Imogen Ryall - Imogen Ryall sings the Charles Mingus/Joni Mitchell Songbook (2023) Hi-Res

This performance marks the official London launch of “IMOGEN RYALL sings THE CHARLES MINGUS/JONI MITCHELL SONGBOOK” soon to be released on the Rubicon Classic/Jazz label “The core of Imogen’s tribute are three views of Mingus. ‘Chair in the Sky’ captures him at the end, wheelchair bound, wasting away in unrepentant good humour. The other two are reflections on his biography’s depiction of a three-sided Mingus – ‘God Must Be a Boogie Man’ – Joni having fun with the concept, and ‘Self-Portrait in Three Colours’ - originally a through-composed ballad instrumental to which Imogen’s thoughtful, perceptive lyric fits like a glove”.