The Great Concert, Paris 1964

(P) 1991 Musidisc (500072 MU 763)

• Disc 1
  1. Introduction et Presentation (1:33)
  2. So Long Eric (mistitled Goodbye Pork Pie Hat) (27:11) (Charles Mingus)
  3. Meditation For Integration (23:04) (Charles Mingus)
  4. Sophisticated Lady (6:12) (Duke Ellington)
• Disc 2
  1. Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress Then Blue Silk (16:00) (Charles Mingus)
  2. Parkeriana (23:35) (Charles Mingus)
  3. Fables Of Faubus (23:35) (Charles Mingus)

Personnel

Eric Dolphy (as, bcl, fl); Clifford Jordan (ts); Jaki Byard (p); Charles Mingus (b); Dannie Richmond (d)

Date and place

April 19, 1964 (from Sunday 0.10 a.m. to 2.45 a.m.), Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris, France

Duration

125:27

Originally issued

in 1970.

Comments

Only Johnny Coles's trumpet was present on this concert :-) Made in France by MPO.