CHARLIE MINGUS Tonight At Noon 1966 UK ATLANTIC 1st *MONO* - NEAR MINT
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£ 36
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Oct 23, 2017
Sold Date
Oct 13, 2017
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£ 24
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CHARLIE MINGUS Tonight At Noon 1966 UK ATLANTIC 1st *MONO* - NEAR MINT
CHARLIE MINGUSTonight At Noon
1966 UK ATLANTIC (ATL 5019) 1st *MONO* PRESS
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL COPY - ONCE PLAYED
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE UK *MONO* ATLANTIC GROOVED PURPLE LABELS
MATRIX: AML-2646-1B / AML-2647-1B
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/U and 1/C (pressed by Decca)
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FRONT LAMINATED FLIPBACK SLEEVE "Printed in England by James Upton Ltd., Birmingham & London"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED DECCA COMPANY INNER SLEEVE - DATE CODED '096' (September 1966)
Tonight at Noon is, essentially, a compilation album -- although not in the usual sense.
There are two distinct sessions that make up its contents: a 1957 date with Jimmy Knepper on trombone, drummer Dannie Richmond, saxophonist Shafi Hadi, and pianist Wade Legge, and a 1960 session with Booker Ervin, Roland Kirk on saxes, Knepper, bassist Doug Watkins, Mingus on piano, and Richmond.
The feel of the two sets is different to be sure, but this is far from throwaway material; the tunes here are actually studio outtakes from the recordings for The Clown and Oh Yeah. While the former session features Mingus going for the blues via European harmonics and melodic approaches with hard bop tempos (particularly on the title track), the latter session with its nocturnal elegance and spatial irregularities comes off more as some kind of exercise in vanguard Ellington with sophisticated harmonies that give way to languid marches and gospel-tinged blues.
Kirk and Ervin are particularly suited to one another, because they both swing hard and reach for the fences. Mingus' pianism is deeply rooted in blues, and that sense of pace and easiness informs these tracks, particularly "'Old' Blue for Walt's Torin."
Hints of the material Mingus would record on Ah Um are in these compositions. The most beautiful piece is from the 1957 session and closes the album: "Passions of a Woman Loved" is a nearly ten-minute workout that feels like an Ellington suite.
Despite the fact that this is an assembled album, it holds real magic
Side 1:
Tonight At Noon (5:58)
Invisible Lady (4:49)
'Old' Blues For Walt's Torin (8:59)
Side 2:
Peggy's Blue Skylight (9:42)
Passions Of A Woman Loved (9:43)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels - just one spindle trace per side
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT+
Both surfaces shine like new - there is a little bag rash and a couple of marks but nothing of any audible significance
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays beautifully throughout with little to fault - one of two static ticks but I did not clean this copy (I prefer not to clean records unless absolutely necessary) so these will no doubt disappear after a lean/few spins - beautiful copy
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Apart from a little grubbiness to the unlaminated white back the thin cover is clean and sharp with all text on the spine clear and bold.
The original shop price stickers for 32/6, reduced to 19 shillings is a nice bit of provenance
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £18.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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