Mingus Lives
Encyclopedia
Mingus Lives is a live album
by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron
recorded in Belgium in 1979 and released by the Enja
label.
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron
Mal Waldron
Malcolm Earl Waldron was an American jazz and world music pianist and composer, born in New York City.Like his contemporaries, Waldron's roots lie chiefly in the hard bop and post-bop genres of the New York club scene of the 1950s; but with time, he gravitated more towards free jazz and composition...
recorded in Belgium in 1979 and released by the Enja
Enja Records
Enja Records is a German jazz record label based in Munich, Germany. It was founded by jazz enthusiasts Matthias Winckelmann and Horst Weber in 1971....
label.
Reception
The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.Track listing
- All compositions by Mal Waldron
- "Mingus Lives" — 7:48
- "Snake Out" — 10:42
- "Tensile Structure" — 7:54
- "Here, There and Everywhere" — 10:44
- Recorded at the Chapati Club in Spa, Belgium on February 28, 1979