Tijuana Moods

Album by Charles Mingus

Tijuana Moods is an album by American jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus, released in 1962. The record blends jazz improvisation with Mexican- and Latin-influenced rhythms, large-ensemble arrangements and orchestral colours, reflecting Mingus's experimental expansion beyond his earlier small-group hard bop work.
First released: 1962

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Tijuana Gift Shop (alternate take)
    4:46
  2. 2.
    Dizzy Moods
    5:51
  3. 3.
    A Colloquial Dream (Scenes in the City)
    10:58
  4. 4.
    Ysabel's Table Dance
    10:28
  5. 5.
    Flamingo (composite (partial) alternate take)
    8:19
  6. 6.
    Tijuana Gift Shop
    3:52
  7. 7.
    Ysabel's Table Dance (breakdowns / composite incomplete take)
    11:52
  8. 8.
    Los Mariachis
    10:19
  9. 9.
    Dizzy Moods (breakdown)
    1:35
  10. 10.
    Flamingo
    5:40
  11. 11.
    Dizzy Moods (bass solos)
    0:47
  12. 12.
    Dizzy Moods (composite (partial) alternate take)
    8:26
  13. 13.
    Ysabel's Table Dance (composite (partial) alternate take)
    13:11
  14. 14.
    Tijuana Gift Shop (breakdowns)
    7:14
  15. 15.
    Tijuana Gift Shops (solos edited out of master take)
    1:26
  16. 16.
    Los Mariachis (composite (partial) alternate take)
    12:31
  17. 17.
    Flamingo (composite (partial) alternate take)
    6:43
  18. 18.
    Los Mariachis (false start / breakdowns)
    4:29
  19. 19.
    Los Mariachis (false start / breakdowns)
    9:10
  20. 20.
    Los Mariachis (false start / breakdowns / rehearsal)
    14:56
  21. 21.
    A Colloquial Dream (breakdown)
    0:49
  22. 22.
    A Colloquial Dream (breakdown)
    3:21

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