The MAPtet performed "Haitian Fight Song" by Charles Mingus, during the Mingus Awareness Project Concert at Fitzgerald's (May 17, 2012).
This Mingus Awareness Project concert was presented by the Borderbend Arts Collective, in partnership with the Les Turner ALS Foundation. This was the tenth Mingus Awareness Project concert since its inception in 2007. Mingus Awareness Project concerts have happened in Chicago (at the HotHouse, Velvet Lounge, Jazz Showcase, Hideout and Martyrs') and Richmond, Virginia (at The Camel, Rhythm Hall and Gallery 5).
The MAPtet performed songs by Charles Mingus, Duke Ellington, Jon Hey and Alex Wing --
Jon Hey -- piano
Steve Berry -- trombone
Paul Hartsaw -- tenor saxophone
Dan Godston -- trumpet
Fred Jackson -- alto saxophone
Jon Godston -- soprano saxophone
Tom Berg -- baritone saxophone
Alex Wing -- upright bass
Damon Short -- drums
special guest Rebecca Cohn -- trombone
1st set:
“Jelly Roll” (Charles Mingus)
“Orange Was the Color of Her Dress,
Then Blue Silk” (Mingus)
medley with “E’s Flat, Ah’s Flat Too” & “Nostalgia in Times Square” (Mingus)
medley with “Warm Valley” (Duke Ellington) & “Sue's Changes” (Mingus)
“Fables of Faubus” (Mingus)
“Jump Monk” (Mingus)
2nd set:
“Goodbye Porkpie Hat” (Mingus)
“For Jaki Byard” (Alex Wing)
“Peggy’s Blue Skylight” (Mingus)
“A Crush Mingles” (Jon Hey)
“Haitian Fight Song” (Mingus)
“Better Get Hit in Your Soul” (Mingus)
www.mingusawarenessproject.org/2012.html