Charles Mingus Jazz Composers Workshop (P) 1992.3 Nippon Columbia Ltd. Savoy SV-0171 Compact Disc

Tracks

1. Purple Heart (5:33)
2. Gregarian Chant (2:48)
3. Eulogy for Rudy Williams (6:19)
4. Tea For Two (6:16) (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar)
5. Smog L.A. (3:10) (Wally Cirillo)
6. Level Seven (4:14) (Cirillo)
7. Transeason (4:19) (Cirillo)
8. Rose Geranium (4:09) (Cirillo)
9. Getting Together (4:27)

   All compositions by Charles Mingus unless otherwise noted

Personnel

• 1-4,9:
  • John LaPorta - clarinet (1,2,4,9), alto sax (3)
  • Teo Macero - tenor sax (2,3,4,9), baritone sax (1)
  • George Barrow - tenor sax (1), baritone sax (2,3,4,9)
  • Mal Waldron - piano except 1
  • Charles Mingus - bass
  • Rudy Nichols - drums
• 5-8:
  • Teo Macero - tenor sax
  • Wally Cirillo - piano
  • Charles Mingus - bass
  • Kenny Clarke - drums

Information

Date and location

• 1-4,9: October 31, 1954, Rudy Van Gelder's studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
• 5-8: January 30, 1955, Rudy Van Gelder's studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Total time

42:01

Original issue (year)

Savoy MG-12059 (1956) as "Jazz Composers Workshop No. 2"

Recording supervisor

Ozzie Cadena

Engineer

Rudy Van Gelder

Liner notes

Charles Mingus

Comments

'Body And Soul' from October 31 remains unissued.

See also

• Jazzical Moods