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Charles Mingus and Friends In Concert

Charles Mingus

Recorded	Feb 4, 1972
Label	Columbia
Released	1972
Personnel	22 credited players
Discogs	master 282566

The record

A sprawling reunion of a Philharmonic Hall stage -- Mingus surrounded by an all-star horde spanning Konitz, Mulligan, Moody, and a young McPherson -- caught mid-decade in expansive, big-tent form. Columbia's document of the night captures the bandleader's orchestral ambitions stretching past the small-group frame that made his name.

Session personnel

Charles McPherson — alto saxophone
Lee Konitz — alto saxophone
Richie Perri — alto saxophone
Gerry Mulligan — baritone saxophone
Howard Johnson — baritone saxophone
Charles Mingus — bass
Milt Hinton — bass
Eddie Bert — bass trombone
Joe Chambers — drums
James Moody — flute
Richard Berg — french horn
Sharon Moe — french horn
John Foster — piano
Bobby Jones — tenor saxophone
Gene Ammons — tenor saxophone
George Dorsey — tenor saxophone
Eddie Preston — trumpet
Jon Faddis — trumpet
Lloyd Michels — trumpet
Lonnie Hillyer — trumpet
Bob Stewart — tuba
Dizzy Gillespie — vocals

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

1973	Columbia · KG 31614 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Terre Haute Pressing earliest on file
1973	Columbia — STEREO
1973	Columbia · KG 31614 — Vinyl, LP, Album
1973	CBS · S 67288 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold · gatefold
1973	CBS/Sony · SOPJ 41-42 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · gatefold
1973	CBS · S2BP 220131 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold · gatefold
1992	Sony · SRCS-7089~90 — CD
1996	Columbia · C2K 64975 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
1996	Columbia · C2K 64975 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
1996	Columbia · C2K 64975 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
2014	Sony Records Int'l · SICP-4275/6 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue