Charlie Mingus Tijuana Moods 9/13/05 First collaboration with producer Ben

First collaboration with producer Ben Hillier

main lyricist Martin Turner told NME that he wrote them mainly to fit the mood of the music: 'The music that was coming out was very English

making it a must-have for R&B enthusiasts

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My Baby (I Love Her

Charlie Mingus Tijuana Moods 9/13/05 First collaboration with producer BenWhen this LP was released in 1962, it was honoured with the maximum number of stars that Downbeat, the most famous of all jazz magazines, could award. And nota bene the recordings were already five years old! Is there any better proof that the composer and arranger Charlie Mingus was ahead of his time? As a double bassist he was rather less virtuosic than his fellow musicians and not just on these recordings. However, these five numbers earned every