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1956 studio album by Charles Mingus
Jazz Composers Workshop is an album featuring jazz bassist
Charles Mingus . It combines the earlier album
Moods of Mingus with a
Wally Cirillo session released earlier on the album
Wally Cirillo & Bobby Scott . It was released on the
Savoy label.
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Reception
The
AllMusic review by
Scott Yanow stated: "The complex music on this LP finds bassist Charles Mingus looking toward contemporary classical music in some of the rather cool-toned arrangements. It was not until later in 1955 that he found the right combination of influences in which to express himself best but these slightly earlier performances have their moments".
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Track listing
All compositions by Charles Mingus, except as indicated
"Purple Heart" - 5:36
"Gregarian Chant" - 2:51
"Eulogy for Rudy Williams" - 6:22
"
Tea for Two " - 6:19 (
Irving Caesar ,
Vincent Youmans )
"Smog L.A." - 3:14 (Wally Cirillo)
"Level Seven" - 4:17 (Cirillo)
"Transeason" - 4:23 (Cirillo)
"Rose Geranium" - 4:13 (Cirillo)
"Getting Together" - 4:41
"Body and Soul (Alternate Take 1)" - 3:07 On CD reissue
Personnel
Charles Mingus -
bass
John LaPorta -
clarinet (tracks 1, 2, 4, 9 and 10),
alto saxophone (track 3)
Teo Macero -
tenor saxophone (tracks 2–10),
baritone saxophone (track 1)
George Barrow - tenor saxophone (track 1), baritone saxophone (tracks 2–4, 9 & 10)
Wally Cirillo (tracks 5–8),
Mal Waldron (tracks 2–4, 9 & 10) -
piano
Kenny Clarke (tracks 5–8), Rudy Nichols (tracks 1–4, 9 & 10) -
drums
References
Studio albums Live albums Books Related
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader With
Gene Ammons With
Jackie McLean With
Charles Mingus With the Prestige All Stars With others
All Night Long (
Kenny Burrell , 1956)
Earthy (Kenny Burrell, 1957)
2 Guitars (Kenny Burrell &
Jimmy Raney , 1957)
Where? (
Ron Carter , 1961)
The Teddy Charles Tentet (1956)
Coolin' (
Teddy Charles , 1957)
Cattin' with Coltrane and Quinichette (
John Coltrane &
Paul Quinichette , 1957)
Coltrane (1957)
Dakar (John Coltrane,
Pepper Adams &
Cecil Payne , 1957)
At the Five Spot (
Eric Dolphy , both volumes, 1961)
Tuba Sounds (
Ray Draper , 1957)
Hornful of Soul (aka, Catwalk ,
Bennie Green , 1960)
Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday at Newport (1957)
Lady in Satin (
Billie Holiday , 1958)
So Warm (
Etta Jones , 1961)
After Hours (
Thad Jones , 1957)
Olio (Thad Jones, 1957)
Reflections: Steve Lacy Plays Thelonious Monk (1958)
Straight Ahead (
Abbey Lincoln , 1961)
Teo (
Teo Macero , 1957)
On the Sunny Side (Paul Quinichette, 1957)
Percussion Bitter Sweet (
Max Roach , 1961)
It's Time (Max Roach, 1962)
Speak, Brother, Speak! (Max Roach, 1962)
For Lady (
Webster Young , 1957)