Mingus Plays Piano

Album by Charles Mingus

Mingus Plays Piano is an album by American jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus, released in 1963. The record features Mingus performing on piano rather than his usual bass, presenting intimate solo and small-group interpretations that foreground his compositional ideas and improvisational approach within modern jazz.
First released: 1964

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Myself When I Am Real
    7:38
  2. 2.
    I Can't Get Started
    3:43
  3. 3.
    Body and Soul
    4:35
  4. 4.
    Roland Kirk's Message
    2:43
  5. 5.
    Memories of You
    4:37
  6. 6.
    She's Just Miss Popular Hybrid
    3:11
  7. 7.
    Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Silk Blues
    4:18
  8. 8.
    Meditations for Moses
    3:42
  9. 9.
    Old Portrait
    3:49
  10. 10.
    I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
    3:46
  11. 11.
    Compositional Theme Story: Medleys, Anthems and Folklore
    8:35

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