Mingus at Antibes (1976)

Recorded on 13 July 1960 at the seaside festival in Juan-les-Pins, France, the Mediterranean night air supercharges Charles Mingus's ensemble. Mingus's shouting vocal cues and thunderous bass plucks spar openly with Eric Dolphy's volcanic bass clarinet and Booker Ervin's tenor saxophone, delivering raw, communal blues expression without compromise.