Jazz Portraits: Mingus in Wonderland
Jazz Portraits: Mingus in Wonderland | ||||
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Live album by Charles Mingus | ||||
Released | 1959 | |||
Recorded | January 16, 1959 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 44:11 | |||
Label | United Artists | |||
Producer | Alan Douglas | |||
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Jazz Portraits Cover | ||||
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Wonderland Cover | ||||
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Jazz Portraits: Mingus in Wonderland is a live album by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus recorded in 1959 and released on the United Artists label.[1] The original release was titled Jazz Portraits and a subsequent edition titled Wonderland.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, calling the music "advanced bop that looks toward the upcoming innovations of the avant-garde and is frequently quite exciting".[2]
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Track listing
- All compositions by Charles Mingus except as indicated
- "Nostalgia in Times Square" - 12:18
- "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) - 10:08
- "No Private Income Blues" - 12:51
- "Alice's Wonderland" - 8:54
- Recorded at the Nonagon Art Gallery in New York City on January 16, 1959
Personnel
- Charles Mingus - bass
- John Handy - alto saxophone
- Booker Ervin - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
- Richard Wyands - piano
- Dannie Richmond - drums
References
- ↑ Charles Mingus discography accessed June 8, 2011
- 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 8, 2011
- ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 140. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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