Reviews (page 10 of 13)
Pretty damn avant-garde, it feels like the music is going to explode into a million pieces at any minute
Leuke Jazz 3/5
On the album cover, there's a line that says "touch my beloved's thought while her world's affluence crumbles at my feet" and I don't know what that even means, but it is provocative! This is a skittish, almost frenzied at times, yet well paced album relying on full orchestral sets and simple instrumental solos. Only four tracks, I thought this one was good. Not the kind of jazz I strive to get into, though.
A nice album to have on in the background while working. It also gave me vibes of being in a smokey night club.
Interesting choice for a Mingus album. I admire this music more than dig it, but parts of it are fantastic. It's a real mood-piece. Sounds like it could be the soundtrack for a sleazy noir flick. I own two other Mingus albums (Ah Um and Pithecanthropus Erectus), both of which I prefer to this one. Ah Um has shorter pieces and the longer ones on PE hang together more and are less abstract than the extended tunes on this one. If I want avant garde big band stuff, I prefer Sun Ra. I dug the guitar work on this one, though. Very cool.
Not bad for a full jazz album, nice work.
Didn't think this was all that bad. Really crazy arrangements all throughout but generally enjoyable. 7/10.
Cool little jazz album, instrumental, very chilled out, just what you would expect, wasnt blown away by it. 5.5/10
As art, I dig it. As chill jazz to put on while I do dishes, not so much. The dissonance in some of the tracks was unsettling - at one point, I think in the first track, I had a physical reaction to it. I was inadvertently squirming in my seat and fidgeting. It was unsettling and uncomfortable, but I'm guessing that's the point. This kind of jazz is like the Picasso of the jazz world - you can't quite wrap your head around it. Where are the lines? Where's the perspective? Why would you do that with instruments? So just like Picasso, total respect for the art and the statement. But it doesn't mean that I want it hanging over my couch...
You need to be in a particular mindset to get into this immediately. Some passages are just too jagged. Of all the tracks, it was D and its extension to E and F that stood out.
Fun, freestyle-ey jazz. A bit more minor key than I'd listen to regularly
Very good, Different type of music I’m used listening too. Loved it
talented jazz musicians but too chaotic
Not really my thing but interesting enough 3/5
I like jazz
Lots of groove, lots of chaotic jazz, thankful it was a short album because if it were any longer, the rating would just keep going down.
Don't care much for jazz, but it was good jazz
I'm glad this project is helping me to really expand my horizons... I'll be honest, I thought the first track was not great and really put me off... but later on it's very listenable and I had a good time with it. I'm still not a jazz man so I'm never going to rate this too highly, but maybe I appreciate it a little bit more now.
Tricky to listen to as a person who has not had much exposure to experimental jazz.
A unique four part look into some solid unique jazz. Mingus makes this album feel like it’s four different pieces of a puzzle as it’s put together. The different instruments and tempos make this album feel like you’re always hearing something new. I found myself enjoying it and for jazz music would return to it. 6.7/10
This is not an easy listen and Mingus has much more accessible albums than this. Essentially it's a 40 minute long track made up of a number of movements within and you can hear a mix of styles as you make your way through from blues, Spanish classical guitar and straight up noir-ish jazz. Not just a story, but apparently a form of psychoanalysis for MIngus himself. Once again, this is not an easy listen - but it might just be worth sticking with. Best Tracks: Track B – Duet Solo Dancers [Hearts' Beat and Shades in Physical Embraces]; Track C – Group Dancers [(Soul Fusion) Freewoman and Oh, This Freedom's Slave Cries]
Pretty cool album, as jazz goes, this is pretty avant-garde. You need to listen with a different mindset to most albums on this list, since the interest comes through the instrumentation rather than vocals (which are completely absent)
Good, but not my bag
Listened to on 8/25/22 3.5/5 Favorite song: group dancers Good jazz album nothing spectacular
so. much. jazz. kinda found the latin influence in it interesting
Jazz contemporáneo. A veces un poco disonante.
Bit too swingy, has some crazy parts though
Not my first choice when reaching for a jazz album. Swank, hectic and obtuse sounds but not terrible. Definitely not chill jazz.
Nice jazz music, no doubt about it, but in comparison to the true big albums of the genre this one feels like a group of very talented musicians sprayed their talent all over the place. The result is nice, yes, but lacking the cohesion of the true greats.
