Mingus Plays Piano

~ Release by Charles Mingus (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Annotation

Label: MCA / Impulse! - Catalog #: MFCD 783 - Format: CD
Recording Date: 1963/07/30
Location: New York City, USA
Additional:
Let the remarquable Nat Hentoff describe it for us:
"In the process, moreover, Mingus has also developed his own piano style; and judging from these performances, it is through the piano that Mingus is best able to express the more gentle, the more reflective and - I use the word with care - the more innocent elements of his personality."
A unique record in Mingus career, it might not be the ideal choice for newcomers, although anybody interested by piano can dig it.
Reissued a number of times by Jasmine, MCA and Impulse! japan.

Annotation last modified on 2007-07-11 11:53 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Myself When I Am Real
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1963-07-30)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1963-07-30)
7:39
A2I Can't Get Started
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1963-07-30)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1963-07-30)
recording of:
I Can’t Get Started
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell’s • Sydney, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:44
A3Body and Soul
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1963-07-30)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1963-07-30)
recording of:
Body and Soul
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
4:35
A4Roland Kirk's Message
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1963-07-30)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1963-07-30)
2:43
A5Memories of You
recording engineer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer) (from 1963-07-30 to present)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1963-07-30)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1963-07-30)
recording of:
Memories of You
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1930)
composer:
Eubie Blake (in 1930)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
4:38
A6She's Just Miss Popular Hybrid
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1963-07-30)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1963-07-30)
3:11
B1Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Silk Blues
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1963-07-30)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1963-07-30)
recording of:
Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Silk Blues (version with lyrics by Julie Christensen)
lyricist:
Julie Christensen
composer:
Charles Mingus
version of:
Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Silk Blue
4:19
B2Meditations for Moses
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1963-07-30)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1963-07-30)
3:42
B3Old Portrait
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1963-07-30)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1963-07-30)
3:49
B4I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1963-07-30)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1963-07-30)
3:47
B5Compositional Theme Story... Medleys, Anthems and Folklore
piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1963-07-30)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1963-07-30)
8:36