Ode to Mingus

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Ode to Mingus
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Studio album by
Released1979
RecordedNovember 23 & 24, 1979
Genre Jazz
Length40:52
Label Soul Note
Producer Giovanni Bonandrini
Dannie Richmond chronology
"In" Jazz for the Culture Set
(1965)
Ode to Mingus
(1979)
Hand to Hand
(1980)

Ode to Mingus is an album by the American jazz drummer Dannie Richmond recorded in 1979 and released on the Italian Soul Note label. [1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Throughout the date, Richmond's drumming (which is showcased on the brief solo piece "Olduval Gorge") is heard in prime form". [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

All compositions by Dannie Richmond except as indicated
  1. "Ode to Mingus" - 18:19
  2. "Olduvai Gorge" - 2:46
  3. "Love Bird" - 9:11
  4. "If You Could See Me Now" (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman) - 3:11
  5. "Drum Some, Some Drum" - 7:47
  • Recorded at Barigozzi Studio in Milano, Italy on November 23 & 24, 1979

Personnel

References

  1. Soul Note discography accessed June 13, 2011
  2. 1 2 yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 13, 2011