A whacko. No doubt there are some impenetrable corners and unassailable walls for simpletons like me, but they're far outnumbered by an eccentricity and playful abandon that's only obtuse if you choose to let it be.
Improv jazz has always been a bit of a mystery to me. Listening to this I had an urge to take up smoking and to start hanging out with men in dark turtle neck sweaters. Parts of it sounded like a soundtrack from a swinging 60s movie. There is a lot of talent evident here but ultimately, it's not my bag baby.
Jazz clássico com improvisações que cria um clima interessante.
I liked it!
As far as jazz goes, this is pretty good background music
Ambitious and impressive but hard for me to emotionally connect with. He’s obviously a talented musician.
Jazz with a story throughout.
I want to give this 5 points just for the name MINGUS. But it's experimental jazz, so 3/5.
Crazy shit Love a lot of it, gives me major Taxi Driver vibes. 3
It was ok. A little more chaotic in parts than the jazz I like
I feel like JK Simmon's character from Whiplash would wind down for the night listening to this exact album.
I really enjoyed this and I know it really good jazz. I wish I knew more about jazz and/or listened to more of it. It's like a black hole in my music knowledge. Although as a trumpet player I played it plenty and of course loved that.
I'm not the biggest jazz guy (although I used to love watching Tiny Boop Squig Shorterly and Roy Donk on the Colgate Comedy Hour). However, this was pretty cool. There was a bit much going on during some parts, but overall pretty nice. Quite a mix of styles. 3 stars.
I didn't even begin to get this until one time I listened to it up close on headphones. Even so, it's another one of those albums I admire from some distance rather than particularly like as such; orchestral/big band jazz has never been my thing at the best of times, and if I need a Mingus fix I'd much sooner go for Mingus Ah Um.
Pretty dense but pretty good.
Interesting
Good album, need more listens to appreciate it.
Jazz melangiós i intimista, podria ser la banda sonora perfecta d'un film noir clàssic
I mean, I like jazz, a lot, but this is a lot to take in. A little overwhelming.
Jazz, Free-Jazz, Big Band, Gute Musiker, Anstrengend, Etwas ziellos, Etwas langweilig
Un bon album jazz qui derape un peu mais quand meme... 3
Free form jazz, or jazz that sounds free form, isn't something I enjoy. The fourth and last track on the album was my favourite. Didn't add.
I admire the brave vision of scale and structure in this album, but when it comes to jazz, I tend to like smaller arrangements where individual players are easier to isolate. I can definitely see this album working well as the soundtrack to an avant garde dance performance, as was the supposed intent, but it's not something that I'd really want to listen to on its own. I'm definitely more of a "Mingus Ah Um" fan.
Mingus? Dingus more like. This made my day worse. 👍
Kuuntelin vasta torstaiaamuna, niin olipas sopivan intensiivinen säestys Ukraina-uutisten lukemiselle. Ehkä vähän liian blast, että kotisohvalla noin muuten kuuntelisin, mutta livenä tämmöstä ois huikeeta seurata. Hienoja kyllä ne väleihin tippuvat rauhalliset melodiset hetket.
Pitäis varmaan kuunnella uudestaan. Ei kovin vaikeaa ja aika jees jazzia. Laitetaan 3/5
Instrumental jazz.
Not really into jazz but found this surprisingly engaging. 18 minutes is too long even for a wig out but i'd listen to more Mingus
I appreciate the ambition and artistry involved, but this was all too rich for my blood. I need to give Mingus a fairer shake. Just not with this album.
Only four (very long) songs. Still not my thing, but I can certainly appreciate the skill of the musicians involved.
I enjoyed it. At times it feels like a bridge between big band and cool jazz, like the former is melting and the latter is emerging.
Haven't had too much jazz yet. I enjoyed it.
In contrast
A fun improv jazz album that hits harder than most on this list so far. The Spanish influences and melodic echoes throughout the track (especially the anthemic closer) bring this one to a new level and give it a bit of staying power.
I didn't find this unbearable which is unusual because I despise almost all jazz music. Good background music for a nice quiet cafe or bar.
