WatermelonMan

you are resurrecting masterpieces in capital letters one after the other, after Bill Evans, here’s another one that is absolutely essential.

It’s still astonishing that sonic tangle that was the amalgamation and the wind arrangement that only Mingus could create so misleading, reminiscent of dixieland and at the same time directed towards the new thing.

When I listen to this album again, I can't help but feel enveloped, swept away, and certainly always amazed by that sonic melting pot. Mingus is another one of those brilliant minds who, with this album, forged his way into "free" without abandoning the orchestral jazz tradition, producing an album of literally "exceptional" depth. Another album that I hold very close, because it is HERE that Mingus becomes a Genius; as you mentioned earlier, just consider the arrangements, or rather the complex "tangle" of arrangements, to realize his genius...