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<i>The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach</i>

The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach

1964 live album by Charles Mingus

The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach is an album by Charles Mingus, recorded at the Café Bohemia in December 1955 and released in 1964. Max Roach makes a guest appearance on two tracks. Other material from the concert were released on the album Mingus at the Bohemia in 1956.

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Reception

In his review for AllMusic, Ron Wynn stated: "The Mingus/Roach/Mal Waldron dialogs overcome the ordinary stylings of Eddie Bert and George Barrow."[1]

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Track listing

  1. "A Foggy Day" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:36
  2. "Drums" (Charles Mingus, Max Roach) - 5:38
  3. "Haitian Fight Song" (Mingus) - 5:27
  4. "Lady Bird" (Tadd Dameron) - 5:58
  5. "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) - 13:13
  6. "Love Chant" (Mingus) - 7:26

The actual melody of "I'll Remember April" is not played

Personnel

References

  1. [1]
    Wynn, R. AllMusic Review accessed July 12, 2011
  2. [2]
    Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1001. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. [3]
    The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 477.
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