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Mingus at Monterey 
Live album by Charles Mingus Released 1964 Recorded September 20, 1964 Genre Jazz Length 60:24 Label Jazz Workshop Charles Mingus chronology Right Now: Live at the Jazz Workshop
(1964)Mingus at Monterey
(1964)My Favourite Quintet
(1965)Alternate Cover 
Mingus at Monterey is a live album by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus recorded in 1964 at the Monterey Jazz Festival and originally released on Mingus' short-lived mail-order Jazz Workshop label but subsequently released on other labels.[1]
Contents
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "One of the highpoints of Charles Mingus's career was his appearance at the 1964 Monterey Jazz Festival... it showcases the bassist/composer/bandleader at the peak of his powers".[2]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[2]Track listing
- All compositions by Charles Mingus except as indicated
- "Duke Ellington Medley: I've Got It Bad" (Duke Ellington) - 4:14
- "Duke Ellington Medley: In a Sentimental Mood" (Ellington) - 1:46
- "Duke Ellington Medley: All Too Soon" (Ellington) - 1:53
- "Duke Ellington Medley: Mood Indigo" (Ellington) - 0:59
- "Duke Ellington Medley: Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington) - 1:46
- "Duke Ellington Medley: A Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 13:54
- "Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk" - 13:04
- "Meditations on Integration" - 22:48
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- Recorded at the Monterey Jazz Festival in California on September 20, 1964
Personnel
- Charles Mingus - bass, piano
- Lonnie Hillyer - trumpet
- Charles McPherson - alto saxophone
- Jaki Byard - piano
- Dannie Richmond - drums
- Bobby Bryant, Melvin Moore - trumpet (track 8)
- Lou Blackburn - trombone (track 8)
- Red Callender - tuba (track 8)
- Buddy Collette - flute, piccolo, alto saxophone (track 8)
- Jack Nimitz - bass clarinet, baritone saxophone (track 8)
- John Handy - tenor saxophone (tracks 6 & 8)
References
- ^ Charles Mingus discography accessed June 8, 2011
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 9, 2011
Charles Mingus Studio albums Jazz Composers Workshop (1954-55) · The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus (1955) · Pithecanthropus Erectus (1956) · The Clown (1957) · East Coasting (1957) · A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry (1957) · Mingus Ah Um (1959) · Mingus Dynasty (1959) · Blues & Roots (1960) · Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus (1960) · Reincarnation of a Lovebird (1960) · Oh Yeah (1961) · Tonight at Noon (1957-61) · Tijuana Moods (1962) · The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963) · Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1964) · Mingus Plays Piano (1964) · Let My Children Hear Music (1972) · Mingus Moves (1973) · Changes One (1974) · Changes Two (1975) · Three or Four Shades of Blues (1977) · Cumbia & Jazz Fusion (1978)Live albums Mingus at the Bohemia (1955) · The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach (1955) · Jazz Portraits: Mingus in Wonderland (1959) · Charles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy Cornell 1964 (1964) · Town Hall Concert (1964) · The Great Concert of Charles Mingus (1964) · Right Now: Live at the Jazz Workshop (1964) · Mingus at Monterey (1964) · Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert (1972) · Mingus at Carnegie Hall (1974) · Mingus at Antibes (1976)Related Categories:- Charles Mingus live albums
- 1964 live albums
- Prestige Records live albums
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