Mingus might be the bandleader but no one is held back. The band takes about ten minutes to get going on 16 April, and from that point in set opener “Hope so Eric” things begin cooking. Soon afterwards, in Berlin on 29 June 1964, he died. The earlier set is of interest due to Dolphy’s presence. In 1975, it’s Mingus, George Adams (tenor sax), Don Pullen (piano), Jack Walrath (trumpet) and, again, Richmond (drums). In 1964 it’s Mingus plus Jaki Byard (piano), Johnny Coles (trumpet), Eric Dolphy (woodwind), Clifford Jordan (tenor sax) and Dannie Richmond (drums). In 1975, when nine pieces were played, only “Sue's Changes” is comparably long. In 1964 “Hope so Eric” and “Fables of Faubus” stretch out to around the half-hour mark, while “Meditations on Integration” and “Parkeriana” are each over 20 minutes (overall, six pieces are played). The compositions played are unique to each show, and there's a different approach to elasticity. While each performance runs to just short of two hours, the contrasts between them are not limited to representing different periods in the career of double bassist/pianist Charles Mingus. There was an audience of 220 at the earlier show, 440 at the later. Each show issued on Charles Mingus Bremen 1964 & 1975 was captured by the north German regional broadcaster Radio Bremen.
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