Charles Mingus The Great Concert, Paris 1964 (P) 1991 Musidisc Musidisc 500072 MU 763 2 Compact Discs (unauthorized)

Tracks

• Disc 1
  1. Introduction et Presentation (1:33)
  2. So Long Eric (mistitled 'Goodbye Pork Pie Hat') (27:10)
  3. Meditation For Integration (23:04)
  4. Sophisticated Lady (6:12) (Duke Ellington)
• Disc 2
  1. Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress Then Blue Silk (16:00)
  2. Parkeriana (23:35)
  3. Fables Of Faubus (27:47)

  All compositions by Charles Mingus unless otherwise noted

Personnel

• Eric Dolphy - alto sax, flute, bass clarinet
• Clifford Jordan - tenor sax
• Jaki Byard - piano
• Charles Mingus - bass
• Dannie Richmond - drums

Information

Date and location

• All tracks and 'So Long Eric' (until 5:40): April 19, 1964 (from Sunday 0.10 a.m. to 2.45 a.m.), Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris, France
• 'So Long Eric' (after 5:40): April 17/18, Salle Wagram, Paris France

Original issue (year)

America 003/4/5 (3LP)

Total time

125:27

Comments

There is a new authorized edition of this set available on Universal France and on Verve (released on July 20, 2004) with bonus tracks "ATFW" (Jaki Byard's piano solo) and complete "So Long Eric".