BLUE NOTE RECORDS PROUDLY ANNOUNCES
CHARLES MINGUS SEXTET
WITH ERIC DOLPHY
CORNELL 1964
A remarkable never-before released concert from Cornell University in 1964 that captures the bass master at a creative peak with one of the finest ensembles of his career. The 2-disc set features inspired performances of Mingus classics such as “Fables of Faubus," “Meditations," and “So Long Eric" when the piece was still a living celebration of Dolphy, just 3 months before the iconoclastic reedsman was to pass away at age 36.
CHARLES MINGUS/bass
ERIC DOLPHY/alto saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
CLIFFORD JORDAN/tenor saxophone
JOHNNY COLES/trumpet
JAKI BYARD/piano
DANNIE RICHMOND/drums
RELEASE DATE: JULY 17, 2007
CHARLES MINGUS SEXTET
WITH ERIC DOLPHY
CORNELL 1964
A remarkable never-before released concert from Cornell University in 1964 that captures the bass master at a creative peak with one of the finest ensembles of his career. The 2-disc set features inspired performances of Mingus classics such as “Fables of Faubus," “Meditations," and “So Long Eric" when the piece was still a living celebration of Dolphy, just 3 months before the iconoclastic reedsman was to pass away at age 36.
CHARLES MINGUS/bass
ERIC DOLPHY/alto saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
CLIFFORD JORDAN/tenor saxophone
JOHNNY COLES/trumpet
JAKI BYARD/piano
DANNIE RICHMOND/drums
RELEASE DATE: JULY 17, 2007
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