The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady

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This album is one of a kind and for a number of reasons. It was written as a ballet piece (with some latin influence), the liner notes were done by Mingus's psychotherapist, Dr. Edmund Pollock, the music on here is unique, extreme and beautiful all at once and the fact that it's rated very high all time proves how much power it has. At the time of its release it received mixed reviews, and I could... read more

The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady is a 1963 jazz composition and album by bassist and composer Charles Mingus. The piece consists of a single six-part suite performed by an eleven-piece band. An intensely emotional work, it displays Mingus's skills as musician, composer and band leader.