Pussy Cat Dues

Charles Mingus · 1959 · Blues lent, clarinette de John Handy

Context

Slow blues recorded on May 5, 1959, for Mingus Ah Um, with John Handy on clarinet. The LP gives a shortened version of 6 min 30, compared with 9 min 14 in full.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Hard bop. Among the origins and influences of Hard bop: Blues, spirituals, work songs, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).

By the same artist

• Fables of Faubus (1959)
• Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (1959)
• Better Git It in Your Soul (1959)
• Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting (1959)
• Nostalgia in Times Square (1959)
• Boogie Stop Shuffle (1959)

Sources

• EN: Mingus Ah Um

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