Town Hall Concert
Live album by
Charles Mingus
Released1964
RecordedApril 4, 1964
GenreJazz
Length45:19
LabelJazz Workshop JWS 005
Charles Mingus chronology
Cornell 1964
(2007) 		Town Hall Concert
(1964) 		Revenge!
(1964)
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AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Town Hall Concert is a 1964 live album by the jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus. It was recorded in New York City at The Town Hall on April 4, 1964. "So Long Eric" is a 12-bar blues that got its name after Eric Dolphy informed Mingus he would be leaving the band to stay in Europe before a concert in Oslo. "Praying With Eric" is more commonly known as "Meditations On Integration". The album was originally released on Mingus' own Jazz Workshop label and subsequently rereleased on Fantasy as part of their Original Jazz Classics series.[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Charles Mingus.

  1. "So Long Eric" – 17:48
  2. "Praying With Eric" – 27:31

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Katz, Michael (2011). "Town Hall Concert [1964] - 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. pp. 140. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1004. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Charles Mingus discography accessed November 30, 2012
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