Charles Mingus' finest recordings of his later period are two Atlantic LPs,
Changes One and
Changes Two. The first volume features four stimulating
Mingus originals ("Remember Rockefeller at Attica," "Sue's Changes," "Devil Blues," and "Duke Ellington's Sound of Love") performed by a particularly talented quintet (tenor saxophonist
George Adams who also sings "Devil Blues," trumpeter
Jack Walrath, pianist
Don Pullen, drummer
Dannie Richmond, and the leader/bassist). The band has the adventurous spirit and chance-taking approach of
Charles Mingus' best groups, making this an easily recommended example of the great bandleader's music. ~ Scott Yanow