The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach
Live album by Charles Mingus
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| Live album by Charles Mingus | ||||
| Released | July 1963 (1963-07)[1][2] | |||
| Recorded | December 23, 1955 | |||
| Venue | Café Bohemia | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 43:02 | |||
| Label | Fantasy Records; Debut | |||
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The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach is a live album by the jazz composer and bassist Charles Mingus. It was released in July 1963 through Fantasy Records.[1][2] The recording was made at the Café Bohemia in December 1955. Other material from the concert was earlier released on the album Mingus at the Bohemia in 1956. Max Roach makes a guest appearance on two tracks.
Reception
In his review for AllMusic, Ron Wynn stated: "The Mingus/Roach/Mal Waldron dialogs overcome the ordinary stylings of Eddie Bert and George Barrow."[3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
Track listing
- "A Foggy Day" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:36
- "Drums" (Charles Mingus, Max Roach) - 5:38
- "Haitian Fight Song" (Mingus) - 5:27
- "Lady Bird" (Tadd Dameron) - 5:58
- "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) - 13:13
- "Love Chant" (Mingus) - 7:26
The actual melody of "I'll Remember April" is not played
Personnel
- George Barrow - tenor sax
- Eddie Bert - trombone
- Mal Waldron - piano
- Charles Mingus - bass
- Willie Jones - drums (except 5)
- Max Roach - drums (tracks 2 and 5)
References
- ^ a b Ostrow, Marty; Howard, Ira, eds. (July 6, 1963). "Jazz Picks of the Week" (PDF). Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. p. 26. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 16, 2024.
- ^ a b Chase, Sam; Rolantz, R.; Sternfield, A., eds. (July 13, 1963). "Billboard Spotlight Pick". Billboard. Cincinnati: The Billboard Publishing Co. p. 10.
- ^ a b Wynn, R. AllMusic Review accessed July 12, 2011
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1001. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 477.
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albums
- The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus
- Jazz Composers Workshop
- Pithecanthropus Erectus
- The Clown
- East Coasting
- Mingus Three
- Weary Blues
- A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry
- Mingus Ah Um
- Blues & Roots
- Mingus Dynasty
- Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus
- Pre-Bird
- Mingus
- Oh Yeah
- Tijuana Moods
- Money Jungle
- The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
- Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
- Tonight at Noon
- Mingus Plays Piano
- Blue Bird
- Pithycanthropus Erectus
- Let My Children Hear Music
- Mingus Moves
- Changes One
- Changes Two
- Three or Four Shades of Blues
- His Final Work
- Cumbia & Jazz Fusion
- Something Like a Bird
- Charles Mingus with Orchestra
- Reincarnation of a Lovebird
albums
- Mingus at the Bohemia (1956)
- Jazz Portraits: Mingus in Wonderland (1959)
- The Complete Town Hall Concert (1962)
- The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach (1963)
- Astral Weeks (1964)
- Town Hall Concert (1964)
- Revenge! (1964)
- The Great Concert of Charles Mingus (1964)
- Mingus in Europe Volume I (1964)
- Mingus in Europe Volume II (1964)
- Right Now: Live at the Jazz Workshop (1964)
- Mingus at Monterey (1964)
- My Favorite Quintet (1965)
- Music Written for Monterey 1965 (1965)
- Charles Mingus Sextet In Berlin (1970)
- Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert (1972)
- Mingus at Antibes (1974)
- Mingus at Carnegie Hall (1974)
- Cornell 1964 (2007)
- Beneath the Underdog (1971 autobiography)
- Mingus Big Band
- Mingus Dynasty
- Sue Mingus
- Jazz at Massey Hall (1953)
- Weary Blues (1958)
- Newport Rebels (1960)
- Pepper Adams Plays the Compositions of Charlie Mingus (1964)
- Mingus (1979)
- Epitaph (1990)
- Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968
- Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog (1998 documentary)
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