The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady

The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1963
RecordedJanuary 20, 1963, in New York City
Genre
Length39:25
LabelImpulse!
ProducerBob Thiele
Charles Mingus chronology
The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach
(1963)
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
(1963)
Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
(1964)

The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady is a studio album by Charles Mingus. It was recorded on January 20, 1963, and released in July of that year by Impulse! Records. The album comprises a single continuous composition—partially written as a ballet—divided into four tracks and six movements.[1] It is widely regarded as one of the greatest jazz records of all time.

  1. ^ Mingus, Charles; Pollock, Edmund (1963). The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (Vinyl liner). Charles Mingus. New York City: Impulse! Records. AS-35.