Saw this performed live at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago. I was about 10 feet from the band stand and it was Charlie's birthday. He came to our table to eat his cake when the band took a break. My girlfriend, Charles Mingus and me. He was interested in my girlfriend, I concluded.
1} Performers and instrumentation
Charles Mingus- bass, George Adams- sax/vocalist, Don Pullen- Piano, Jack Walrath- Trumpet, Dannie Richmond- Drums
2} School/Style of Jazz.
Hardbop
3} Form.
32 bar form
4} Reason for inclusion.
The bass sloths my soul