Charles Mingus, Cumbia & Jazz Fusion - 50m 12s

Tracks & Durations

1. Cumbia & Jazz Fusion	27:57
2. Music for Tofo Modo	22:12

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Review

Featuring two of Charles Mingus's last major works, the 1978 Cumbia & Jazz Fusion is typically ambitious and exciting. The 28-minute title track merges a winning theme played on reeds and Latin percussion, full-on big-band passages, and a burlesque of "Shortnin' Bread" that climaxes in cries of "Freedom! Freedom!" One of a kind, to be sure. "Todo Modo" covers nearly as much ground, moving between a gloomy theme and inspired upbeat passages with grand sax solos by George Adams. This CD edition adds two short takes of Mingus's solo piano on a medley of "The Wedding March" and his own "Slow Waltz." The maestro was to make only two more albums, but his physical decline is belied by the music's power. --Rickey Wright

Other Versions

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Cumbia & Jazz Fusion

Tracks: 4 (+2 tracks), Disk length: 54m 56s (+4m 44s)

Cumbia & Jazz Fusion

Tracks: 4 (+2 tracks), Disk length: 54m 56s (+4m 44s)

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