Ode to Mingus explained

Ode to Mingus
Type:	Album
Artist:	Dannie Richmond Quartet
Cover:	Ode to Mingus.jpg
Released:	1979
Recorded:	November 23 & 24, 1979
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	40:52
Label:	Soul Note
Producer:	Giovanni Bonandrini
Chronology:	Dannie Richmond
Prev Title:	"In" Jazz for the Culture Set
Prev Year:	1965
Next Title:	Hand to Hand
Next Year:	1980

Ode to Mingus is an album by the American jazz drummer Dannie Richmond recorded in 1979 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Throughout the date, Richmond's drumming (which is showcased on the brief solo piece "Olduval Gorge") is heard in prime form".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Dannie Richmond except as indicated

1. "Ode to Mingus" - 18:19
2. "Olduvai Gorge" - 2:46
3. "Love Bird" - 9:11
4. "If You Could See Me Now" (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman) - 3:11
5. "Drum Some, Some Drum" - 7:47

• Recorded at Barigozzi Studio in Milano, Italy on November 23 & 24, 1979

Personnel

• Dannie Richmond – drums
• Bill Saxton – tenor saxophone
• Danny Mixon – piano
• Mike Richmond – bass

Notes and References

1. http://jazzrealities.blogspot.com/2010/01/soulnote-label-discography-compiled-by.html Soul Note discography
2. yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 13, 2011