Charles Mingus - Myself when I'm real

[soulistic1979]

this is sth more than jazz.....gettin further than human perception...

[tommypmusicproducer]

WELL,

IT'S EVEN WORSE WITHOUT SMOKING THE JOINT

B*TCH

[Capuzzulon]

@otratardequenoarde yesss, sometimes, about "the last point" and everything else....

[71JUSTINCASE]

Something Beautiful Created Here.........CHARLES MINGUS...MayHeRestInPeace

[DrDavidHowler]

Only Mingus can sit down and record himself dicking around with a piano and make incredible music

[OETL800406]

¡Muy bueno, aunque nadie ha dicho que está inspirado en Gurdjieff!

[ComradeMakhno]

One of the greatest of the black pianists the world has ever seen.

[Siska0Robert]

@ComradeMakhno well, I wouldn't say that... He is clearly great composer, but his instrument no1 was double bass. check out McCoy Tyner, Oscar Peterson, Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk...

he plays amazingly though

[ComradeMakhno]

@Siska0Robert

I'll level with you; I was drunk and I was making a crude joke. I love mingus, as well as Monk and the rest. This song goes great with cheap wine, by the way.

[Siska0Robert]

Damn. Just damn. I've heard him play piano only on Black Saint so far (must-have album btw) Also I'd thought I heard all his albums. Thanks for pointing this out for me!

[akornphoto]

Transformational.

[rapaelholderlin]

Gracias por subir esta gran canción, es bellísima.

Este hombre además de ser un gran bajista, es grandioso en el piano.

[naduchina]

the best album!

[123must]

An absolute genious !

Thank you so much

[kaeli8]

This is beautiful. 

[toskoramone]

also known as Adagio Ma Non troppo, from 'Let My Children Hear Music'

[hermanoiraki]

super awesome



[bluejazz44]

is an immortal sound of a jazz genius.

[hawaiian105KINE]

MUsT sAMPLE NOw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[thenamesfrancisco]

@hawaiian105KINE write your own music bitch

[hawaiian105KINE]

@thenamesfrancisco to late,old news,... nocomplain smokemaryjane. GEEEEZER!

[Trielsa]

muy agradecida, muy agradecida, muy agradecida.....

[benvegnuzito]

Reminds me Dave Brubeck's "Koto Song".

[manzuug]

WAU!!!!!!!!!!!!

[silverskid]

This was entirely improvised on the piano. But in the seventies, a transcribed version for jazz orchestra was released on the album Let My Children Hear Music with the title Adagio Ma Non Troppo. If you like this music, I recommend the orchestral version from Let My Children Hear Music, which Mingus considered to be his best album (he wrote so in the liner notes). Unbelievable that an improv. could yield such a beautiful orchestral piece.

[GoatCoat]

reminds me of Erik Satie almost. Truly exquisite.

[0lafrida0]

Absoluta transparencia, y por algún motivo -talvez la maestría- me recuerda (no digo que se asemejen ni que es similar tampoco que existe emulación) a Diamanda Galás.

[MrNoak2]

This is really beutiful.

[fiveyearwinterkiss]

this is so beautiful

[FAILNIX]

this is probably the only song i have felt a huge deep connection to =P

[Ahndeigh105]

@FAILNIX try the last song on this album, it brought me to tears. no joke

[TUPPLO]

This reminds me ALOT of "Group Dancers" - another song he also made.

If you don't know it then I HIGHLY suggest you go listen to it, it's one of my all-time favorites.

This song is again very very beatiful. What I love about this guy is that there is always some mystictism in his song, that I/you cannot explain, to me this isn't jazz as I or my buddies would interpret it, if you even dare to.

This stuff is even better while smoking a joint; I had to write that.

[otratardequenoarde]

@TUPPLO Thank you so much for the suggestion, I have already listened it and think it's one of the craziest pieces I've ever heard.

And I completely agree with you about the last point...

[Artubification]

@otratardequenoarde @TUPPLO

Same as the above... Also, I really wonder, does anybody have any idea on what that motive is he uses in the penultimate 30 seconds? It sounds so familiar as if it's a jazz pattern like 'mood indigo.' Or, and THAT would be new to me, it's so good that it immediately sounds familiar! I'd appreciate a personal message noting me.

[Zeokoz]

@otratardequenoarde

I love you both. 

[Lusk1993]

@TUPPLO The beat is done the same way. With the low brass (not sure what, trombone?) doing kind of a sweeping motion.

[gregorymak]

@TUPPLO Mingus is one of those artists who was exposed to classical & jazz music very early in his life. He didn't grow up with the "I play Jazz and nothing else" mentality. Not that anything is wrong with that. But this is why his music is something beyond just jazz. His biggest influence was Duke Ellington (he played in his band for a while), and thus picked up a lot of Duke's traits. A great improvisor, musician, composer. Will never be forgotten.

[54mwi53]

@TUPPLO Thanks for the suggestion and I commend you for using a semi-colon correctly!

[ksenos69]

Without any labels. Pure music.

[ksenos69]

Εντυποσιακό.

[rainbowmancan]

NOT MANY KNOW THAT CHARLES COULD PLAY SO MASTERFULLY ON THE KEYS,ANOTHER SIDE OF POPS,HE WAS MY STEP FATHER,LONG LIVE THE MINGUS NAME...

[smokinbill]

Does anyone know if he wrote any other original solo piano pieces?

[JPBeausoleil81]

@smokinbill

Check out the album this composition is on..."spontaneous compositions and improvisations"..its full of great solo piano..there is incredible compositions on there.."Roland Kiks Message, Meditations For Moses, Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress, Compositional Theme Story"..all celestial...u can also hear a fully orchestrated version of this song on the album "Let My Children Hear Music" although he changes the title of it to "Adagio Ma Non Troppo" ...hope u enjoy!!

[smokinbill]

@JPBeausoleil81 Actually, isn't this from the album: mingus plays piano. I've got that one and it's got all the songs you listed. I listened to the orchestral version of this song though - thanks for putting me onto that. I think I prefer the piano version; it's got more tension. But yeah, apart from that album, I don't think he has much by way of piano.

[JPBeausoleil81]

@smokinbill  yeah thats the one...same thing. "Mingus Plays Piano:spontaneous compositions and improvisations" ...i guess thats just the subtitle...Also check out his album "Oh Yeah" he gives up the bass chair to Doug Watkins and Mingus plays piano on the whole thing...its pretty damn incredible...and it has Roland Kirk the self contained horn section lol...one of my favorites.

[SAB1946]

so great!!!!

[pL4StiKgiRL]

@ThePruductions

so u don 't understand THE MUSIC..

mmh that's a problem man!!

[Joba62Cy]

I think Keith Jarrett was influenced by Mingus's piano playing.

[MrSchtroub]

For Tabla : yes it is

[bpenning79]

This is my favorite piece ever created. our existance is justified by it... i hope

[avivagabriel]

@bpenning79 : I feel exactly the same way, and have the same concerns!

[Tabla461]

Isnt Adagio Ma Non Troppo from Let My Children Hear Music based on this?

[Manzeron]

@Tabla461

Yes it is sir !

[zizizzzzz]

amazing...

[MrLevari17]

Yo tres.

[JimmyIDUB]

i fucking love this song

[otratardequenoarde]

Me too!