Live album by Charles Mingus
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.
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]
"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
^ 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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