Long-considered Charles Mingus' masterpiece, The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady represents high-water marks in both jazz composition and orchestration. An essential recording in the history of jazz, this work has been performed as a ballet and features original liner notes by Mingus' psychotherapist. Verve's Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging. Available on limited-edition Impulse! Orange vinyl.
