Talk:The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady

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This is a nice start, but it would be nice if someone could talk about what the album title means, what the "poem" that's referred to on the front cover is all about (if anything...sometimes Mingus made stuff up), if this was ever danced even though it says many of the pieces were written for dancers, if it was ever performed live anywhere, etc.

67.180.44.133 (talk) 20:13, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, there is a lot more that could be added to this article. For one thing, this entire album is essentially a symphony in the sense that it has repeated themes and variations: 'The word symphony is derived from Greek συμφωνία, meaning "agreement or concord of sound"' -- wikipedia. I believe (from listening) it also adheres or returns to a single key, as well. The classical form is not strictly followed (although as noted in the wikipedia article, Beethoven didn't always follow the form either), it's played by jazz guys, and there are no violins, so it gets stuck in the "avant-garde jazz" category for now. I hope there are some scholarly treatments of this music that can be used to expand this article and wikipedia's collective consciousness. 24.27.31.170 (talk) 17:50, 22 February 2012 (UTC) Eric[reply]