"Money Jungle" – Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Max Roach

About this episode

The episode explores the tensions and dynamics behind the jazz album 'Money Jungle' featuring Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, and Max Roach.

What happens when you put three of jazz's biggest personalities in a studio for a day? You get Money Jungle: Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus and Max Roach. Can it work? Miles Davis hated it. Others revere it. And the story behind this album is WILD. It's perhaps the most tense album we've ever listened to. And this episode of You'll Hear It is possibly the most we have ever disagreed about an album! Listen for the music, the hot takes, or just to see what all the fuss is about. No matter your reason for listening to this episode, you'll never hear Money Jungle the same way again. ------------------------------- Start your free Open Studio trial for ALLLLL your jazz lesson needs: https://openstudiojazz.com/yhi ------------------------------- Related You'll Hear It episodes: Mingus Ah Um: https://youtu.be/XYeRZ0Awui4 Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington: https://youtu.be/Z5YJr2iLG74 ------------------------------- About You'll Hear It: In this popular music series, Adam and Peter break down the greatest albums of all time. Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Joni Mitchell, D'Angelo: Jazz is the foundation of the most GENIUS music in recent history. These seasoned jazz pianists bring…

People in this episode

Hosts: Peter Martin, Adam Maness

Topics covered

• jazz
• album analysis
• music commentary
• artist dynamics
• disagreements

Keywords

• Money Jungle
• Duke Ellington
• Charles Mingus
• Max Roach
• jazz album
• album review
• music discussion

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