The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach
| The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach | ||||
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| Live album by Charles Mingus | ||||
| Released | 1955 | |||
| Recorded | 1955 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 43:02 | |||
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Debut Records (Prestige, Fantasy) America Records (France) | |||
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The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach is an album by Charles Mingus, recorded at the Café Bohemia and released in 1955. Further recordings from the concert were released under the title Mingus at the Bohemia.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4 stars stating "The Mingus/Roach/Mal Waldron dialogs overcome the ordinary stylings of Eddie Bert and George Barrow."[1]
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
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" (Tad Dameron) - 5:58
- "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) - 13:13
- "Love Chant" (Mingus) - 7:26
Personnel
- George Barrow — tenor sax
- Eddie Bert — trombone
- Mal Waldron — piano
- Charles Mingus — bass
- Willie Jones — drums
- Max Roach — drums
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed July 12, 2011