East Coasting

Studio album by Charles Mingus

Released

October 1957^[1]

Recorded

August 16, 1957

Genre

Jazz

Length

38:49

Label

Bethlehem
BCP 6019

Charles Mingus chronology

Tijuana Moods
(1957)

East Coasting
(1957)

A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry
(1958)

East Coasting is an album by Charles Mingus, recorded and released in 1957. It was reissued on CD with bonus takes in 1993.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "One of Charles Mingus's lesser-known band sessions, this set of five of his originals (plus the standard "Memories of You") features his usual sidemen of the period (trombonist Jimmy Knepper, trumpeter Clarence Shaw, Shafi Hadi on tenor and alto and drummer Dannie Richmond) along with pianist Bill Evans. The music stretches the boundaries of bop, is never predictable and, even if this is not one of Mingus's more acclaimed dates, it is well worth acquiring for the playing is quite stimulating.".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Track listing

"Memories of You" [Take 7] (Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf) - 4:27
"East Coasting" [Take 4] - 5:13
"West Coast Ghost" [Take 6] - 10:28
"Celia" [Take 5] - 7:54
"Conversation" [Take 16] - 5:28
"Fifty-First Street Blues" [Take 4] - 5:48
"East Coasting" [alternate take] - 5:30
"Memories of You" [alternate take] (Blake, Razaf) - 4:42

All compositions by Charles Mingus except as indicated.

Recorded August 16, 1957 in Cincinnati, OH.

Personnel

Charles Mingus – bass
Clarence Shaw - trumpet
Jimmy Knepper - trombone
Shafi Hadi - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Bill Evans - piano
Dannie Richmond - drums

References

↑ Billboard Oct 28, 1957
1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 12, 2011

Charles Mingus

Studio albums	Jazz Composers Workshop (1954–55) The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus (1955) Pithecanthropus Erectus (1956) The Clown (1957) Mingus Three (1957) East Coasting (1957) A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry (1957) Mingus Ah Um (1959) Mingus Dynasty (1959) Blues & Roots (1960) Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus (1960) Mingus (1960) Reincarnation of a Lovebird (1960) Oh Yeah (1961) Tonight at Noon (1957/61) Tijuana Moods (1962) The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963) Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1963) Mingus Plays Piano (1964) Charles Mingus in Paris: The Complete America Session (1970) Charles Mingus with Orchestra (1971) Let My Children Hear Music (1972) Mingus Moves (1973) Changes One (1974) Changes Two (1975) Three or Four Shades of Blues (1977) Cumbia & Jazz Fusion (1978)

Live albums	Mingus at the Bohemia (1955) The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach (1955) Jazz Portraits: Mingus in Wonderland (1959) Mingus at Antibes (1960) The Complete Town Hall Concert (1962) Charles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy Cornell 1964 (1964) Town Hall Concert (1964) Revenge! (1964) The Great Concert of Charles Mingus (1964) Mingus in Europe Volume I (1964) Mingus in Europe Volume II (1964) Right Now: Live at the Jazz Workshop (1964) Mingus at Monterey (1964) My Favorite Quintet (1965) Music Written for Monterey 1965 (1965) Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert (1972) Mingus at Carnegie Hall (1974)

Related	Discography Mingus Big Band Mingus Dynasty Sue Mingus Jazz at Massey Hall (1953) Weary Blues (1958) Newport Rebels (1960) Money Jungle (1962) Mingus (1979) Epitaph (1990) Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968 Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog (1998 documentary)

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