Mingus Plays Piano

1 January 196410 tracks, 42 minutes

Avant-garde jazz, third stream, post-bop

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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.

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Genres: Avant-garde jazz, third stream, post-bop
Length: 10 tracks, 42 minutes
Released: 1 January 1964
Label: impulse!

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AllMusic8.0 The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings7.5 The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide6.0

Tracks

1Myself When I Am Real7:38

2I Can't Get Started3:43

3Body and Soul4:35

4Roland Kirk's Message2:43

5Memories of You4:37

6She's Just Miss Popular Hybrid3:11

7Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Silk Blues4:18

8Meditations for Moses3:42

9Old Portrait3:49

10I'm Getting Sentimental Over You3:46

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