Changes One (Charles Mingus album)

Changes One
Studio album by Charles Mingus
Released	October 1, 1975
Recorded	December 27, 28 & 30, 1974
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:28
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Ilhan Mimaroglu
Charles Mingus chronology
Mingus at Carnegie Hall (1974) Changes One (1975) Changes Two (1974)

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Changes One is a 1975 (see 1975 in music) album by jazz composer and bassist Charles Mingus.

Song notes

Remember Rockefeller at Attica

This track is dedicated to the Attica Prison Riots of 1971 and the Governor of New York State at that time, Nelson Rockefeller.

Devil Blues

The lyrics are by Clarence Gatemouth Brown, but the melody is newly composed by vocalist and saxophonist George Adams. Charles Mingus also has composing credits, possibly for the horn lines which follow the singing.

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Mingus except where noted.

1. "Remember Rockefeller at Attica" – 5:56
2. "Sue's Changes" – 17:04
3. "Devil Blues" (George Adams, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Mingus) – 9:24
4. "Duke Ellington's Sound of Love" – 12:04

Personnel

Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City, on December 27, 28 & 30, 1974.

• Jack Walrath – Trumpet
• George Adams – Tenor Saxophone
• Don Pullen – Piano
• Charles Mingus – Bass
• Dannie Richmond – Drums
• İlhan Mimaroğlu – Producer
• Nesuhi Ertegün – Executive Producer
• Gene Paul – Recording Engineer

References

1. Yanow, Scott (2011). "Changes One - Charles Mingus | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 141. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.