The Great Concert of Charles Mingus

The Great Concert of Charles Mingus
Live album by Charles Mingus
Released 1964
Recorded April 19, 1964
Genre Jazz
Length 129:25 (vinyl) 127:11 (CD)
Label America
Charles Mingus chronology
Revenge!
(1964)
The Great Concert of Charles Mingus
(1964)
Mingus in Europe Volume I
(1964)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

The Great Concert of Charles Mingus is a 1964 live album three record set by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus, recorded at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, France on April 19, 1964.

Track listing

All songs written by Charles Mingus, except where noted. On the original vinyl release, "So Long Eric" was credited as "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat"; this has been corrected below. Johnny Coles became ill during the concert, and left after So Long Eric.

Vinyl pressing

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Introduction and Presentation"  1:35
2."So Long Eric (Don't Stay Over There Too Long) (1ere partie)"  23:30
Total length:25:05
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."So Long Eric (Don't Stay Over There Too Long) (2e partie)"  5:40
2."Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Silk Blue"  14:00
Total length:19:40
Side three
No.TitleLength
1."Parkeriana (Dedicated to a Genius)"  23:00
Total length:23:00
Side four
No.TitleLength
1."Meditation for Integration (Or for a Pair of Wire Cutters)"  27:00
Total length:27:00
Side five
No.TitleLength
1."Fables of Faubus (1ere partie)"  17:20
Total length:17:20
Side six
No.TitleLength
1."Fables of Faubus (2e partie)"  11:20
2."Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington, Mills, Parish)6:00
Total length:17:20

CD pressing

Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."A.T.F.W. (Art Tatum Fats Waller)"  4:17
2."Presentation of Musicians"  1:08
3."So Long Eric (Don't Stay Over There Too Long)"  21:47
4."Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Silk Blue"  14:29
5."Fables of Faubus"  27:46
Total length:69:27
Disc two
No.TitleLength
1."Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington, Mills, Parish)7:55
2."Parkeriana (Dedicated to a Genius)"  27:04
3."Meditation for Integration (Or for a Pair of Wire Cutters)"  22:45
Total length:57:44

Personnel

References

  1. Yanow, Scott (2011). "The Great Concert of Charles Mingus - Charles Mingus | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 140. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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