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Vinyl LP pressing. Described by Mingus himself as Inchethnic folk-dance music,Inch 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. Album Tracks 1. Solo Dancer (Stop! and Listen, Sinner Jim Whitney!) 2. Duet Solo Dancers (Heart's Beat and Shades in Physical Embraces) 3. Group Dancers ([Soul Fusion] Freewoman and Oh This Freedom's Slave Cries) 1. Trio and Group Dancers (Stop! Look! and Sing Songs of Revolutions!) 2. Single Solos and Group Dance (Saint and Sinner Join in Merriment on Battle Front) 3. Group and Solo Dance (Of Love, Pain, and Passioned Revolt, Then Farewell, My Beloved, 'Til It's Freedom Day)
