Mingus Plays Piano: Spontaneous Compositions and Improvisations
by Charles Mingus
- Type: Album
- Released: July 1964
- Label: Impulse!
- Country: United States
- Length: 50:11
- Community rating: 3.93/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Primarily known as a bassist and bandleader, Charles Mingus records a completely solo piano album focused on spontaneous composition. His playing style reveals a heavy reliance on varied dynamics, thick chord clusters, and classical impressionism rather than technical virtuosity.
Genres
Descriptors: instrumental, improvisation, acoustic, melodic, unaccompanied-solo
Tracklist
- Myself When I Am Real (7:35)
- I Can't Get Started (3:41)
- Body And Soul (4:31)
- Roland Kirk's Message (2:40)
- Memories Of You (4:35)
- She's Just Miss Popular Hybrid (3:08)
- Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress, Then Silk Blues (4:14)
- Meditations For Moses (3:39)
- Old Portrait (3:45)
- I'm Getting Sentimental Over You (3:43)
- Compositional Theme Story: Medleys, Anthems And Folklore (8:35)
Credits
- Charles Mingus - primary artist, piano, written-by
- Robert Flynn - design [cover]
- Joe Lebow - design [liner]
- Bob Simpson - engineer
- Rudy Van Gelder - lacquer cut by
- Nat Hentoff - liner notes
- Victor Kalin - painting [cover]
- Bob Thiele - producer, photography by [liner]
- Ira Gershwin - written-by
- Vernon Duke - written-by
- Edward Heyman - written-by
- Frank Eyton - written-by
- Johnny Green - written-by
- Robert Sour - written-by
- Andy Razaf - written-by
- Eubie Blake - written-by
- George Bassman - written-by
- Ned Washington - written-by