Mingus in Europe Volume I

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Mingus in Europe Volume I
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Live album by Charles Mingus
Released 1980
Recorded April 26, 1964 at at Wuppertal Townhall in Germany
Genre Jazz
Length 67:28
Label Enja 3049
Producer Horst Weber
Charles Mingus chronology
The Great Concert of Charles Mingus
(1964)The Great Concert of Charles Mingus1964
Mingus in Europe Volume I
(1964)
Mingus in Europe Volume II
(1964)Mingus in Europe Volume II1964

Mingus in Europe Volume I is a live album by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus recorded in 1964 in Germany and first released on the Enja label in 1980.[1][2]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Although this music could be called avant-garde, there is nothing random about the notes picked or the many emotions expressed".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide 4/5 stars[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Mingus except as indicated

  1. "Fables of Faubus" - 37:35
  2. "Starting" (Eric Dolphy, Charles Mingus) - 5:27
  3. "Meditations" 22:24 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

References

  1. Charles Mingus discography accessed April 29, 2015
  2. The European Tour of April 1964, accessed April 30, 2015
  3. 3.0 3.1 Yanow, Scott. Mingus in Europe Volume I – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
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