theteach

Hey everybody: This is my first time posting in this forum. I've been an avid Mingus listener for five years. I previously thought I had listened to all his great albums--the Atlantic sessions, the Candid recordings, the 1964 European tour, etc. However, I just purchased his Bethlehem works and listened to A Modern Jazz Symposium album. Why isn't this album more recognized amongst Mingus fans? Scenes in the City is an amazing track, and now I'm actually contemplating using it in the classroom as a part of my African-American expressions unit. Great stuff about poverty, appreciation, cultural meaning, etc. Nouroog also obviously has the early workings of Sue's Changes, which would appear on the Changes album. Overall, great concept album. Just wondering, how's Branford Marsalis's version of Scenes in the City--just as good? Lou