Cornell 1964
Live album by Charles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy
Released	2007
Recorded	March 18, 1964
Venue	Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Genre	Jazz, Post-bop
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Michael Cuscuna, Sue Mingus
Charles Mingus chronology
Mingus Plays Piano (1963) Cornell 1964 (2007) Town Hall Concert (1964)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
Pitchfork	8.9/10 [2]

Cornell 1964 is a live album by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus, featuring multi-instrumentalist Eric Dolphy. It was recorded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, on March 18, 1964. ^[4]

The recordings of this concert were thought to be lost for many years, until they were re-discovered by Mingus' widow Sue, ^[2] and were subsequently released for the first time in 2007 on the Blue Note label, initially as a 2- CD set.

Track listing

All pieces composed by Charles Mingus, except where noted.

CD 1

1. "Opening" – 0:16
2. " AT FW You" ( Byard) – 4:26
3. " Sophisticated Lady" ( Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 4:23
4. " Fables of Faubus" – 29:41
5. "Orange Was the Colour of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk" - 15:05
6. " Take the 'A' Train" ( Billy Strayhorn) - 17:26

CD 2

1. "Meditations" - 31:23
2. "So Long Eric" - 15:33
3. " When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" ( Chauncey Olcott, George Graff Jr., Ernest Ball) - 6:06
4. "Jitterbug Waltz" ( Fats Waller) - 9:58

Personnel

• Charles Mingus – double bass
• Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
• Johnny Coles – trumpet
• Clifford Jordan – tenor saxophone
• Jaki Byard – piano
• Dannie Richmond – drums

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