Charles Mingus at Monterey SIGNED/AUTOGRAPHED 1964 JWS Private Press LP/vinyl

$

650

CHARLES MINGUS ~ MINGUS AT MONTEREY ~ JAZZ WORKSHOP JWS 001/JWS 002. THIS IS THE SECOND COVER PRESSING  WITH THE FISHEYE COLOR PHOTO. ON MINGUS' OWN LABEL. THIS PREDATES THE FANTASY RELEASE BUT NOT SURE WHICH YEAR THIS ITERATION WAS PRODUCED. THE COVER HAS A VERY NICE DARK BLUE INK BALL POINT PEN SIGNATURE/AUTOGRAPH BY CHARLES MINGUS ON THE FRONT. LOOKS BLACK IN THE PHOTOS BUT DEFINITELY HAS A BLUE TINGE TO IT. IT IS A BIT WORN AND VERY SLIGHTLY FADED BUT NICE CONSIDERING BALL POINT PEN ON THIS TYPE OF SLICK PAPER DOESN'T USUALLY HOLD UP VERY WELL. THERE IS A LOT OF RUBBING TO THE COVER SOME OF WHICH  OBSCURES THE SIGNATURE. THIS CAN LKELY BE CLEANED OFF SUCCESSFULLY BY A PROFESSIONAL LEAVING AN EVEN BOLDER IMAGE. THIS IS A NICE, VINTAGE AUTOGRAPH THAT PRESENTS WELL.  THE GATEFOLD COVER IS EASILY IN VG++ CONDITION OTHERWISE AND STILL CREAKS A BIT WHEN OPENED.

DISC 001 IS A DIFFERENT VARIATION THAN WE'VE SEEN BEFORE AND READS "MINGUS AT MONTEREY, 1964" AND IS A THICKER PRESS AND HAS A DIFFERENT LABEL CONFIGURATION THAN 002. 001 ALSO HAS 140 WRITTEN IN THE SILVER CIRCLE AND 140 WRITTEN ON THE ORIGINAL PAPER INNER. IT IS VG++ AS ARE THE LABELS WHICH HAVE SOME LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS.

JWS 002 HAS WHAT WE RECOGNIZE AS THE TYPICAL CHARLES MINGUS LABEL CONFIGURATION WITH THE LABELS AT NM AND THE VINYL AT VG++. THERE IS TYPICAL, SLIGHT SMALL PRESS RUN LABEL WAX STAINING.

READ UP ON THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF MINGUS' LABEL WHICH WAS AVAILABLE THROUGH MAIL ORDER ONLY OR SOLD AT THE MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL FOR A SEASON OR TWO. THE PRESSINGS THAT SURVIVED (MANY ROTTED IN A WAREHOUSE), ARE RARE WITH SIGNED COPIES EVEN MORE SO. THIS IS A FANTASTIC PIECE OF HISTORY FROM ONE OF THE GREATEST COMPOSERS AND MUSICAL VISIONARIES OF THE 20TH CENTURY.

Musicians - Lonnie Hillyer, Bobby Bryant, Melvin Moore. Lou Blackburn, Red Callender, Buddy Collette, Jack Nimitz, Charles McPherson, John Handy, Jaki Byard, Charles Mingus, Dannie Richmond

 Tunes - Duke Ellington Medley: I've got it bad/In a sentimental mood/All too soon/Mood indigo/Sophisticated lady/Take the "A" Train, Take the "A" train (part II)...Orange was the color of her dress, Orange was the color of her dress (part II), Meditations on integration, Meditations on integration (part II). 

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