Down Beat (p.80) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[TIJUANA MOODS is] the 1957 masterpiece on which Mingus asserts full control over his longform chops."
Down Beat (12/01, p.90) - 4.5 stars out of 5 - "...This collection allows us to observe Mingus in the midst of his truly creative process..."f Uncut (8/01, p.96) - 5 stars out of 5 - "...[A] mindblowing collection....Its breathtaking scope prefigures many innovations made under the rock rubric in the Sixties..."
Personnel: Charles Mingus (vocals, bass); Ysabel Morel (vocals); Lonnie Felder (spoken vocals); Shafi Hadi (alto & tenor saxophones); Clarence Shaw (trumpet); Jimmy Knepper (trombone); Bill Triglia (piano); Dannie Richmond (drums); Frankie Dunlop (castanets).
Producer: Bob Rolontz.
Reissue producer: Ben Young.
Recorded at RCA Studio A, New York, New York on July 18 and August 6, 1957. Originally released on RCA (2533). Includes original liner notes by Charles Mingus and Martin Williams, and reissue liner notes by Brian Priestly.
Digitally remastered by Michael O. Drexler.
This is part of Bluebird's First Editions series.
Personnel: Charlie Mingus (bass guitar).
Additional personnel: Lonnie Elder (spoken vocals); Shafi Hadi (alto saxophone); Clarence (Gene) Shaw (trumpet); Jimmy Knepper (trombone); Bill Triglia (piano); Dannie Richmond (drums); Ysabel Morel, Frankie Dunlop (castanets).