The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach

The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach
Live album by Charles Mingus
Released	1955
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 and released in 1955. Further recordings from the concert were released under the title Mingus at the Bohemia.

Reception

In his review for AllMusic, 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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "A Foggy Day" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:36
2. "Drums" (Charles Mingus, Max Roach) - 5:38
3. "Haitian Fight Song" (Mingus) - 5:27
4. "Lady Bird" (Tad Dameron) - 5:58
5. "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) - 13:13
6. "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