Mingus at Monterey

Mingus at Monterey
Mingus at Monterey
Live album by Charles Mingus
Released	1968
Recorded	September 20, 1964
Genre	Jazz
Length	60:24
Label	Jazz Workshop JWS 001/002
Charles Mingus chronology
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Mingus at Monterey is a live album by the jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus, recorded in 1964 at the Monterey Jazz Festival and originally released on Mingus's short-lived mail-order Jazz Workshop label but subsequently released on other labels.^[1]

Reception[]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "One of the highpoints of Charles Mingus's career was his appearance at the 1964 Monterey Jazz Festival... it showcases the bassist/composer/bandleader at the peak of his powers".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Charles Mingus except as indicated

"Duke Ellington Medley: I've Got It Bad" (Duke Ellington) - 4:14
"Duke Ellington Medley: In a Sentimental Mood" (Ellington) - 1:46
"Duke Ellington Medley: All Too Soon" (Ellington) - 1:53
"Duke Ellington Medley: Mood Indigo" (Ellington) - 0:59
"Duke Ellington Medley: Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington) - 1:46
"Duke Ellington Medley: A Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 13:54
"Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk" - 13:04
"Meditations on Integration" - 22:48

Recorded at the Monterey Jazz Festival in California on September 20, 1964

Personnel[]

Charles Mingus - bass, piano
Lonnie Hillyer - trumpet
Charles McPherson - alto saxophone
Jaki Byard - piano
Dannie Richmond - drums
Bobby Bryant, Melvin Moore - trumpet (track 8)
Lou Blackburn - trombone (track 8)
Red Callender - tuba (track 8)
Buddy Collette - flute, piccolo, alto saxophone (track 8)
Jack Nimitz - bass clarinet, baritone saxophone (track 8)
John Handy - tenor saxophone (tracks 6 & 8)

References[]

^ Charles Mingus discography accessed June 8, 2011
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed June 9, 2011
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 140. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Charles_Mingus_discography-1] Charles Mingus discography accessed June 8, 2011

[Allmusic-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed June 9, 2011

[RSJRG-3] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 140. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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Studio albums	The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus Jazz Composers Workshop Pithecanthropus Erectus The Clown East Coasting Mingus Three Weary Blues A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry Mingus Ah Um Blues & Roots Mingus Dynasty Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus Pre-Bird Mingus Oh Yeah Tijuana Moods Money Jungle The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Tonight at Noon Mingus Plays Piano Blue Bird Pithycanthropus Erectus Let My Children Hear Music Mingus Moves Changes One Changes Two Three or Four Shades of Blues His Final Work Cumbia & Jazz Fusion Something Like a Bird Charles Mingus with Orchestra Reincarnation of a Lovebird
Live albums	Mingus at the Bohemia (1956) Jazz Portraits: Mingus in Wonderland (1959) The Complete Town Hall Concert (1962) The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach (1964) Astral Weeks (1964) Town Hall Concert (1964) Revenge! (1964) The Great Concert of Charles Mingus (1964) Mingus in Europe Volume I (1964) Mingus in Europe Volume II (1964) Right Now: Live at the Jazz Workshop (1964) Mingus at Monterey (1964) My Favorite Quintet (1965) Music Written for Monterey 1965 (1965) Charles Mingus Sextet In Berlin (1970) Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert (1972) Mingus at Antibes (1974) Mingus at Carnegie Hall (1974) Cornell 1964 (2007)
Books	Beneath the Underdog (1971 autobiography)
Related	Discography Mingus Big Band Mingus Dynasty Sue Mingus Jazz at Massey Hall (1953) Weary Blues (1958) Newport Rebels (1960) Money Jungle (1962) Pepper Adams Plays the Compositions of Charlie Mingus (1964) Mingus (1979) Epitaph (1990) Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968 Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog (1998 documentary) Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard

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Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release, except in most cases where this was long delayed
As leader or co-leader	Here's Jaki (1961) Hi-Fly (1962) Out Front! (1964) Jaki Byard Quartet Live! (1965) The Last from Lennie's (1965 [2003]) Freedom Together! (1966) On the Spot! (1967) Sunshine of My Soul (1967) Jaki Byard with Strings! (1968) The Jaki Byard Experience (1968) Live at the Jazz'Inn (1971) Duet! (1972) Family Man (1978) Improvisations (1981) The Magic of 2 (1982 [2013]) Live at the Royal Festival Hall (1984) Phantasies (1984) Phantasies II (1988) Foolin' Myself (1988) The Changes of Life (1996) This Happening (1997) Night Leaves (1997) July in Paris (1998)
Solo piano	Blues for Smoke (1960 [1988]) Solo Piano (1969) Parisian Solos (1971) The Entertainer (1972) There'll Be Some Changes Made (1972) Flight of the Fly (1976) Sunshine of My Soul: Live at the Keystone Korner (1978 [2007]) A Matter of Black and White (1978–79 [2011]) The Late Show: An Evening with Jaki Byard (1979 [2014]) To Them – To Us (1982) Jaki Byard at Maybeck (1991)
With Charles Mingus	The Complete Town Hall Concert (1962) The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963) Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1963) Town Hall Concert (1964) The Great Concert of Charles Mingus (1964) Mingus in Europe Volume I (1964) Mingus in Europe Volume II (1964) Mingus at Monterey (1964) Astral Weeks (1964) Cornell 1964 (1964) Revenge! (1964) Charles Mingus in Paris: The Complete America Session (1970) Charles Mingus Sextet In Berlin (1970)
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