Music

The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady 1963

By Charles Mingus

  • jazz, third stream, avant-garde jazz, ballet
  • 39 min
  • 4 tracks
  • impulse!

The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady is a studio album by Charles Mingus. It was recorded on January 20, 1963, and released in July of that year by Impulse! Records. The album comprises a single continuous composition—partially written as a ballet—divided into four tracks and six movements. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest jazz records of all time.

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Grave, prestige, overwhelming and character-led.

  • gravecomic
  • unpretentiousprestige
  • cooloverwhelming
  • character-ledplot-driven
  • classical in formformally daring

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