3.5
I can appreciate it but I wouldn't listen to it
This artist and album is completely new to me, though I'm somewhat comfortable with the genre. The baritone sax on track one put me off for the first 30 seconds but pretty soon I was grooving along to the darkness. I see what Track B was going for but to me it didn't quite get there. Track C starts so melancholy and downright pretty. I did not see the flamenco coming. I'm more or less hypnotized by the time the opening bass notes of the medley grab me and shake me back to my senses. The medley is a lot to take in, but for sure the feeling is delicious the times the melody resolves in the direction you want it to. I see the genius of these tracks. I am in awe of the musician's knowledge, confidence, and ability to play together to actually pull it off with such grace and power. This is next level stuff. That said, these tracks and emotions are best revisited sparingly and I don't really want to give them a home in my daily life. This album is no warm bubble bath, if you know what I mean.
This guy's wikipedia page is a wild ride, he sounds like he was an immature unbearable ass. The music is okay, but it's not something I would seek out. Mingus the Dingus indeed.
Enjoyed it
Invoked an Untouchables type vibe, slick.
Probably the best jazz album we've had so far - I just need a bit of structure and order to my jazz.
Chill jazz
OK, good music, but I'm not that into Jazz
jazz baby, goed voor op de achtergrond en altijd genieten maar nu niks next level imo
Liked it until song 4, a little too erratic for me
Clearly skilled musicians, but I found it hard to consume. Do I like this kind of jazz? I don't know if I value the right things to.
I think I was spoiled after the last jazz album. This one is fine, but I found the brass section squeaky. I'm sure that was what they were going for on Track A and B but it was a bit much for me. Track C was marginally better. Track D was solid; I could've done with just that.
I think this is the most pure "jazz" I have ever listened to. It is - a bit tough. Not particularly smooth, but generally interesting. I do not care for it a ton halfway through, will see if the final two songs move me more. I have listened to them all a couple times now and it is growing on me a bit. I dont know how much I would want to listen to it, but I am starting to enjoy it more
I'm a big fan of Charles Mingus. For me, he is a pillar of jazz music. This album is...fine. I think my biggest issue is the recording of the tracks. The mix seems a bit off. These are songs that I would have loved to hear live, in order to give the whole album a fair shake. As is, the album sits in the good not great category for me.
Jazz. Eh.
A lot of this feels improvised, but apparently it is actually very deliberately arranged. This big observation probably belies my general ignorance about jazz music. As with other jazz we've encountered on the list so far, I enjoyed it but don't feel equipped to properly evaluate it. (This is somewhat true of a lot of non-rock related genres. And there is a relatively small amount of jazz on the list to compare and get acquainted with. Also none of it is recent jazz, which I find interesting. And then that got me thinking about the complete absence of classical music on the list, and I wondered what Mrs. hell-yeah thought about that.)
I liked this a lot more than I thought i would.
Pretty good sounds. I liked it.
Shouldn't have listened to it as a background for packing but overheard some great bits
Honestly liked it more than Coltrane. Would revisit
No sé apreciar el jazz. Este disco me gustó, no se me hizo pretencioso y fue fácil digerirlo la mayor parte del tiempo. Muchos sonidos graves con los metales le dan como un ambiente muy nostálgico. Siento que a diferencia de otras piezas de jazz, el hilo conductor es relativamente más claro en estos temas y creo que eso hace que sea más fácilmente digerible. Songs: Track C
Not necessarily my usual listening but very melodic and talented playing by the band. A nice change.
hard to listen too. Maybe I'm not cultured enough
The arrangements throughout are a mish mash in a good way of jazz, classical, Spanish and African themes. It feels very improvised, something you may hear at a jazz club, quite nice as some background music. No best or worst as the entire album feels like a collective that should be treated as a whole.
Pretty good jazz album.
Fart trumpet at the beginnng... Is it me or does a lot of jazz sound like 4 guys got into a groove and don't know how to wrap it up?
The only Jazz album I've ever listened to. Not bad for background noise, but I doubt I'll be buying tickets to a jazz show anytime soon.
Listened to it for a bit but not the whole thing. Enjoyed what I made time to listened to.
Jazzy
Jazz with a 60's vibe.
Cool stuff, not sure I could listen to it as much other than background music but I liked it. Kind of all over the place saxes, sounded like movie music from the 60’s.
Feels like I’ve got a turtle neck on smoking a cigar and drinking wine with this one. Very particular mood but I’m into it.
Grandpa would've loved this!
🎷
Chaotic Jazz
Boa trilha sonora para Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Schwere Kost!
Orchestra Jazz with drums, piano but without voice
Sounds interesting
This was pretty good - I don't really listen to jazz but I enjoyed this. He has a cool name too
I might listen to again if I came across it, but probably won’t go looking for it.
