Description
*This is a Vinyl LP*
Release Date: 2023
Label: Bethlehem Records
Track List
Side A
A1. Memories Of You 4:23
A2. East Coasting 5:10
A3. West Coast Ghost 10:23
Side B
B1. Celia 7:50
B2. Conversation 5:25
B3. Fifty-First Street Blues 5:45
Personnel
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Shafi Hadi
Bass – Charles Mingus
Drums – Dannie Richmond
Piano – Bill Evans
Trombone – Jimmy Knepper
Trumpet – Clarence Shaw
Notes
180-gram vinyl reissue
A lesser-known gem in the Mingus catalog with Bill Evans on piano!
Recorded in New York City in August 1957
One of Charles Mingus’ lesser-known band sessions, recorded in 1957, this lyrical set of five originals (plus the standard “Memories of You”) features his usual sidemen of the period (trombonist Jimmy Knepper, trumpeter Clarence Shaw, Shafi Hadi on tenor and alto, and drummer Dannie Richmond), along with pianist Bill Evans. AllMusic writes: “The music stretches the boundaries of bop, is never predictable and, even if this is not one of Mingus’ more acclaimed dates, it is well worth acquiring for the playing is quite stimulating.”
