Mingus at Antibes
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| Mingus at Antibes | ||||
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| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 13 July 1960 | |||
| Venue | Antibes | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 71:44 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Nesuhi Ertegün | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
| DownBeat | [4] |
Mingus at Antibes was originally issued by BYG Records under the title Charles Mingus Live With Eric Dolphy in Japan in 1974. It was recorded at a live 1960 performance at the Jazz à Juan festival at Juan-les-Pins by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus; and was re-released by Atlantic Records in more complete form as a double album with the title Mingus In Antibes in the United States in 1979.
The album captures a performance at Jazz à Juan, and features some of Mingus's then-regular musicians in a generally pianoless quintet, though the band is joined by Bud Powell on "I'll Remember April", and Mingus himself plays some piano on "Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting" and "Better Git Hit in Your Soul".
DownBeat assigned the album 5 stars.[5] Reviewer Art Lange wrote, "This never before heard two record set of performances was recorded live at the Antibes Jazz Festival on July 13, 1960, just a scant three months before the classic Candid session Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus, which utilized the same personnel (minus Ervin and Powell, of course) . . . The overall excellence of this set suggests that Atlantic is sitting on a great deal of unissued Mingus material—a mouth-watering prospect . . . this recording . . . is required listening for anyone interested in the evolution and evocation of jazz. Just don’t let your curiosity stop there. There’s a lot of Mingus still around, with hopefully more on the way, and it all deserves to be heard".[5]
