THE LOST TAPES!!MINGUS MEETS STRATA: LIVE FROM THE GALLERY "I'm trying to play the truth of what I am. The reason it's difficult is because I'm changing all the time." Charles Mingus. The radical discovery by Amir Abdullah of 5 two-track master tapes in the care of Hermine Brooks -- widow of innovative Detroit drummer Roy Brooks - of the Charles Mingus Quintet recorded live in Detroit at Strata Concert Gallery is cause for some serious celebration.These electrifying recordings took place during Mingus' week-long residency in February 1973. They were broadcast live by drummer/producer and broadcaster Robert "Bud" Spangler for WDET FM - a public radio station dedicated to jazz