Mingus at Antibes


Mingus at Antibes was originally issued by BYG Records under the title Charles Mingus Live With Eric Dolphy in Japan in 1974. It was recorded at a live 1960 performance at the Jazz à Juan festival at Juan-les-Pins by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus; and was re-released by Atlantic Records in more complete form as a double album with the title Mingus In Antibes in the United States in 1979.
The album captures a performance at Jazz à Juan, and features some of Mingus's then-regular musicians in a generally pianoless quintet, though the band is joined by Bud Powell on "I'll Remember April", and Mingus himself plays some piano on "Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting" and "Better Git Hit in Your Soul".

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Mingus except where noted.
  1. "Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting" – 11:54
  2. "Prayer For Passive Resistance" – 8:06
  3. "What Love?" – 13:34
  4. "I'll Remember April" – 13:39
  5. "Folk Forms I" – 11:08
  6. "Better Git Hit In Your Soul" – 11:00

Personnel