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Mingus in Europe Volume II

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Released
  
1983

Release date
  
1983

Label
  
Enja Records

Length
  
60:16

Producer
  
Horst Weber

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
April 26, 1964 at Wuppertal Townhall in Germany

Mingus in Europe Volume II (1964)
  
Right Now Live at the Jazz Workshop (1964)

Artists
  
Charles Mingus, Eric Dolphy

Similar
  
Charles Mingus albums, Jazz albums

Mingus in Europe Volume II 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. "Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk" - 17:00
  2. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) - 3:44
  3. "AT-FW-YOU" (Jaki Byard) - 5:09
  4. "Peggy's Blue Skylight" - 11:32
  5. "So Long Eric" - 22:51 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

  • Charles Mingus - bass (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5)
  • Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5)
  • Clifford Jordan – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5)
  • Jaki Byard – piano
  • Dannie Richmond – drums (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5)

    • Songs

    1Orange Was the Colour of Her Dress Then Blue Silk17:00
    2Sophisticated Lady3:44
    3AT-FW-YOU5:09

    References

    Mingus in Europe Volume II Wikipedia
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