Cornell 1964

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Cornell 1964
Charles Mingus Cornell 1964.jpg
Live album by
Released2007
RecordedMarch 18, 1964
Venue Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Genre Jazz, Post-bop
Label Blue Note
Producer Michael Cuscuna, Sue Mingus
Charles Mingus chronology
Mingus Plays Piano
(1963)
Cornell 1964
(2007)
Town Hall Concert
(1964)
Professional ratings
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Pitchfork 8.9/10 [3]

Cornell 1964 is a live album by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus, featuring multi-instrumentalist Eric Dolphy. It was recorded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, on March 18, 1964. [4]

Contents

The recordings of this concert were thought to be lost for many years, until they were re-discovered by Mingus' widow Sue, [3] and were subsequently released for the first time in 2007 on the Blue Note label, initially as a 2-CD set.

Track listing

All pieces composed by Charles Mingus, except where noted.

CD 1

  1. "Opening" – 0:16
  2. "AT FW You" (Byard) – 4:26
  3. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 4:23
  4. "Fables of Faubus" – 29:41
  5. "Orange Was the Colour of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk" - 15:05
  6. "Take the 'A' Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 17:26

CD 2

  1. "Meditations" - 31:23
  2. "So Long Eric" - 15:33
  3. "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" (Chauncey Olcott, George Graff Jr., Ernest Ball) - 6:06
  4. "Jitterbug Waltz" (Fats Waller) - 9:58

Personnel

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References

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