The Great Concert of Charles Mingus
~ Release by Charles Mingus (see all versions of this release, 6 available)
Annotation
Notes
1964, April 19
Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris, France
This nowadays is the reference edition. (complete set, info below needs editing)
a) Musidisc 500072 MU 763
b) America AM 003-004-005 (3LP) (original release)
Complete Set as follow (Onttonen):
Sophisticated Lady 5:52/6:12 a,b
Fables Of Faubus 27:30/27:47 a,b
Parkeriana 23:25/23:35 a,b
Meditations 21:47/23:04 a,b*
Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress 14:05/16:00 a
So Long Eric (edited) 5:40 b
I Can't Get Started unissued
The concert started 0.10 a.m. and ended 2.45 a.m. (according to Musidisc liner notes) - therefore this is under April 19, not April 18
*) 'Meditations' lasts 27:30 on America 3LP-set
'So Long Eric' (23:21/27:10) on Musidisc (mistitled 'Goodbye Pork Pie Hat'), which features Coles, is actually an edited version from Salle Wagram and it fades in the end of Dolphy's alto sax solo before Richmond's drum solo.
'Sophisticated Lady' is a duet featuring Byard and Mingus
Johnny Coles did not play in this concert, although some of the liner notes claim otherwise
Notes
1964, April 19
Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris, France
This nowadays is the reference edition. (complete set, info below needs editing)
a) Musidisc 500072 MU 763
b) America AM 003-004-005 (3LP) (original release)
Complete Set as follow (Onttonen):
Sophisticated Lady 5:52/6:12 a,b
Fables Of Faubus 27:30/27:47 a,b
Parkeriana 23:25/23:35 a,b
Meditations 21:47/23:04 a,b*
Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress 14:05/16:00 a
So Long Eric (edited) 5:40 b
I Can't Get Started unissued
The concert started 0.10 a.m. and ended 2.45 a.m. (according to Musidisc liner notes) - therefore this is under April 19, not April 18
*) 'Meditations' lasts 27:30 on America 3LP-set
'So Long Eric' (23:21/27:10) on Musidisc (mistitled 'Goodbye Pork Pie Hat'), which features Coles, is actually an edited version from Salle Wagram and it fades in the end of Dolphy's alto sax solo before Richmond's drum solo.
'Sophisticated Lady' is a duet featuring Byard and Mingus
Johnny Coles did not play in this concert, although some of the liner notes claim otherwise
Tracklist
| |CD 2 | |||
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# | Title | Rating | Length |
1 | Sophisticated Lady
| 7:55 | |
2 | Parkeriana (Dedicated to a Genius)
| 27:04 | |
3 | Meditations on Integration (Or for a Pair of Wire Cutters)
| 22:47 |
Credits
Release
photography: | Horace at Mephisto (jazz photographer) Jean‐Pierre Leloir (photographer) (task: cover photography and photographs) |
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liner notes: | Bruno Guermonprez (reissue producer) |
producer: | Bruno Guermonprez (reissue producer) (task: Prepared for reissue) |
remastering: | Alexis Frenkel |
remastered at: | Art et Son Studio in Paris, Île-de-France, France |
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ASIN: | US: B0000AKNJL [info] |
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Release group
part of: | Grand Prix de l’Académie du Jazz (number: 1970) (order: 17) |
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Discogs: | https://www.discogs.com/master/239126 [info] |
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Wikidata: | Q2411744 [info] |