Changes One (Charles Mingus album)

Changes One
Studio album by Charles Mingus
Released October 1, 1975
Recorded December 27, 28 & 30, 1974
Genre Jazz
Length 44:28
Label Atlantic
Producer Ilhan Mimaroglu
Charles Mingus chronology

Mingus at Carnegie Hall
(1974)
Changes One
(1975)
Changes Two
(1974)
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Changes One is a 1975 (see 1975 in music) album by jazz composer and bassist Charles Mingus.

Song notes

Remember Rockefeller at Attica

This track is dedicated to the Attica Prison Riots of 1971 and the Governor of New York State at that time, Nelson Rockefeller.

Devil Blues

The lyrics are by Clarence Gatemouth Brown, but the melody is newly composed by vocalist and saxophonist George Adams. Charles Mingus also has composing credits, possibly for the horn lines which follow the singing.

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Mingus except where noted.

  1. "Remember Rockefeller at Attica" – 5:56
  2. "Sue's Changes" – 17:04
  3. "Devil Blues" (George Adams, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Mingus) – 9:24
  4. "Duke Ellington's Sound of Love" – 12:04

Personnel

Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City, on December 27, 28 & 30, 1974.

References

  1. Yanow, Scott (2011). "Changes One - Charles Mingus | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.