Changes Two
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Changes Two is an album by Charles Mingus
. It was recorded on 27, 28, and 30 December 1974 at Atlantic Studios
in New York City—the same sessions which resulted in Mingus' album Changes One
. Accordingly, Atlantic Records
initially released the record. In 1993, it was issued on CD by Rhino Records.
"Duke Ellington's Sound of Love" features vocals by Jackie Paris
.
Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus Jr. was an American jazz musician, composer, bandleader, and civil rights activist.Mingus's compositions retained the hot and soulful feel of hard bop and drew heavily from black gospel music while sometimes drawing on elements of Third stream, free jazz, and classical music...
. It was recorded on 27, 28, and 30 December 1974 at Atlantic Studios
Atlantic Studios
Atlantic Studios was the recording studio of Atlantic Records. It was located at 1841 Broadway , in New York City. According to the address written in the original liner notes of Charles Mingus' The Clown, it was initially located at 157 W 57th Street. The American record label first recorded in...
in New York City—the same sessions which resulted in Mingus' album Changes One
Changes One (Mingus)
Changes One is a 1974 album by jazz composer and bassist Charles Mingus.- Remember Rockefeller at Attica :This track is dedicated to the Attica Prison Riots of 1971 and the Governor of New York State at that time, Nelson Rockefeller.- Devil Blues :The lyrics are by Clarence Gatemouth Brown, but...
. Accordingly, Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
initially released the record. In 1993, it was issued on CD by Rhino Records.
"Duke Ellington's Sound of Love" features vocals by Jackie Paris
Jackie Paris
Jackie Paris was an American jazz singer and guitarist.He was born Carlo Jackie Paris in Nutley, New Jersey to his father Carlo, and mother Rose. He had a brother Gene. A vocalist, Paris toured with Charlie Parker. He also tap-danced from his youth and into his years in the US Army, entertaining...
.
Track listing
All songs composed by Charles Mingus except where noted.- "Free Cell Block F, 'Tis Nazi U.S.A." – 6:56
- "Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Silk Blue" – 17:32
- "Black Bats and Poles" (Jack WalrathJack WalrathJack Walrath is an American post-bop jazz trumpeter and musical arranger known for his work with Ray Charles, Gary Peacock, Charles Mingus and Glenn Ferris, among others....
) – 6:22 - "Duke Ellington's Sound of Love" – 4:15
- "For Harry Carney" (Sy JohnsonSy JohnsonSy Johnson is a jazz arranger and pianist who worked with Charles Mingus in the 1970s. He also worked with the Lee Konitz Nonet among others. His work with Mingus is his best known.- References :...
) – 7:59
Personnel
- Charles MingusCharles MingusCharles Mingus Jr. was an American jazz musician, composer, bandleader, and civil rights activist.Mingus's compositions retained the hot and soulful feel of hard bop and drew heavily from black gospel music while sometimes drawing on elements of Third stream, free jazz, and classical music...
– Bass - Jack WalrathJack WalrathJack Walrath is an American post-bop jazz trumpeter and musical arranger known for his work with Ray Charles, Gary Peacock, Charles Mingus and Glenn Ferris, among others....
– Trumpet - George AdamsGeorge Adams (musician)George Rufus Adams was an American jazz musician who played tenor saxophone, flute and bass clarinet. He is best known for his work with Charles Mingus, Gil Evans, Roy Haynes and in the quartet he co-led with pianist Don Pullen, featuring bassist Cameron Brown and drummer Dannie Richmond...
– Tenor saxophone - Don PullenDon PullenDon Pullen was an American jazz pianist and organist. Pullen developed a strikingly individual style throughout his career. He composed masterworks ranging from blues to bebop and modern jazz...
– Piano - Dannie RichmondDannie RichmondDannie Richmond was an American drummer who was best known among jazz fans for his work with Charles Mingus, and among pop fans for his work with Joe Cocker, Elton John and Mark-Almond....
– Drums - Marcus BelgraveMarcus BelgraveMarcus Belgrave is a jazz trumpet player from Detroit, born in Chester, Pennsylvania. He has recorded with a variety of famous musicians, bandleaders, and record labels since the 1950s. Notable among them are: Ray Charles, Charles Mingus, Gunther Schuller, Motown Records, Tribe Records, Blue Note...
– Trumpet on "Duke Ellington's Sound of Love" - Jackie ParisJackie ParisJackie Paris was an American jazz singer and guitarist.He was born Carlo Jackie Paris in Nutley, New Jersey to his father Carlo, and mother Rose. He had a brother Gene. A vocalist, Paris toured with Charlie Parker. He also tap-danced from his youth and into his years in the US Army, entertaining...
– Vocals on "Duke Ellington's Sound of Love" - Sy JohnsonSy JohnsonSy Johnson is a jazz arranger and pianist who worked with Charles Mingus in the 1970s. He also worked with the Lee Konitz Nonet among others. His work with Mingus is his best known.- References :...
– Arranger on "Duke Ellington's Sound of Love"
Technical personnel
- Nesuhi ErtegunNesuhi ErtegunNesuhi Ertegun was a Turkish record producer and executive of Atlantic Records and WEA International.-Background:Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Nesuhi and his family, including younger brother Ahmet, moved to Washington, D.C...
– Engineer, executive producer - David GahrDavid GahrDavid Gahr was an American photographer. He was one of "the pre-eminent photographers of American folk, blues, jazz and rock musicians of the 1960s and beyond." ....
– Photography - Nat HentoffNat HentoffNathan Irving "Nat" Hentoff is an American historian, novelist, jazz and country music critic, and syndicated columnist for United Media and writes regularly on jazz and country music for The Wall Street Journal....
– Liner notes - İlhan MimaroğluIlhan Mimarogluİlhan Mimaroğlu is a musician and composer. He was born in Istanbul, Turkey on March 11, 1926, the son of the famous architect Mimar Kemaleddin Bey depicted on the Turkish lira banknotes, denomination 20 lira, of the 2009 E-9 emission. He graduated from Galatasaray High School in 1945 and the...
– Producer, remixing - Gene Paul – Engineer, remastering
- Paula ScherPaula ScherPaula Scher, born October 6, 1948, in Washington, DC., is an American graphic designer, illustrator, painter and art educator in design, and the first female principal at Pentagram, which she joined in 1991...
– Cover design - Bobby Warner – Remixing