The Great Concert of Charles Mingus
by Charles Mingus
- Type: Album
- Released: April 1972
- Label: America Records
- Country: United States
- Length: 2:09:55
- Community rating: 4.57/5 from 5 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Drawn from a triumphant 1964 performance at the Th茅芒tre des Champs-脡lys茅es in Paris, this sprawling set highlights one of the bassist鈥檚 most celebrated ensembles, featuring Eric Dolphy and Clifford Jordan. The sextet navigates Mingus鈥檚 complex, shifting suites with startling fluidity, effortlessly pivoting from deep blues roots into frenetic avant-garde cross-talk. It serves as an essential, high-fidelity testament to his genius as both a composer and bandleader.
Genres
Descriptors: complex, progressive, improvisation, instrumental, acoustic
Tracklist
- Introduction And Presentation (1:35)
- Good Bye Pork Pie Hat (1猫re Partie) (23:30)
- Good Bye Pork Pie Hat (2e Partie) (5:40)
- Orange Was The Colour Of Her Dress (14:00)
- Parker Iana (23:00)
- Meditation For Integration (27:30)
- Fable Of Faubus (1猫re Partie) (17:20)
- Fable Of Faubus (2e Partie) (11:20)
- Sophisticated Lady (6:00)
Credits
- Charles Mingus - primary artist, bass, written-by
- Eric Dolphy - alto saxophone, clarinet, flute
- Dannie Richmond - drums
- Jaki Byard - piano
- Clifford Jordan - tenor saxophone
- Johnny Coles - trumpet
- Duke Ellington - written-by