Mingus in Europe Volume I
Live album by
Charles Mingus
Released1980
RecordedApril 26, 1964 at Wuppertal Townhall in Germany
GenreJazz
Length67:28
LabelEnja 3049
ProducerHorst Weber
Charles Mingus chronology
The Great Concert of Charles Mingus
(1964) 		Mingus in Europe Volume I
(1980) 		Mingus in Europe Volume II
(1964)

Mingus in Europe Volume I is a live album by the jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus, recorded in 1964 in Stadthalle in Wuppertal, Germany and released on the Enja label in 1980.[1][2]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Although this music could be called avant-garde, there is nothing random about the notes picked or the many emotions expressed".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Mingus except as indicated

  1. "Fables of Faubus" - 37:35
  2. "Starting" (Eric Dolphy, Charles Mingus) - 5:27
  3. "Meditations" 22:24 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Charles Mingus discography accessed April 29, 2015
  2. ^ The European Tour of April 1964, accessed April 30, 2015
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Mingus in Europe Volume I – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 141. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1004. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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