Charles Mingus in Paris: The Complete America Session
| Charles Mingus in Paris: The Complete America Session | ||||
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| Compilation album by Charles Mingus | ||||
| Released | 1970Original America LPs 2006 CD reissue with bonus tracks |
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| Recorded | October 31, 1970 | |||
| Studio | Studio Decca, Paris, France | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 87:23 | |||
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America AM 6109 & AM 6110 Sunnyside SSC 3065 - CD Reissue |
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| Blue Bird Album Cover | ||||
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| Pithycanthropus Erectus Album Cover | ||||
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| Allmusic |   |
Charles Mingus in Paris: The Complete America Session is a compilation of two albums by American bassist, composer and bandleader Charles Mingus which were recorded in Paris in 1970 and first released on the French America label as Blue Bird and Pithycanthropus Erectus. The compilation was released on the Sunnyside label in 2006 with all the released tracks combined on one CD and a second CD of additional tracks featuring false starts and incomplete takes from the session.
Ken Dryden of Allmusic stated, "After a five-year layoff from doing any studio recording, Mingus was fully prepared for this 1970 session... The soloists shine throughout the date, with no one musician trying to outdo the others. This two-CD set adds all of the other material recorded during this single-day session on a separate disc, including all false starts, breakdowns, incomplete takes, and rehearsals, so serious fans can figure out how the performances evolved in the studio". Andrey Henkin from All About Jazz stated "The material is a strange assortment from various eras.. The longer tunes are more exciting but the shorter ones demonstrate Mingus' concern for strong composing, his or others"
All compositions by Charles Mingus except where noted.
Disc one
Disc two
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