Charles Mingus' 'Tonight at Noon'

Charles Mingus‘ ‘Tonight at Noon’ is an album recorded on March 12, 1957 and November 6, 1961 at Atlantic Studios In New York City and released tn 1965 by Atlantic.

WATCH

RVM prescreen

1 . 3 / Peggy’s Blue Skylight (1972)

2 . Peggy’s Blue Skylight (w/ Bobby Jones, 1972)

Charles Mingus – Tonight at Noon

LISTEN

Track Listing : 1.Tonight At Noon (Charles Mingus) – 06:00 . 2.Invisible Lady (Charles Mingus) – 04:51 . 3.Old Blues For Walt’S Torin (Charles Mingus) – 07:57 . 4.Peggy’S Blue Skylight (Charles Mingus) – 09:46 . 5.Passions Of A Woman Loved (Charles Mingus) – 09:47

Musicians : Charles Mingus – Bass, Piano, Vocals . Jimmy Knepper – Trombone . Shafi Hadi – Tenor Saxophone On (1 – 5) . Booker Ervin – Tenor Saxophone On (2 – 3 – 4) . Roland Kirk – Tenor Saxophone, Manzello, Stritch, Siren, Flute On (2 – 3 – 4) . Wade Legge – Piano On (1 – 5) . Doug Watkins – Bass On (2 – 3 – 4) . Dannie Richmond – Drums

Production : Produced By Joel Dorn . Tom Dowd – Engineer . Phil Iehle – Engineer . Gene Paul – Mastering . Jean Ristori – Mastering

Package : Nancy Dwyer – Illustrations . David Gahr – Photography . Marvin Israel – Artwork . Gunther Schuller – Liner Notes . Page Simon – Graphic Design . Urs Tschuppert – Design

Recorded On March 12, 1957and November 6, 1961 At Atlantic Studios In New York City.

Released In 1965 By Atlantic.

(Source Charles Mingus – Tonight at Noon | The Official Site)

READ

allmusic
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. […]

All About Jazz
Along with the time limitations of the LP era, one gets the impression that, if anything, they were left off the original albums because they were even more provocative than the selected cuts. This is vital, exciting music. […]

BradL @ RateYourMusic
Despite consisting of old offcuts from Ah Hum, this makes for a consistent, always involving record, even though only one of the tracks — “Peggy’s Blue Skylight” — ranks with Mingus’ greatest work. […]

BUY