Musica de filme em preto e branco com cena de saguao de hotel
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Something about this didn't work for me. Perhaps it's a horn / woodwind overdose. There are frequently one or more horns and woodwinds soloing concurrently and also having to compete with multiple horns / woodwinds blowing out the rhythm. This forces the soloists to go out on a tangent to be heard which exasperates the situation. I get that these are excellent musicians and I really like the few minutes where only one horn / woodwind is playing. I just find it a challenge to listen to most of it.
Sopivalla tempolla olevaa jatsia. Vähän siinä rajoilla, että onko turhan taiteellista. Biisien nimet viittaa tanssiin ja tavallaan tähän voisi kuvitella jonkinlaisen nykytanssiesityksen. Ainakin taustamusiikkina tämä oli miellyttävää, mutta ehkei sitten kuitenkaan ihan se oma juttu.
Feels more like a musical texture than a story. Has a general dreamy-nostalgic mood.
No estoy preparado para valorar un disco así.
3/5
Part swagger, part migraine
Best of the jazz albums thus far
Not my thing.
Not really sure how to rate this tbh. I did genuinely enjoy it, but it’s a long form composition, not an album full of songs, so the re-listen value isn’t very high. I liked and appreciated it, but I can’t rate it too high.
amazing last name! reminded me of my eye doctors office, but overall wasn't that bad!
Enjoyable jazz album.
Einer meiner Lieblingssongs ist von Charles Mingus (Moanin'), allerdings hat das hier mit eher wenig zu tun. Ich finds nicht komplett schlecht, aber viel hören will ich sowas auch nicht. Ohne etwas über den Hintergrund zu wissen: Ist das ne experimentelle Geschichte? Free Jazz? Keine Ahnung, ich finds eher anstrengend.
Jazz man. Cool album name. I’m not sure I’ve just sat down and listened to a jazz album front to back, til now. I liked what I heard, but honestly it was bascially background music while I worked. As that it worked fine. Dave Brubek came up after this album was over and it felt much more accessable and re listenable for my tastes.
tbh not the best jazz i've hear lately but good
I appreciate the importance of jazz, especially from older times, but I don’t really love this type of jazz that much. I was quite impressed by the saxophonist, though!
Not my favorite but still good
okay...it's jazz. Not my cup of tea. I did listen to the entire record and was impressed with the orchestration and quality of the recording for the time period. Great sound on this album. A few interesting portions.
not quite my flavor of jazz but they're obviously talented
Very Jazz. The main riff gets very annoying about half way through the last track.
Instrumental Jazz good for what it is
Nice
Jazz in your face. Spontaneous, loud and a bit jarring in great ways.
Pretty smooth, favourite track: Medley.
@@@½. First jazz record listened. Some great stuff in there, but there's a lot going on at times.
groovy
Great to have on in the background
Frantic. But interesting.
It's jazzy.
Badass
Pretty cool. Probably wouldn't listen, but definitely appreciate. 2.8
Sehr entspannter Jazz! Bis zu den spanischen Gitarren am Ende abwechslungsreich. Eignet sich vielleicht für einen Spieleabend. Nicht richtig mitreißend oder einnehmend genug zum aktiven hören, aber ich merk ihn mir.
Dynamic in pace and intensity Solo piano at the beginning of track 3 is very nice Inclusion of Spanish guitar also in track 3 is good Typically ‘jazz sounding’ but nothing very memorable
3 2,5
Jazz
Great album, just not really my style
Jazz, imponerende, flyvsk og samtidig stringent, vild bas, svingende
Unfortunately did not enjoy this one as much as the previous, but it was still interesting to listen to.
I liked it, but was welcoming the end during the last track. Jazz is great, until it isn't.
Jazz man... Not really my thing
first jazz album, not really my type of jam, will def revisit the genre though, saved 0/4
I only like some jazz….
There was a little too much going on in this for me.
Sometimes this type of jazz hits for me...and sometimes it doesn't. Maybe it's the heavy use of brass and the various dissonance, but I just wasn't feeling this one. Not bad, but not for me.
Jazz really isn't for me. A bunch of annoying noises mashed together for nearly 40 minutes doesn't make for an enjoyable listen. 1.5/5.
Listening to this with context of a "ballet" definitely makes it logical in the style. Does it mean that I like it? No. Can I appreciate it for what it is? Sure.
