Right Now: Live at the Jazz Workshop
| Right Now: Live at the Jazz Workshop | ||||
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| Released | 1966 | |||
| Recorded | June 2 & 3, 1964 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 47:02 | |||
| Label | Fantasy LP 6017 | |||
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Right Now: Live at the Jazz Workshop is a live album by the jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus, recorded in San Francisco in 1964 and released on the Fantasy label in 1966.[1]
Reception
[edit]The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Although not up to the passionate level of the Mingus-Dolphy Quintet, this underrated unit holds its own".[2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Track listing
[edit]- All compositions by Charles Mingus
- "New Fables" - 23:18
- "Meditation (for a Pair of Wire Cutters)" - 23:44
- Recorded at the Jazz Workshop in San Francisco, California, on June 2 & 3, 1964
Personnel
[edit]- Charles Mingus - bass
- John Handy - alto saxophone (track 1)
- Clifford Jordan - tenor saxophone
- Jane Getz - piano
- Dannie Richmond - drums
References
[edit]- ^ Charles Mingus discography accessed June 9, 2011
- ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed June 9, 2011
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 140. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1005. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.