Revenge! (Charles Mingus album)

Revenge!
Live album by Charles Mingus
Released	1996
Recorded	April 17, 1964 at the Salle Wagram in Paris, France
Genre	Jazz
Length	125:06
Label	Revenge 32002
Charles Mingus chronology
Town Hall Concert (1964) Revenge! (1964) The Great Concert of Charles Mingus (1964)

Revenge! is a live album by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus recorded in 1964 in Paris and issued on many bootleg releases before being legitimately released on the Revenge label in 1996.^[1][2][3]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars and the review by Scott Yanow called it "A highly recommended release".^[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Mingus

Disc One:

1. "Peggy's Blue Skylight" - 12:53
2. "Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk" - 11:38
3. "Meditations on Integration" - 22:39
4. "Fables of Faubus" - 24:53

Disc 2:

1. "So Long Eric" - 28:50
2. "Parkeriana" - 24:13

Personnel

• Charles Mingus - bass
• Johnny Coles - trumpet (Disc Two, track 1)
• Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
• Clifford Jordan – tenor saxophone
• Jaki Byard – piano
• Dannie Richmond – drums

References

1. Charles Mingus discography accessed April 29, 2015
2. The European Tour of April 1964, accessed April 30, 2015
3. Revenge Records presents Revenge!: The Legendary Paris Concert, accessed April 30, 2015
4. Yanow, Scott. Revenge! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2015.