Blues & Roots Numbero Produced by David Crosby

Produced by David Crosby

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and carried off in a way that has Takeshi's drums often standing alongside the larger band in the mix – so that their simplest

Chris White's bass

character-driven songs about lives on the margins

Blues & Roots Numbero Produced by David CrosbyA defining moment in Charles Mingus's discography, this mid period masterpiece merges jazz sophistication with soulful gospel undertones. The all star tentetanchored by Jackie McLean, Booker Ervin, John Handy, Pepper Adams, Jimmy Knepper, Willie Dennis, and Horace Parlandelivers six original compositions that showcase Mingus's evolving vision. Moving beyond the politically charged work of the late 1950s, this session opened his artistry to a broader