The Great Concert of Charles Mingus


The Great Concert of Charles Mingus is a live album by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus, recorded at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, France, on April 19, 1964.

Track listing

All songs written by Charles Mingus, except where noted. On the original vinyl release, "So Long Eric " was credited as "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat", "Parkeriana" was credited as "Parker Iana", "Meditations On Integration" was credited as "Meditation For Integration". These three errors have been corrected in subsequent editions on CD. On April 18, during the preceding concert at The Salle Wagram, after playing "So Long Eric", Johnny Coles became ill and fainted on stage. That’s the reason why this only tune with the trumpeter was added to the other tunes from The Great Concert at The Théâtre des Champs-Élysées.

Vinyl pressing

CD pressing

Personnel