Mingus at Carnegie Hall

Mingus at Carnegie Hall is a live album by the jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus, recorded at Carnegie Hall in January 1974 by Mingus with Jon Faddis, Charles McPherson, John Handy, George Adams, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Hamiet Bluiett, Don Pullen, and Dannie Richmond.^[1] The original release did not include the first part of the concert, featuring Mingus’s working sextet without Handy, Kirk, and McPherson. An expanded “Deluxe Edition” including the entire concert, was issued in 2021.^[2]

Mingus at Carnegie Hall
Live album by Charles Mingus
Released	1974
Recorded	January 19, 1974
Genre	Jazz
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Ilhan Mimaroglu, Joel Dorn
Charles Mingus chronology
Mingus Moves (1973) Mingus at Carnegie Hall (1974) Changes One (1974)

Reception

The AllMusic review by Stuart Kremsky states: "This is a fun 45 minutes, particularly for the jovial interplay between saxophonists Kirk and Adams, but in its released form, only hints at the strength of The Jazz Workshop in 1974."^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[5]
Tom Hull – on the Web	A[6]

Track listing

1. "C Jam Blues" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington) – 24:32
2. "Perdido" (Juan Tizol) – 21:53

• Recorded on January 19, 1974, at Carnegie Hall, New York City

Expanded reissue

Disc 1

1. "Introduction" – 3:11
2. "Peggy’s Blue Skylight" (Charles Mingus) – 11:54
3. "Celia" (Charles Mingus) – 22:54
4. "Fables of Faubus" (Charles Mingus) – 20:51

Disc 2

1. "Big Alice" (Don Pullen) – 18:39
2. "Perdido" (Juan Tizol) – 22:32
3. "C Jam Blues" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington) – 24:41

Personnel

• Charles Mingus – bass
• Jon Faddis – trumpet
• Charles McPherson – alto saxophone (on "C Jam Blues" and "Perdido" only)
• John Handy – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone (on "C Jam Blues" and "Perdido" only)
• George Adams – tenor saxophone
• Rahsaan Roland Kirk – tenor saxophone, stritch (on "C Jam Blues" and "Perdido" only)
• Hamiet Bluiett – baritone saxophone
• Don Pullen – piano
• Dannie Richmond – drums

References

1. Charles Mingus catalogue accessed January 29, 2010.
2. Brody, Richard (June 15, 2021). "Jazz Review: A Crucial Charles Mingus Concert Finally Gets Its Due". The New Yorker. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
3. Kremsky, S. AllMusic Review accessed January 29, 2010.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1005. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 141. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
6. Hull, Tom (July 5, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved July 7, 2021.