Charles Mingus with Orchestra

Summary

Charles Mingus with Orchestra is an album by American bassist, composer and bandleader Charles Mingus which was recorded in Japan in 1971 and first released on the Japanese Columbia label.[1]

Charles Mingus with Orchestra
Studio album by
Released1987
RecordedJanuary 14, 1971
Nippon Columbia Studios, Tokyo Japan
GenreJazz
LabelColumbia (Japan) NCB-7008
Denon DC-8565 - CD Reissue
Charles Mingus chronology
Mingus at Antibes
(1974)
Charles Mingus with Orchestra
(1987)
Let My Children Hear Music
(1971)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden stated, "This Charles Mingus session is a bit of an oddity, in that he is heard with a Japanese big band, Toshiyuki Miyama & His New Herd Orchestra, which augmented his small group... the Japanese brass and rhythm sections sound a bit rough in the ensemble passages. Far from an essential date in Charles Mingus' vast discography".[2]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Charles Mingus

  1. "The Man Who Never Sleeps" - 16:19
  2. "Portrait" - 8:13
  3. "O.P." - 7:25

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Charles Mingus discography accessed November 30, 2012
  2. ^ a b Dryden K. Allmusic Review accessed November 30, 2012