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My Favorite Quintet

My Favorite Quintet
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Live album by Charles Mingus
Released 1966
Recorded May 13, 1965
Venue Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Genre Jazz
Label Jazz Workshop (JWS 009)
Charles Mingus chronology
Mingus at Monterey
(1964)Mingus at Monterey1964
My Favorite Quintet
(1965)
Music Written for Monterey 1965
(1965)Music Written for Monterey 19651965
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide 3/5 stars

My Favorite Quintet is a live album by American bassist, composer and bandleader Charles Mingus recorded at Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and first released on Mingus' own Jazz Workshop label in 1966.

The Allmusic review by Shawn M. Haney awarded the album 3 stars and stated, "Charles Mingus shines here in proud fashion with the company of his friends to create the sound of the Charles Mingus Quintet. Sweeping, charming, vibrant, percussive -- these are just a few select adjectives used to paint a meaningful picture of this group... Some bits and pieces of the music leave the listener just short of breathless -- a record so teaming with life and spontaneity leaves tingles in one's listening soul. In over 40 minutes of quality jazz, not much is sheer brilliance, though the band's sense of adventure and enthusiasm shows throughout when the melody doesn't".

All compositions by Charles Mingus except as indicated


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