🪢a🪭 ★★
First song sounds like a downtown intersection at rush hour and someone is gridlocking and everyone is laying on their horns. Definitely unpleasant. Track B is better at the beginning at least- it’s more melodic but then reverts back to rando noodling. Track C is fairly chill…..there’s a nice Spanish turnaround- then a big blurpy intersection again- I mean- it’s what is this? And track D is just like the rest only longer. Ok. I just hate this kind of wanky jazz. More normal jazz is fine. Wanky jazz, of which this is a prime example, is shite. It doesn’t swing, it doesn’t groove, it just makes you think “man, I’d really hate to be a traffic cop!” TWO STARS
I can appreciate this is good but I found it boring
Not my type of jazz, but very good.
Too frantic for me.
Stress
Highlights: 2.6
I'm not a modern jazz fan. I know this as one of the greats and my personal failing is that I don't like it. I'm not sure where to go from there. High repetition means I like it even less. I'm going to give it a 2 because I can hear the skill of the artists. Some of the early 3 songs are great a portion of the way through, and then fall off the rails for me.
Oli jazzia. Oli fuusiota (wikipedia kyl kerto et ei ollu 😌). Oli. Hienoja juttuja ja otti yllättäviä suuntia et kaikkea muuta kuin ennalta-arvatta, mut vähän liian kaaottinen ja työläs nyt äkkiseltään.
I’m sure this is amazing … if you love jazz.
never has an album name and artist name been so mismatched in coolness
i down't like him. I down't like him b/c i like when people sing not instrument and not his tipe
pretty sad and slow to me so i dont really like it i wouldnt recommend to others.
It was okay. I've heard better jazz records
Free Jazz und Bepop ist mir zu anstrengend...
war mir viel zu stressig für jazz, hab eher was entspannteres erwartet 😅
I'm starting to think I like the idea of jazz more than I like jazz. Every jazz album I've gotten from this list has been 1-2 hours, 3 tracks. That said, I enjoyed all 4 tracks seperately, but not the album.
ambient album good to study to but not my vibe
I knew I was going to have a tough time with jazz.
good
“I've always thought I hated jazz, maybe I was wrong. Maybe it's great to hear all the notes at once”
legendary jazz musician of his time as well
The slow buildups pushed my tolerance on this one. I kept saying, "ok, let's get this song going", and then they get stuck on the same riffs and progressions for what feels like 10-20 measures too long. I understand that jazz is meant to be experimental and allow for the creative nature of each instrument to come out, but this one was just a bit too unstructured for my tastes. I also didn't care for the squeaky sax and trumpets, nor the heavy bari/bass sax lines behind everything.
Taas tämmöstä perus jazzia eikä vaan lähe oikein missään tilanteessa
Nojoo... Oli joissain kohdissa ihan kivaa ideaa, mutta aika geneeristä kuitenkin, ja sekoiluks meni lopussa.
Tää on kyl niin semmosta jatsia, että ei oo viel syventävät kurssit käytynä, joilla nää nyanssit aukeis. Varmaan upeinta ikinä, mut kun ei ymmärrä niin voi turakaisena antaa kakkosta.
En mä oikein päässyt tähän sisälle. Meni taustamusiikkina töissä, olis varmaan vaatinut enempi keskittymistä.
I have never even heard the name Charles Mingus and I am only scratching the surface with any knowledge of jazz. Actually my biggest exposure to jazz music is from this project where I have listened to Herbie Hancock, Sarah Vaughn, Count Basie, Dave Brubeck and Frank Sinatra (though he seems less "jazzy" than all of the others to my untrained ears). I have definitely liked some of it. I even liked every song on Herbie Hancock's album called "Head Hunters" and so gave it a 5 star review. So I've got my jazz training wheels on I guess. Thoughts after listening to this 3 times... On the first song I started thinking - wow some of this reminds me of Radiohead - especially songs like "National Anthem" on the Kid A album. I looked it up and sure enough Radiohead members discuss that they have definitely been inspired by jazz artists and specifically mention Charles Mingus! And apparently lots of modern jazz artists have covered Radiohead songs - because they see the similarities. Did not know that. I love finding connections like that - especially since Radiohead is one of my favorite artists. After repeated listens, I'll admit I had a hard time getting into all of this. It feels almost too random and cacophonous for me. I did end up liking the first song - so I will hear this on my playlists. Maybe this will grow on me more after I hear that track more over time. It's also the shortest song on this album - so does not require as much investment in it when it does play. Liked songs on Spotify: 1/4 Rating: 2/5
It feels too messy somehow. I think this is the jazz I don’t “get”
Dont like jazz
Jazz album. I’m sure this is wonderful but it just isn’t my type of music. It’s getting a two but not cause it’s bad but because I don’t like jazz.
