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| 1 Remember Rockefeller at Attica |  |
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| 2 Sue's Changes | |
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| 3 Devil Blues | |
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| 4 Duke Ellington's Sound of Love | |
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Charles Mingus' finest recordings of his later period are Changes One and Changes Two, two Atlantic LPs that have been reissued on CD by Rhino. The first volume features four stimulating Mingus originals ("Remember Rockefeller at Attica," "Sue's Changes," "Devil Blues" and "Duke Ellington's Sound of Love") performed by a particularly talented quintet (tenor-saxophonist George Adams who also sings "Devil Blues," trumpeter Jack Walrath, pianist Don Pullen, drummer Dannie Richmond and the leader/bassist). The band has the adventurous spirit and chance-taking approach of Charles Mingus' best groups, making this an easily recommended example of the great bandleader's music.
A classic, raw blues standard, if a bit obscure. From what I understand, the lyrics were taken from Gatemouth Brown, but the melody was by George Adams, tenor sax and vocalist with the Mingus Quintet. There's some reference to a later change in the lyrics as well. I heard the most smokin' performance of this song, at a small college in Wisconsin, by Joey Miserable (Simon Chardiet) and the Worms...
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