Lionel Hampton Presents Charles Mingus
by Charles Mingus
- Type: Album
- Released: 1978
- Label: Who's Who in Jazz
- Country: United States
- Length: 51:51
- Community rating: 3.38/5 from 2 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
One of the legendary bassist and composer's final studio sessions before ALS severely limited his ability to play. Orchestrated by Lionel Hampton, the recording features an all-star ensemble diving into joyous, hard-swinging hard bop arrangements, capturing a poignant, spirited late-career performance from Mingus.
Genres
Descriptors: improvisation, acoustic, instrumental
Tracklist
- Just for Laughs, Pt. 1 (4:27)
- Peggy's Blue Skylight (5:16)
- Caroline Keikki Mingus (6:17)
- Slop (5:06)
- Just for Laughs, Pt. 2 (2:34)
- Fables of Faubus (6:11)
- Duke Ellington's Sound of Love (5:55)
- Farewell Farewell (5:58)
- It Might As Well Be Spring (5:32)
- So Long Eric (4:33)
Credits
- Charles Mingus - primary artist, bass, written-by
- Paul Jeffrey - arranged by, tenor saxophone
- Gerry Mulligan - baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Dannie Richmond - drums
- Peter Matt - french horn
- Bob Neloms - piano
- Ricky Ford - tenor saxophone
- Jack Walrath - trumpet