Many tracks are culled from this pivotal moment, representing the large-ensemble, highly arranged, yet chaotic sound Mingus was striving for during that period. Context in 2024-2026
Around the 1:20 mark, the track transforms. The collective improvisation begins. Dannie Richmond’s drums stop keeping time and start talking . Mingus’s bass, usually the anchor, becomes a lead voice—growling, sliding, refusing to sit in the pocket. This is the famous "Mingus technique" of composition: he didn’t write chord changes; he wrote emotional instructions . He would hum a line to Handy, play a rhythm for Richmond, and tell them to "fight" or "make love."
It seems you're asking for the of the track “A Summer Night” by Charles Mingus — likely the recording from the album Mingus Ah Um (1959), though the exact title there is “A Foggy Day (In San Francisco Town)” — or possibly the composition sometimes titled “A Summer Night” from other Mingus sessions.
Just let me know which of these you need.
Many tracks are culled from this pivotal moment, representing the large-ensemble, highly arranged, yet chaotic sound Mingus was striving for during that period. Context in 2024-2026
Around the 1:20 mark, the track transforms. The collective improvisation begins. Dannie Richmond’s drums stop keeping time and start talking . Mingus’s bass, usually the anchor, becomes a lead voice—growling, sliding, refusing to sit in the pocket. This is the famous "Mingus technique" of composition: he didn’t write chord changes; he wrote emotional instructions . He would hum a line to Handy, play a rhythm for Richmond, and tell them to "fight" or "make love." Charles Mingus - Charles Mingus- A Summer Night...
It seems you're asking for the of the track “A Summer Night” by Charles Mingus — likely the recording from the album Mingus Ah Um (1959), though the exact title there is “A Foggy Day (In San Francisco Town)” — or possibly the composition sometimes titled “A Summer Night” from other Mingus sessions. Many tracks are culled from this pivotal moment,
Just let me know which of these you need. Dannie Richmond’s drums stop keeping time and start