Not my typa jazz . Honestly jarring . Can respect the talent tho
There's certain types of art that I can appreciate the talent, but also recognise that it's not for me. Would have made for an entertaining film score, but it wasn't compelling enough for me to listen to in isolation
I appreciate the overall premise but I didn't connect strongly with this on the first listen. I confess I listened to it only in my car which doesn't hlave the greatest bass fidelity
Musica bien hecha, no es algo q escucharia nienpedo
I didn’t weally wike it vewy much
I STILL FEAR THE JAZZ
i’m not a jazz hater by any means but i don’t care about it enough to sit through an entire album without lyrics. i do like a lot of kinds of jazz when they have interesting lyrics but not when it’s almost 40 minutes
It sounds creative, but like most jazz, it just goes on too long and is too chaotic for my taste.
I just dont love jazz that much
Non ce la faccio.
3/10
Jeg forstår mig ikke rigtig på det
ill composed noise
My snap reaction was to give this a 1. The relief i felt when I paused the last track halfway through made me realize I was listening to nothing but noise. But alas, I actually enjoy jazz. I even have enjoyed most of the Mingus I've heard so far. This album just isn't doing it for me. I know that it probably requires multiple listens, and I just don't have the time for that right now.
Previously unknown. Too chaotic for me.
Not the biggest jazz fan, I got kinda fed up but I still respect it
OK. Mingus : one of the greats. Jazz: ok, I'll give some time to Sun Ra and the Free Jazz world. The Black Saint... : Highly regarded. Let's launch in. OK, that's a Nope from me.
Meh compared to other jazz it's mid IMO, 2.5
ok
Demasiado ruidoso para mi gusto.
More background jazz. It all sounds so similar. It’s not bad per se it just doesn’t move the musical needle for me at all.
I can only listen to jazz type stuff for a little bit. But my favorite music.
I can tell it's good, I just still don't like jazz all that much. 2/5
Jazz can be over indulgent or easy on the ear, this was the latter. Not minging at all.
I'm not smart enough to like this like I should. It all sounded like music I'd hear in a 1940's film noir.
Chaotic jazz, brings me headache
I’m not really one to judge what works in this genre, but 40 minutes spread across four instrumental jazz tracks just isn’t really for me.
idk interesting sounds but kinda heavy feeling and jazz isn’t my thing tbh
This is not my favorite Mingus album.
Too avant-garde for me
Découverte de l'artiste. Album très jazz, probablement très technique et excellent pour les aficionados mais je n'ai pas ressenti d'émotions ni l'envie de le réécouter prochainement
Super goofy mais faut aimer le jazz. C’est pas pour les novices du genre. Je lui aurais mis 2,5 mais bon… il faut faire un choix.
great
Most of this sounded like the music that would play when a sexy woman walks into a room in an old movie.
This is just too jazz for me.
Any time I get a jazz album on here that's four tracks but 40 minutes long, I instantly groan. I get that that's jazz's deal. But please, can we get some more standard albums please?! Why are they all LONG. Anyway, the weird vibrating noise in the background of the first track was enough to put me off.
So of it’s time that it’s kinda like listening to a film score rather than an album. it's very visceral, but it’s too much for me. 4 / 10
It's rougher than most other jazz that I've listened to. Couldn't really get into it
Good bop. Got a bit too chaotic for me at the ened.
I can see how one would like it if they like it.
Not my thing, and I quite like a bit of jazz. Just not this type apparently. Wasn’t terrible, just a bit boring and non-descript.
I find this kind of Jazz just to unfocused to really enjoy. Perhaps if I sat and really listened I'd start to see the attraction
This feels less improvisational than a lot of jazz, with clear movements and an almost narrative progression. It's almost like the soundtrack to a play that you can't see. Though that also makes it feel a bit like something is being lost; parts like the short flamenco passages indicate something is happening, but it's not clear what. While the music is relaxing and moving I also fail to be too impressed by it. There's a cool moment where a trumpet sounds almost like a human voice and some other memorable moments, but largely it doesn't sound very unique to this jazz and classical novice. I'm sure there's something that elevates this above similar works to make it so beloved, but I'm not able to hear it.
