Mingus Plays Piano

Mingus Plays Piano
Studio album by Charles Mingus
Released	July 1964[1]
Recorded	July 30, 1963
Genre	Jazz
Length	50:03
Label	Impulse!
Producer	Bob Thiele
Charles Mingus chronology
Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1963) Mingus Plays Piano (1963) Charles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy Cornell 1964 (1964)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Mingus Plays Piano is a 1964 solo jazz album by Charles Mingus. The album is notable for Mingus's departure from his usual role as composer and double-bassist in ensemble recordings, instead playing piano without any additional musicians.

Track listing

1. "Myself When I Am Real" – 7:38
2. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 3:43
3. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) – 4:35
4. "Roland Kirk's Message" – 2:43
5. "Memories of You" (Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf) – 4:37
6. "She's Just Miss Popular Hybrid" - 3:11
7. "Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Silk Blue" – 4:18
8. "Meditations for Moses" - 3:38
9. "Old Portrait" - 3:49
10. "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" (George Bassman, Ned Washington) – 3:46
11. Compositional Theme Story: "Medleys, Anthems and Folklore" – 8:35

All music composed by Charles Mingus unless otherwise noted.

Personnel

• Charles Mingus - piano, vocals

Production

• Bob Thiele - producer, photography
• Michael Cuscuna - reissue producer
• Bob Simpson - engineer
• Erick Labson - digital remastering
• Nat Hentoff - liner notes
• Victor Kalin - cover painting
• Hollis King - art direction, design
• Joe Lebow - liner design
• Lee Tanner - photography

References

1. Billboard July 11, 1964
2. Yanow, Scott (2011). "Mingus Plays Piano - Charles Mingus | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
3. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 140. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.