Mingus in Europe Volume I
| Mingus in Europe Volume I | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Live album by Charles Mingus | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | April 26, 1964 at at Wuppertal Townhall in Germany | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 67:28 | |||
| Label | Enja 3049 | |||
| Producer | Horst Weber | |||
| Charles Mingus chronology | ||||
| ||||
Mingus in Europe Volume I is a live album by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus recorded in 1964 in Germany and first released on the Enja label in 1980.[1][2]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Although this music could be called avant-garde, there is nothing random about the notes picked or the many emotions expressed".[3]
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [4] |
Track listing
All compositions by Charles Mingus except as indicated
- "Fables of Faubus" - 37:35
- "Starting" (Eric Dolphy, Charles Mingus) - 5:27
- "Meditations" 22:24 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
- Charles Mingus - bass
- Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
- Clifford Jordan – tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 3)
- Jaki Byard – piano (tracks 1 & 3)
- Dannie Richmond – drums (tracks 1 & 3)
References
- ↑ Charles Mingus discography accessed April 29, 2015
- ↑ The European Tour of April 1964, accessed April 30, 2015
- 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Mingus in Europe Volume I – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
- ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 141. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/27/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.