Mingus at Monterey


Mingus at Monterey is a live album by the jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus, recorded in 1964 at the Monterey Jazz Festival and originally released on Mingus's short-lived mail-order Jazz Workshop label but subsequently released on other labels.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "One of the highpoints of Charles Mingus's career was his appearance at the 1964 Monterey Jazz Festival... it showcases the bassist/composer/bandleader at the peak of his powers".

Track listing

  1. "Duke Ellington Medley: I've Got It Bad" - 4:14
  2. "Duke Ellington Medley: In a Sentimental Mood" - 1:46
  3. "Duke Ellington Medley: All Too Soon" - 1:53
  4. "Duke Ellington Medley: Mood Indigo" - 0:59
  5. "Duke Ellington Medley: Sophisticated Lady" - 1:46
  6. "Duke Ellington Medley: A Train" - 13:54
  7. "Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk" - 13:04
  8. "Meditations on Integration" - 22:48
Originally issued as double LP. "Meditations on Integration"'s concluding side appears on verso of the first side to accommodate the drop-down LP players of the 1960s that would allow automatic play of one record after an initial record would run. Original sequence of composition performances:

Side 1A

  1. "Duke Ellington Medley: I've Got It Bad"
  2. "Duke Ellington Medley: In a Sentimental Mood"
  3. "Duke Ellington Medley: All Too Soon"
  4. "Duke Ellington Medley: Mood Indigo"
  5. "Duke Ellington Medley: Sophisticated Lady"
  6. "Duke Ellington Medley: A Train"

Side 1B

  1. "Meditations on Integration"

Side 2A

  1. "Take the "A" Train"
  2. "Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk"

Side 2B

  1. "Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk"
  2. "Meditations on Integration"

Personnel