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Revenge! (Charles Mingus album)

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Released
  
1996

Label
  
Revenge 32002

Release date
  
1996

Length
  
125:06

Artist
  
Charles Mingus

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
April 17, 1964 at the Salle Wagram in Paris, France

Revenge! (1964)
  
The Great Concert of Charles Mingus (1964)

Similar
  
Charles Mingus albums, Jazz albums

Charles mingus revenge


Revenge! is a live album by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus recorded in 1964 in Paris and issued on many bootleg releases before being legitimately released on the Revenge label in 1996.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars and the review by Scott Yanow called it "A highly recommended release".

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Mingus

Disc One:

  1. "Peggy's Blue Skylight" - 12:53
  2. "Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk" - 11:38
  3. "Meditations on Integration" - 22:39
  4. "Fables of Faubus" - 24:53

Disc 2:

  1. "So Long Eric" - 28:50
  2. "Parkeriana" - 24:13

Personnel

  • Charles Mingus - bass
  • Johnny Coles - trumpet (Disc Two, track 1)
  • Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
  • Clifford Jordan – tenor saxophone
  • Jaki Byard – piano
  • Dannie Richmond – drums

    • References

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