Cornell 1964
Live album by
Charles Mingus Sextet
with Eric Dolphy
Released2007
RecordedMarch 18, 1964
VenueCornell University, Ithaca, NY
GenreJazz, Post-bop
LabelBlue Note
ProducerMichael Cuscuna, Sue Mingus
Charles Mingus chronology
Mingus Plays Piano
(1963) 		Cornell 1964
(2007) 		Town Hall Concert
(1964)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]
Pitchfork8.9/10[2]

Cornell 1964 is a live album by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus, featuring multi-instrumentalist Eric Dolphy. It was recorded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, on March 18, 1964.[4]

The recordings of this concert were thought to be lost for many years, until they were re-discovered by Mingus' widow Sue,[2] and were subsequently released for the first time in 2007 on the Blue Note label, initially as a 2-CD set.

Track listing

All pieces composed by Charles Mingus, except where noted.

CD 1

  1. "Opening" – 0:16
  2. "ATFW You" (Byard) – 4:26
  3. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 4:23
  4. "Fables of Faubus" – 29:41
  5. "Orange Was the Colour of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk" - 15:05
  6. "Take the 'A' Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 17:26

CD 2

  1. "Meditations" - 31:23
  2. "So Long Eric" - 15:33
  3. "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" (Chauncey Olcott, George Graff Jr., Ernest Ball) - 6:06
  4. "Jitterbug Waltz" (Fats Waller) - 9:58

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Jurek, Thom (2011). "Cornell 1964 - Charles Mingus | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  2. ^ a b Joe Tangari (2007-08-13). "Charles Mingus Sextet With Eric Dolphy: Cornell 1964 Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1004. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Eric Dolphy Catalog at JAZZDISCO.org


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