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Released
  
1964

Length
  
60:24

Release date
  
1964

Genre
  
Recorded
  
September 20, 1964

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Label
  
Fantasy Records

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Mingus at Monterey(1964)
  
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Charles Mingus albums, Jazz albums

Mingus at Monterey is a live album by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus recorded in 1964 at the Monterey Jazz Festival and originally released on Mingus's short-lived mail-order Jazz Workshop label but subsequently released on other labels.

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "One of the highpoints of Charles Mingus's career was his appearance at the 1964 Monterey Jazz Festival... it showcases the bassist/composer/bandleader at the peak of his powers".

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Mingus except as indicated
  1. "Duke Ellington Medley: I've Got It Bad" (Duke Ellington) - 4:14
  2. "Duke Ellington Medley: In a Sentimental Mood" (Ellington) - 1:46
  3. "Duke Ellington Medley: All Too Soon" (Ellington) - 1:53
  4. "Duke Ellington Medley: Mood Indigo" (Ellington) - 0:59
  5. "Duke Ellington Medley: Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington) - 1:46
  6. "Duke Ellington Medley: A Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 13:54
  7. "Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk" - 13:04
  8. "Meditations on Integration" - 22:48
  • Recorded at the Monterey Jazz Festival in California on September 20, 1964
  • Personnel

  • Charles Mingus - bass, piano
  • Lonnie Hillyer - trumpet
  • Charles McPherson - alto saxophone
  • Jaki Byard - piano
  • Dannie Richmond - drums
  • Bobby Bryant, Melvin Moore - trumpet (track 8)
  • Lou Blackburn - trombone (track 8)
  • Red Callender - tuba (track 8)
  • Buddy Collette - flute, piccolo, alto saxophone (track 8)
  • Jack Nimitz - bass clarinet, baritone saxophone (track 8)
  • John Handy - tenor saxophone (tracks 6 & 8)
  • Songs

    1Ellington Medley: I've Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)4:14
    2Ellington Medley: In a Sentimental Mood1:46
    3Ellington Medley: All Too Soon1:53

    References

    Mingus at Monterey Wikipedia


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