Harry Skoler - Living In Sound - The Music of Charles Mingus (2022) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

The righteous and bombastic nature of the great bassist/composer Charles Mingus made him a polarizing personality. His unique personality, combined with his groundbreaking music, were magnetic for open-minded listeners. Clarinetist Harry Skoler discovered Mingus and his music early in life. This discovery would change his entire trajectory as a person and musician, which Skoler celebrates on his new recording, Living In Sound: The Music of Charles Mingus.

Skoler had a challenging adolescence while growing up in Syracuse, New York during the 1960s and early 1970s. While seeking solace from a traumatic event, he discovered the world of Charles Mingus, initially from the bassist’s Mingus Moves LP (Atlantic, 1974). The overwhelming impact on Skoler led him to investigate both Mingus’s legendary musical oeuvre and his autobiography, Beneath the Underdog. Mingus’s words and music resonated with the young musician. It is as though he had found truth in the work of one artist.

It wasn’t long before Skoler was able to experience Mingus in the flesh at Syracuse University’s Jabberwocky student club. The experience was beyond anything that Skoler had experienced up until then. Mingus’s powerful presence and command were larger than life. The experience was imprinted deeply on Skoler and is represented in an original graphic story by Dave Chisholm included with Living In Sound.

TRACKLIST

01. Harry Skoler - Goodby Pork Pie Hat
02. Harry Skoler - Peggy's Blue Skylight
03. Harry Skoler - Duke Ellington's Sound of Love
04. Harry Skoler - Remember Rockfeller at Attica
05. Harry Skoler - Newcomer
06. Harry Skoler - Moves
07. Harry Skoler - Sue's Changes
08. Harry Skoler - Invisible Lady
09. Harry Skoler - Underdog



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