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Full performer name: The Charles Mingus Octet/The Jimmy Knepper Quintet. DEBUT RARITIES VOL. 1 consists of 14 tracks previously released on the Charles Mingus: The Complete Debut Recordings 12 CD boxed set. Charles Mingus Octet: Charles Mingus (acoustic bass); Spaulding Givens (arranger); Janet Thurlow (vocals); Eddie Caine (alto saxophone, flute); Teo Macero (tenor saxophone, clarinet); Ernie Royal (trumpet); Willie Dennis (trombone); John Lewis (piano); Jackson Wiley (cello); Kenny Clarke (drums). Jimmy Knepper Quintet: Jimmy Knepper (trombone); Joe Maini (alto saxophone); Bill Triglia (piano); Charles Mingus (acoustic bass); Dannie Richmond (drums). Recorded in New York, New York on October 28, 1953 and June 10, 1957. Includes liner notes by Ira Gitler. Digitally remastered by Kirk Felton (1992, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California). This is part of the Limited Edition Original Jazz Classics Series. Personnel: Jimmy Knepper (trombone); Jackson Wiley (vocals, cello); Eddie Caine (vocals, flute, saxophone, alto saxophone); Teo Macero (vocals, clarinet, tenor saxophone); Ernie Royal (vocals, trumpet); Willie Dennis (vocals, trombone); John Lewis (vocals, piano); Kenny Clarke (vocals, drums); Janet Thurlow (vocals); Joe Maini (alto saxophone); Danny Bank (baritone saxophone); Bill Triglia (piano); Dannie Richmond (drums). Liner Note Author: Ira Gitler. Recording information: New York, NY (10/28/1953-06/10/1957). Unknown Contributor Roles: John Lewis; Bill Triglia; Dannie Richmond; Eddie Caine; Ernie Royal; Jackson Wiley; Jimmy Knepper Quintet; Joe Maini; Kenny Clarke; Teo Macero; Willie Dennis . Arranger: Spaulding Givens. This CD reissue combines two completely distinct releases in which bassist and composer Charles Mingus played a part, along with alternate takes from each of the original sessions. In 1953 Mingus recorded four tunes originally arranged a decade earlier by Spaulding Givens. Three of the tunes are Mingus': "Pink Topsy" and "Miss Bliss" anticipate Miles Davis' 1959 BIRTH OF THE COOL, with their little-big-band scoring and slightly unusual instrumentation (two brass and three reeds, plus cello). Givens' "Blue Tide" and Mingus' "Eclipse" are vocal numbers featuring singer Janet Thurlow. In 1957 Mingus was the bassist on a four-tune session for trombonist Jimmy Knepper, with Danny Richmond on drums, Joe Maini on alto saxophone and Bill Triglia on piano. For the most part this is straight-ahead bebop of '57 vintage, with some satisfying contrapuntal twists on the head statements. The standout, however, is "Cunningbird," one of three Knepper originals from this date, which opens with a lush statement arranged for the two horns and Mingus' bowed bass before settling into a slightly fractured, deliberately off-kilter blowing section.

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