℗ 2011 UMG Recordings, Inc.; A Verve Label Group Release
| Released | 1963 |
| Duration | 41m 23s |
| Record Label | Verve Reissues |
| Genre | Jazz |
Mingus Plays Piano: Spontaneous Compositions and Improvisations
Charles Mingus
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Myself When I Am Real
Charles Mingus |
7:33 | |||
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1.2
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I Can't Get Started
Charles Mingus |
3:40 | |||
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1.3
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Body And Soul
Charles Mingus |
4:30 | |||
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1.4
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Roland Kirk's Message
Charles Mingus |
2:39 | |||
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1.5
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Memories Of You
Charles Mingus |
4:33 | |||
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1.6
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She's Just Miss Popular Hybrid
Charles Mingus |
3:08 | |||
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1.7
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Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress, Then Silk Blues
Charles Mingus |
4:14 | |||
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1.8
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Meditations For Moses
Charles Mingus |
3:38 | |||
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1.9
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Old Portrait
Charles Mingus |
3:45 | |||
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1.10
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I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
Charles Mingus |
3:43 |
"To what can Mingus’ piano playing be compared? “Myself When I Am Real” sounds like Debussy plays Bill Evans, or maybe it’s the other way around... Anything by Mingus is worth hearing; Mingus Plays Piano should be in the first rank — so far from a mere novelty as to be one of this great artist’s finest hours."
- Robert Spencer, All About Jazz
"Though he doesn’t have great piano technique, Mingus stays within his limitations; he doesn’t make a lot of mistakes. Most of the time his playing’s pensive and harmonically intriguing. While his main instrument was bass, many pianists would be happy to play as creatively as he does here."
- Harvey Pekar, JazzTimes
Far from the novelty record the title may suggest, Mingus Plays Piano is a gorgeous album that showcases the legendary bass player's innate musicality and ear for arranging. His solo piano performances of standards and originals on this recording are orchestral in style with plenty of rubato and harmonic imagination. Mingus's unpredictable genius knows no bounds, nor his charm, which clearly cannot be contained to the upright bass alone.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Verve Reissues Studio Masters
This album contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source.
This album contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source.
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -6.50 -8.85 to -3.64 | -26.39 -29.37 to -24.04 | -23.37 -26.50 to -21.00 | 13 12 to 14 | |
| 1 | Myself When I Am Real | -5.54 | -25.00 | -21.7 | 12 |
| 2 | I Can't Get Started | -7.82 | -27.16 | -24.4 | 13 |
| 3 | Body And Soul | -8.63 | -29.37 | -26.5 | 14 |
| 4 | Roland Kirk's Message | -6.67 | -25.37 | -22.2 | 12 |
| 5 | Memories Of You | -7.07 | -28.29 | -25.2 | 14 |
| 6 | She's Just Miss Popular Hybrid | -8.85 | -28.01 | -25.0 | 13 |
| 7 | Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress, Then Silk Blues | -3.64 | -24.28 | -21.3 | 13 |
| 8 | Meditations For Moses | -5.32 | -24.04 | -21.0 | 12 |
| 9 | Old Portrait | -5.45 | -25.12 | -22.1 | 13 |
| 10 | I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | -5.96 | -27.28 | -24.3 | 14 |