Cornell 1964 Explained

Cornell 1964
Type:live
Artist:Charles Mingus Sextet
with Eric Dolphy
Cover:Charles Mingus Cornell 1964.jpg
Released:2007
Recorded:March 18, 1964
Venue:Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Genre:Jazz, Post-bop
Label:Blue Note
Producer:Michael Cuscuna, Sue Mingus
Chronology:Charles Mingus
Prev Title:Mingus Plays Piano
Prev Year:1963
Next Title:Town Hall Concert
Next Year:1964

Cornell 1964 is a live album by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus, featuring multi-instrumentalist Eric Dolphy. It was recorded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, on March 18, 1964.[1]

The recordings of this concert were thought to be lost for many years, until they were re-discovered by Mingus' widow Sue, and were subsequently released for the first time in 2007 on the Blue Note label, initially as a 2-CD set.

Track listing

All pieces composed by Charles Mingus, except where noted.

CD 1

  1. "Opening" – 0:16
  2. "ATFW You" (Byard) – 4:26
  3. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 4:23
  4. "Fables of Faubus" – 29:41
  5. "Orange Was the Colour of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk" - 15:05
  6. "Take the 'A' Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 17:26

CD 2

  1. "Meditations" - 31:23
  2. "So Long Eric" - 15:33
  3. "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" (Chauncey Olcott, George Graff Jr., Ernest Ball) - 6:06
  4. "Jitterbug Waltz" (Fats Waller) - 9:58

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/eric-dolphy/catalog/#blue-note-cdp-0946-3-92210-2-8 Eric Dolphy Catalog