Strings and Keys

~ Release by Charles Mingus & Spaulding Givens (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

A short-lived duo that will produce the first Debut LP.
Note that Givens and Mingus often played together though only one release is credited to the duo.

Annotation last modified on 2011-12-08 23:03 UTC.

Tracklist

# Title Artist Rating Length
  Vinyl 1
11 What Is This Thing Called Love?
Charles Mingus & Spaulding Givens 3:02
22 Darn That Dream
Charles Mingus & Spaulding Givens 3:39
33 Yesterdays
Charles Mingus 3:04
44 Body and Soul
Charles Mingus & Spaulding Givens 3:35
55 Blue Moon
Charles Mingus & Spaulding Givens 3:34
66 Blue Tide
Charles Mingus & Spaulding Givens 3:11

Relationships

composer:
Spaulding Givens (track 6)
Jerome Kern (track 3)
Cole Porter (1929) (track 1)
Johnny Green (1930) (track 4)
Richard Rodgers (1934) (track 5)
Jimmy Van Heusen (1939) (track 2)
double bass / contrabass / acoustic upright bass:
Charles Mingus (1951-04) (tracks 1–2, 4–6)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach (track 3)
Cole Porter (1929) (track 1)
Frank Eyton (1930) (track 4)
Edward Heyman (1930) (track 4)
Robert Sour (1930) (track 4)
Lorenz Hart (1934) (track 5)
Eddie DeLange (1939) (track 2)
piano:
Spaulding Givens (1951-04) (tracks 1–2, 4–6)
Charles Mingus (1951-04) (track 3)
instrumental cover recording of:
What Is This Thing Called Love? (1951-04) (track 1)
Blue Moon (1951-04) (track 5)
Yesterdays (1951-04) (track 3)
Darn That Dream (1951-04) (track 2)
Body and Soul (1951-04) (track 4)
recording of:
Blue Tide (1951-04) (track 6)