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Released
  
1980

Artist
  
Charles Mingus

Producer
  
Horst Weber

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
67:28

Release date
  
1980

Label
  
Enja Records

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Recorded
  
April 26, 1964 at Wuppertal Townhall in Germany

Mingus in Europe Volume I(1964)
  
Mingus in Europe Volume II(1964)

Similar
  
Charles Mingus albums, Jazz albums

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.

Contents

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".

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Mingus except as indicated

  1. "Fables of Faubus" - 37:35
  2. "Starting" (Eric Dolphy, Charles Mingus) - 5:27
  3. "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)

    • Songs

    1Fables of Faubus22:40
    2Fables of Faubus (cont)14:51
    3Starting7:23

    References

    Mingus in Europe Volume I Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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