, in all itscruelty and beauty.This 4 CD set focuses on his recordings made between 1956 and 1960 a key period in his career that spawned the legendary albums Pithecanthropus Erectus, The Clown, Tijuana Moods (the best record I ever made), Blues And Roots, Mingus Ah Um, Mingus Dynasty and Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus, selections from each are included here.The set comes with a 32 page booklet with notes by acknowledged expert Joop Visser, discographical information and rare photos.