Diego Rivera - tenor sax
Art Hirahara - piano
Boris Kozlov - bass
Joe Strasser - drums
David Kikoski - piano on 5, 8, 9
All too often we encounter the sad reality that the songwriting
of many influential jazz artists, who are regularly proclaimed
as masters by the critics, languish in relative obscurity,
while their compositions remain recondite, or at
best, largely unfamiliar to a vast segment of contemporary
audiences. In the hope of remedying this situation and creating
new interest in these artists, Posi-Tone is initiating a
series of “Blue Moods” releases. These introductory programs
are focused on a single artist to re-present some of
their vital works to a new group of listeners. This premier
volume spotlights the compositions of Charles Mingus, and
celebrates the “Myth & Wisdom” of his masterful musical
artistry. These collaborative releases will feature the members
of our musical repertory theatre company performing
succinctly focused and interpretive reenactments to highlight
some of the “great plays” of these under appreciated
songwriters.
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Myth & Wisdom - PR8225