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Mingus Plays Piano

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Released
  
1963

Genre
  
Jazz

Label
  
Impulse!

Recorded
  
July 30, 1963

Length
  
50:03

Producer
  
Bob Thiele

Mingus Plays Piano is a 1963 solo jazz album by Charles Mingus. The album is notable for Mingus's departure from his usual role as composer and double-bassist in ensemble recordings, instead playing piano without any additional musicians.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Myself When I Am Real" – 7:38
  2. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 3:43
  3. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) – 4:35
  4. "Roland Kirk's Message" – 2:43
  5. "Memories of You" (Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf) – 4:37
  6. "She's Just Miss Popular Hybrid" - 3:11
  7. "Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Silk Blue" – 4:18
  8. "Meditations for Moses" - 3:38
  9. "Old Portrait" - 3:49
  10. "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" (George Bassman, Ned Washington) – 3:46
  11. Compositional Theme Story: "Medleys, Anthems and Folklore" – 8:35

All music composed by Charles Mingus unless otherwise noted.

Personnel

  • Charles Mingus - piano, vocals

    • Production

  • Bob Thiele - producer, photography
  • Michael Cuscuna - reissue producer
  • Bob Simpson - engineer
  • Erick Labson - digital remastering
  • Nat Hentoff - liner notes
  • Victor Kalin - cover painting
  • Hollis King - art direction, design
  • Joe Lebow - liner design
  • Lee Tanner - photography

    • References

    Mingus Plays Piano Wikipedia
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