I did not like this album at all. It was too noisy, discordant and disjointed to me. Two stars because of it written for a ballet which might make my opinion different if I heard
ok como todo jazz se me hizo bastante aburrido, pero en promedio me gustó más el primer tema que muchos otros temas que escuché de jazz
Тупо джаз без слов даже нечего сказать Музыка к Тому и Джери
too jazzy - fast schon katzengejammer. aber auch orchesterhafte passagen wie ellington.
Just not really my thing.
1/3. Jazz always just feels like noise to me, I just can’t get into it. Perhaps if you saw this as a ballet with an accompaniment of dancers it would land, but for me it just doesn’t.
What is that sound in my right ear the first 2 plus minutes? a kazoo? A raspberry? It sounds awful. Take that away and it's kind of cool, some interesting stuff. 2.5, rounded down because, really that goofy sound at the open makes me want to turn it off 2.0
Niet helemaal mijn stijl, maar alsnog een beetje ok
Not my thing, didn't listen to it all.
Find it very hard to rate as it’s just not my kind of music. I can definitely appreciate the musicianship and creativity at play but don’t find myself necessarily enjoying it.
Anxiety inducing at points and sleep inducing at others but I guess that’s Jazz for ya!
I've been way too overexposed to this album by hipsters to like it. 2/5
yani arka kafe muzigi?
This sounds the ay having a panic attack feels
I’m certain Mingus is a musical genius. But his music is decidedly not for me. So do I rate it highly, chicken out and give it a 3, or admit that I endured this album more than anything? I didn’t like it.
Nice jazz album
Some great ‘60s jazz themes that really take you back, but … a little disorganized for my taste.
I’ve had very little exposure to Jazz music. But this was good to listen to while doomscrolling and playing my games. Would I listen to it again? Probably not? But at 39 minutes long, it was doable. I would’ve rather the songs been shorter and had more of them.
slogging through high art I don’t enjoy
I like my jazz, but this was a miss for me.
Appreciate the effort, but too abrasive for me to really enjoy this type of jazz.
Just instrumental
Oh mon Dieu, je confirme que je déteste le jazz...
More jazz for me not to suffer through.
I just don't get jazz. Can appreciate the snippets but fail to see the overall picture or journey. I feel that I'm open to most things - but this just makes me feel a bit stoopid as I just don't get it.
Doot doot
Chaotic
jazz isn’t for me
Jazz ne moe vidimo
Geht so, oft hat’s mich bissl gestresst. Hat so Soundtrack Cobra mit viel dramatik (Pate)
Amazing Jazz music lots of life but no words
Kjørte imens jeg hørte på - IKKE å anbefale i rushen. Kom meg ikke igjennom hele track D dessverre, men syns det var noe tiltalende med Track C. Kommer ikke til å lytte igjen. Hørt første dag tilbake på jobb etter ferie, 05/01/26.
Nei, den her typen eksperimentell bråkejazz tåler jeg ikke. Men dæm e no flenk.
Æ of mikið áreiti
+ Ik hou van jazz dus de vibes waren er wel - Er was geen tekst of iets dus mijn aandacht was er niet! 4/10 sorry
Bad 2 not my type of music
Love some of Mingus' earlier works, but this sounds like the 60's. Rambling without any seeming purpose. I appreciate the experimentation, but it's not easy on the ears. 2 stars.
i don’t think it’s really my vibe or maybe i’m just in the wrong setting to listen to it bc it’s not bad just not the vibe rn
Nothing grabbed me at all, it was painful to listen to
didn’t rally like
i do not like jazz. parts of this were really overstimulating
To paraphrase another users’ Bitch’s Brew review: It’s really true what they say about experimental jazz…. It totally sucks. Rounding up a star just so the jazz edge lords don’t threaten my family again next time I post my stats on the Reddit group. No other genre’s fan base questions other people’s intelligence when they don’t like their albums. The jazz police (who would be horrible actual police because they’d stop to gawk and fawn over any batch of people making tuneless noises) can zip it.
