Charles Mingus - Let My Children Hear Music Álbuns Década de 70 (Part 3)
Jazzvaneio 03, Imersão em quatro atos: Álbuns Década de 70
Ato Terceiro: Charles Mingus “Let My Children Hear Music”
Terceiro de quatro PodCast que propõem uma desafiadora imersão aos anos 70. Um homem e sua inexorável ânsia de expandir a linguagem da música e da composição improvisada pelos próprios alicerces do Jazz às últimas consequências. Um subversivo e visionário Charles Mingus precipita-se a tal empresa como um Colosso em plena comunhão com a “Terra” e suas raízes. Um impiedoso e ambíguo emaranhado de maiúscula sofisticação irmanado a um “primitivismo” não isento de crueza. “Let My Children Hear Music” é um manifesto compositivo que ainda assombra e apaixona impunemente os amantes de música. Uma obra de arte ímpar, estamos em 1972...Preparem-se!
Album: Charles Mingus “Let My Children Hear Music” 1972 - Columbia
Ato gravado no dia 15 de Setembro de 2020
Texto da “The Chill of Death” Charles Mingus “Let MY Children Hear Music”:
“The chill of death as she clutched my hand.I knew she was coming so I stood like a man. She drew up closer, close enough for me to look into her face, and then began to wonder, "Haven't I seen you some other place?" She beckoned for me to come closer as if to pay an old debt. I knew what she wanted; it wasn't quite time yet. She threw her arms about me as many women had done before. I heard her whisper, "You'll never cheat me, never anymore." Darkness and nothingness clouded my mind. I began to realise death was nothing to fear but something sweet and kind. I pinched to see if I was dreaming but failed to find bodily form. I then began to realize death had worked her charm. Taking myself of nothingness I chose a road to walk. I noticed death's pleasantness with no one to stop me to talk. I remembered stories of heaven as I envisioned the glory ahead. Two roads lay waiting for me to choose one now that I was dead. One road was dark; I could not see clearly such long stretched highway. The other road was golden and glowing, and shined as bright as day. I then remember stories of pearly gates, golden streets... or how... however those stories are told. I knew I'd reach heaven on this highway. If not, I'd have the gold. I took one footstep feeling safe and acting bold. Suddenly, I realised my mistake. My chosen road turned black, bittery, and white cold. No longer was it golden glory nor heaven that it's in. White hot flames were blazing; I saw the devil with his grin. I had taken but one footstep so I turned to hurry back. But there a sound more waited, not a door, nor a crack. Finally, coming to my senses, I walked on to my hell. For long before death had called me, my end was planned. Planned, but well”.
Outras Referências Artísticas e “culturais” (por ordem de menção): Third Stream (movimento que buscava a incorporação de influências da música de câmera e sinfônica clássica ao Jazz nos anos 70), Pithecanthropus Erectus (Álbum do Charles Mingus), The Clown (Álbum do Charles Mingus), Mingus Ah Um (Álbum do Charles Mingus), The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady (Álbum do Charles Mingus), Joni Mitchell (Músico), Mingus (Álbum da Joni Mitchell), Herbie Hancock (Músico), Wayne Shorter (Músico), Teo Macero (Produdor Musical), Bitches Brew (Álbum do Miles Davis), In a Silent Way (Álbum do Miles Davis), Kind of Blue (Álbum do Miles Davis), Time Out (Álbum do Dave Brubeck), Miles Davis (Músico), Federico Fellini (Diretor de Cinema), Mr. Bungle (banda de Rock), Cardiacs (Banda de Rock), Duke Ellington (Músico), Edgard Varèse (Músico), Arnold Schoenberg (Músico), Pierre Boulez (Músico), Olivier Messiaen (Músico), Glenn Miller (Músico), Charlie Parker (Músico), Tidal (Plataforma de Streaming), Godfather (Filme Dirigido por Francis For Coppola), Nino Rota (Músico), The Halls of Fear (Música da trilha sonora do filme Godfather de 1972), Frank Zappa (Músico), Studio Tan (Álbum do Frank Zappa), The Adventures Of Greggery Peccary (Música do Frank Zappa) eBaratos Afins (Loja e Selo Musical de São Paulo).
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