Described by Mingus himself as “ethnic folk-dance music,” The Black Saint & The Sinner Lady is a single song cycle rather than a traditional jazz album of separate tracks. The intricate arrangements and raw emotional swings of the piece make it a highlight of Mingus career, and one of the most compelling listens in jazz.
Tracklist
- Track A — Solo Dancer: Stop! Look! And Listen, Sinner Jim Whitney! (6:39)
- Trio and Group Dancers (6:33)
- Track C — Group Dancers: (Soul Fusion) Freewoman and Oh, This Freedom’s Slave Cries (7:22)
- Trio and Group Dancers (6:33)
- Single Solos and Group Dance (5:00)
- Group and Solo Dance (7:11)
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