Mingus Plays Piano
Studio album by
Charles Mingus
Released1964
RecordedJuly 30, 1963
GenreJazz
Length50:03
LabelImpulse!
ProducerBob Thiele
Charles Mingus chronology
Tonight at Noon
(1964) 		Mingus Plays Piano
(1964) 		Cornell 1964
(2007)
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AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Mingus Plays Piano is a 1964 solo jazz album by Charles Mingus. The album is notable for Mingus's departure from his usual role as composer and double-bassist in ensemble recordings, instead playing piano without any additional musicians.

Track listing

  1. "Myself When I Am Real" – 7:38
  2. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 3:43
  3. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) – 4:35
  4. "Roland Kirk's Message" – 2:43
  5. "Memories of You" (Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf) – 4:37
  6. "She's Just Miss Popular Hybrid" - 3:11
  7. "Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk" – 4:18
  8. "Meditations for Moses" - 3:38
  9. "Old Portrait" - 3:49
  10. "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" (George Bassman, Ned Washington) – 3:46
  11. Compositional Theme Story: "Medleys, Anthems and Folklore" – 8:35

All music composed by Charles Mingus unless otherwise noted.

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Production

References

  1. ^ Yanow, Scott (2011). "Mingus Plays Piano - Charles Mingus | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 140. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1005. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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