Never heard of album or band. Not a fan of song one. Ending is pretty good but first 90% is not. Good elements but lack of cohesion. Track B is a lot better. This is classic jazz. Not the best I’ve ever heard but good either way. Really good piano on track C. Really good flute too. This song keeps growing in me. Guitar is so good as well. Should’ve ended after that. Not a fan of the drums. Ending is pretty cool. 19 minute closer. Once again I like the guitar a lot. Best part of the album and it’s barely used (so far). This is a classic jazz song. Again tho I’m not that impressed. Horns are screechy and don’t work together. Drums don’t make sense. Piano is pretty good. I don’t get why it doesn’t end at 645 and start with a new title, there’s no cohesion either way. Definitely some cool sounds in this song there’s just a lot that doesn’t go together at the same time. Is that a xylophone? 11:40-13:00 is really fun. Back half is definitely better than the first half but still just ok overall. It’s definitely no Coltrane or miles Davis. 2.3 stars.
Not my fav. I think this can be a great album, but It Is too "complicated" for me
If that’s one of the best jazz albums ever recorded, I’m still too young to like jazz. Rough - lots of discordant squelchs, tuning of horn instruments, and noise. “You kids turn that jazz, or whatever ya call that new fangled noise ya think is music DOWN.” (1.55*s) Once again, thank gawd for rock n roll.
Really jarring. I own this and have given it a number of goes over the years and it just does not make sense. I'm not sure what he was trying to do, the last track in particular is just a mess. Critiquing jazz is hard, so much of it is caught up in the playing itself, playing for the sake of playing. I like melody in my music, whether it is Bob Mould, Public Enemy or Beyonce. I think this post Kind of Blue era led to some very self indulgent bullshit wrapped up as innovation, hello Ornette old mate wherever you are. And old Charlie boy tends towards Camp Indulgence.
67/1001 First listen. Sounds like a bunch of generic noodling that I can’t distinguish from any of the other jazz entries on this list. 3/10
Nice background music, wouldn’t partake in an actively listening session
it’s probably really good if you like that genre, but I don’t. fusions jazz or whatever you can call it
Jazzity jazz
Not really for me. I want it to lean more on the bass, I guess? This felt too light, too whimsical for me.
Interesting rhythms and arrangements; inspiring piano that I’d like to try to play/recreate; the last song was eighteen minutes and it felt a little self-indulgent
Not my thing but is probably shit hot to jazzers
Track A is awesome Track B starts out awesome and becomes annoying Track C is annoying all throughout Mode D is also too much
Mielestäni tässä tapahtui liikaa asioita yhtä aikaa. Nopeutukset aiheuttivat ylistimulaatiota ja tunnelma oli levoton. Oli hauska huomata, että Track D:ssä toistui välillä samanlainen melodia kuin Missä muruseni on -biisissä. Tykkäsin siitä että albumin ainoat lyriikat oli yksi "goddammit!".
Big ball of noise. I can appreciate the talent but it wasn't what I wanted or needed today. Would be a 1 star based on my enjoyment of it, but maybe with the right lens and frame of mind I would view it differently but honestly I couldn't wait for it to end but gave it another star just so it wouldn't stink up my dashboard. Just when I thought it would the last song is nearly bloody 20 mins long.
There must be an audience for this, but I’m not in it.
Jazzy
More jazz. no thanks. Last track is bearable.
I liked the flamenco sections. The rest... I have tried to like jazz for several times but this is another epic fail. 2 stars for trying
I am sure it is an excellent representation of this type of music, it is just not my favorite
it was good but not my vibe
Well… not great, if I’m being honest. However- I’m not a huge jazz fan
The only reason this isn't one star is because I normally really like Mingus. But this was aggressively unlistenable. Pure noise.
23/1089 я не понимаю зачем это здесь
не помню вроде норм вроде неплохо
That was a difficult task! I was somewhat familiar with Charles Mingus and knew that there was “The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady,” but as far as I can remember, I hadn't heard that album yet. It only contains four tracks, which are arranged similarly to a ballet suite, which I find an interesting approach. I also like the instrumentation and production, but what really bothers me are the constantly overloaded arrangements. It's too exciting for easy listening, but also too inconsistent to be able to concentrate on. It was probably fun live (with a dancing squad?), but I really can't see any context in which I would appreciate this record.
A bit mad
Jazz
eh
not into this type of music, no other comment. wasn't an entirely bad listen, though.
I enjoyed the first 5 minutes, then it aged like milk
I can't really tell good jazz from bad jazz