| The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1964 | |||
| Recorded | December 23, 1955 | |||
| Venue | Café Bohemia | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 43:02 | |||
| Label | Debut (Prestige, Fantasy) America | |||
| Charles Mingus chronology | ||||
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The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach is an album by Charles Mingus, recorded at the Café Bohemia in December 1955 and released in 1964. Max Roach makes a guest appearance on two tracks. Other material from the concert were released on the album Mingus at the Bohemia in 1956.
Reception
In his review for AllMusic, Ron Wynn stated: "The Mingus/Roach/Mal Waldron dialogs overcome the ordinary stylings of Eddie Bert and George Barrow."[1]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Track listing
- "A Foggy Day" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:36
- "Drums" (Charles Mingus, Max Roach) - 5:38
- "Haitian Fight Song" (Mingus) - 5:27
- "Lady Bird" (Tadd Dameron) - 5:58
- "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) - 13:13
- "Love Chant" (Mingus) - 7:26
The actual melody of "I'll Remember April" is not played
Personnel
- George Barrow - tenor sax
- Eddie Bert - trombone
- Mal Waldron - piano
- Charles Mingus - bass
- Willie Jones - drums (except 5)
- Max Roach - drums (tracks 2 and 5)
References
- 1 2 Wynn, R. AllMusic Review accessed July 12, 2011
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1001. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 477.
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