Blues & Roots

Blues & Roots is an album by Charles Mingus, recorded in 1959 and released in 1960. It has been reissued twice as a CD, first by Atlantic Records, and then again by Rhino Entertainment in 1998.

Mingus explained the birth of this record in the album's liner notes:

Reception

  • Q magazine (7/93, p. 110) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...at his best he could drive his fellow musicians onwards and upwards with big bass playing and hoarse exhortations. Blues & Roots contains six servings of this brilliance..."
  • Down Beat (1960) - 4 Stars - Very Good - "...vital and important music...[Mingus] is outstanding in his solo work...this is something worth careful and thorough listening..."

    • Track listing

  • "Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting" – 5:39
  • "Cryin' Blues" – 4:58
  • "Moanin'" – 8:01
  • "Tensions" – 6:27
  • "My Jelly Roll Soul" – 6:47
  • "E's Flat Ah's Flat Too" – 6:37


    • The 1998 Rhino CD reissue included these additional tracks:

  • "Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting" – 6:59 – alternate take
  • "Tensions" – 5:18 – alternate take
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