Jump to content

Town Hall Concert

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Town Hall Concert
Image
Live album by
Released1964
RecordedApril 4, 1964
GenreJazz
Length45:19
LabelJazz Workshop JWS 005
Charles Mingus chronology
Mingus Plays Piano
(1964)
Town Hall Concert
(1964)
Revenge!
(1964)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarImage[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsStarStarStarStar[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record GuideStarStarStarStarStar[3]

Town Hall Concert is a 1964 live album by the jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus. It was recorded in New York City at The Town Hall on April 4, 1964. "So Long Eric" is a 12-bar blues that got its name after Eric Dolphy informed Mingus he would be leaving the band to stay in Europe before a concert in Oslo. "Praying With Eric" is more commonly known as "Meditations On Integration". The album was originally released on Mingus' own Jazz Workshop label and rereleased on Fantasy as part of their Original Jazz Classics series.[4]

Track listing

[edit]

All songs written by Charles Mingus.

  1. "So Long Eric" – 17:48
  2. "Praying With Eric" – 27:31

Personnel

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ↑ Katz, Michael (2011). "Town Hall Concert [1964] - Charles Mingus | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  2. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1004. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 140. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ↑ Charles Mingus discography accessed November 30, 2012