Blues & Roots Reviews

Alright kool kats. Markjazz here telling you all about this number from the master of relaxer, Charles Mingus. I guarantee that once you hear the first righteous note from Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting you'll be hooked like a bass on the fish'n line of soul! Come'on boys and gals "Clap your hands, clap your hands." This music is bop'n..."Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh." Listen to that sax play brothers. Just listen to the Cryin' Blues and that bass solo strum those tears away! Give that low tone to me Pepper, Oh, I hear yeah! You moanin' now? I say, are you Moanin' now? Yes, moan with me brothers and sisters and jive to this jazz stream. Come on, swim with me. This is one fast number so you gotta keep up! Tensions build now so we gonna take it slow, but Mingus will keep that bass busy. You gett'n busy? I hope so. Give me a solo Dannie Richmond! Don't sit tight cause now your gonna feel My Jelly Roll Soul! Let's hold together now and dance while we tell a joke. Come on, grab my hand and swing. Make your jelly roll! After we'all grab a night cap. But say what? Say what? The E's Flat Ah's Flat Too? Well hell brothers, let's jive one more time and get it right!!! This is a quick number so I hope your feet are slick. "Waaahhooooo, I got this one boys!!!" Jazz at it's roots and jazz at it's best!

Notes I thought you'd dig:
Written By, Bass - Charles Mingus
Drums - Dannie Richmond
Piano - Horace Parlan, Mal Waldron
Saxophone [Alto] - Jackie McLean, John Handy
Saxophone [Baritone] - Pepper Adams
Saxophone [Tenor] - Booker Ervin
Trombone - Jimmy Knepper

Recorded Feb. 4, 1959.