Revenge! (Charles Mingus album)

Revenge! is a live album by the 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]

Revenge!
Live album by
Released1996
RecordedApril 17, 1964
VenueSalle Wagram (Paris)
GenreJazz
Length125:06
LabelRevenge 32002
Charles Mingus chronology
Town Hall Concert
(1964)
Revenge!
(1996)
The Great Concert of Charles Mingus
(1964)

Reception edit

AllMusic's Scott Yanow called the album "a highly recommended release".[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]

Track listing edit

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 Two:

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

Personnel edit

References edit

  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. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Revenge! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2015.