Revenge! (Charles Mingus album)

Revenge! is a live album by the jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus, recorded in 1964 in Paris and issued on many bootleg releases before being legitimately released on the Revenge label in 1996.^[1][2][3]

Revenge!
Live album by Charles Mingus
Released	1996
Recorded	April 17, 1964
Venue	Salle Wagram (Paris)
Genre	Jazz
Length	125:06
Label	Revenge 32002
Charles Mingus chronology
Town Hall Concert (1964) Revenge! (1996) The Great Concert of Charles Mingus (1964)

Reception

AllMusic's Scott Yanow called the album "a highly recommended release".^[4]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Mingus

Disc One:

1. "Peggy's Blue Skylight" – 12:53
2. "Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk" – 11:38
3. "Meditations on Integration" – 22:39
4. "Fables of Faubus" – 24:53

Disc Two:

1. "So Long Eric" – 28:50
2. "Parkeriana" – 24:13

Personnel

• Charles Mingus – bass
• Johnny Coles – trumpet (Disc Two, track 1)
• Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
• Clifford Jordan – tenor saxophone
• Jaki Byard – piano
• Dannie Richmond – drums

References

1. Charles Mingus discography accessed April 29, 2015
2. The European Tour of April 1964, accessed April 30, 2015
3. Revenge Records presents Revenge!: The Legendary Paris Concert, accessed April 30, 2015
4. Yanow, Scott. Revenge! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2015.