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Town Hall Concert

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Town Hall Concert
Live albumby
Released1964
RecordedApril 4, 1964
GenreJazz
Length45:19
LabelJazz WorkshopJWS 005
Charles Minguschronology
Cornell 1964
(2007)
Town Hall Concert
(1964)
Revenge!
(1964)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Town Hall Concertis a 1964live albumby thejazzbassistandcomposerCharles Mingus.It was recorded in New York City atThe Town Hallon April 4, 1964. "So Long Eric" is a 12-bar blues that got its name after Eric Dolphy informed Mingus he would be leaving the band to stay in Europe before a concert in Oslo. "Praying With Eric" is more commonly known as "Meditations On Integration". The album was originally released on Mingus' own Jazz Workshop label and rereleased onFantasyas part of their Original Jazz Classics series.[4]

Track listing

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All songs written by Charles Mingus.

  1. "So Long Eric" – 17:48
  2. "Praying With Eric" – 27:31

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^Katz, Michael (2011)."Town Hall Concert [1964] - Charles Mingus | AllMusic".allmusic.com.Retrieved13 August2011.
  2. ^Swenson, J., ed. (1985).The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide.USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.140.ISBN0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^Cook, Richard;Morton, Brian(2008).The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings(9th ed.).Penguin.p. 1004.ISBN978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^Charles Mingus discographyaccessed November 30, 2012