Mingus in Europe Volume I
| Mingus in Europe Volume I | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | April 26, 1964 at Wuppertal Townhall in Germany | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 67:28 | |||
| Label | Enja 3049 | |||
| Producer | Horst Weber | |||
| Charles Mingus chronology | ||||
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Mingus in Europe Volume I is a live album by the jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus, recorded in 1964 in Stadthalle in Wuppertal, Germany and released on the Enja label in 1980.[1][2]
Reception
[edit]The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Although this music could be called avant-garde, there is nothing random about the notes picked or the many emotions expressed".[3]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
Track listing
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ Charles Mingus discography accessed April 29, 2015
- ^ The European Tour of April 1964, accessed April 30, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Mingus in Europe Volume I – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 141. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1004. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
