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Charles Mingus: The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) LP music Ella Fitzgerald and Louis ArmstrongImpulse!, 1963 The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady isnt just Charles Minguss most ambitious and acclaimed masterpiece; its one of the undisputed greatest jazz records of all time. Originally written in part to accompany a ballet, its a single composition with six movements that surges through episodes of haunting blues, crazed big band crescendos, dreamlike themes and Spanish flavoured interludes. Performed by a supremely gifted 11 piece ensemble