Charles Mingus The Great Concert Of Charles Mingus (P) 2003 Universal Music S.A.S. France Universal 980 691 - 3 (P) 2004 [July 20] Verve Verve #B000268002 (catalogue number copied from Verve website) 2 Compact Discs

Tracks

• Disc 1
  1. A.T.F.W. (Art Tatum Fats Waller) (4:17)
  2. Presentation Of Musicians: Johnny Coles' Trumpet (1:08)
  3. So Long Eric (Don't Stay Over There Too Long) (21:47)
  4. Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress Then Blue Silk (14:29)
  5. Fables Of Faubus (27:46)
• Disc 2
  1. Sophisticated Lady (7:55) (Duke Ellington)
  2. Parkeriana (Dedicated To A Genius) (27:04)
  3. Meditation For Integration (Or For A Pair Of Wire Cutters) (22:45)

  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

April 19, 1964 (from Sunday 0.10 a.m. to 2.45 a.m.), Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris, France

Original release

America 003/4/5 (except ATFW and So Long Eric)

Comments

This is a new authorized edition of this concert, with previously unreleased "ATFW" (Jaki Byard's piano solo) and complete "So Long Eric" which was previously a combination of two different performances.

According to Johan Hauknes, the initial German Universal M&L pressings (production series 51466262 (cd 1) and 51466256 (cd 2)) of this set have digital noise on tracks 2 and 3 of the disc 2. On the other hand, the French series made by Cinram Optical Discs seem to be without errors.

See also

• The Great Concert, Paris 1964 - previous CD release on Musidisc