Mingus at Antibes was originally issued by
BYG Records under the title Charles Mingus Live With Eric Dolphy in Japan in 1974. It was recorded at a live 1960 performance at the
Jazz à Juan festival at
Juan-les-Pins by
jazzbassist and
composerCharles Mingus; and was re-released by
Atlantic Records in more complete form as a double album with the title Mingus In Antibes in the United States in 1979.
The album captures a performance at Jazz à Juan, and features some of Mingus's then regular musicians in a generally piano-less quintet, though the band is joined by
Bud Powell on "
I'll Remember April", and Mingus himself plays some piano on "Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting" and "Better Git Hit in Your Soul".
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release. Because Powell's discography features albums with the same title, record labels are identified to avoid any confusion.