| Revenge! | ||||
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| Released | 1996 | |||
| Recorded | April 17, 1964 at the Salle Wagram in Paris, France | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 125:06 | |||
| Label | Revenge 32002 | |||
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Revenge! is a live album by the jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus, recorded in 1964 in Paris and issued on many bootleg releases before being legitimately released on the Revenge label in 1996. [1] [2] [3]
AllMusic's Scott Yanow called the album "a highly recommended release". [4]
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All compositions by Charles Mingus
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