''Jazz Composers Workshop'' is an album featuring jazz bassist Charles Mingus. It combines the earlier album '' Moods of Mingus'' with a Wally Cirillo session released earlier on the album '' Wally Cirillo & Bobby Scott''. It was released on the Savoy label.Charles Mingus discography
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Reception

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review by Scott Yanow stated: "The complex music on this LP finds bassist Charles Mingus looking toward contemporary classical music in some of the rather cool-toned arrangements. It was not until later in 1955 that he found the right combination of influences in which to express himself best but these slightly earlier performances have their moments".Yanow, S
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Track listing

:''All compositions by Charles Mingus, except as indicated'' # "Purple Heart" - 5:36 # "Gregarian Chant" - 2:51 # "Eulogy for Rudy Williams" - 6:22 # " Tea for Two" - 6:19 (

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) # "Smog L.A." - 3:14 (Wally Cirillo) # "Level Seven" - 4:17 (Cirillo) # "Transeason" - 4:23 (Cirillo) # "Rose Geranium" - 4:13 (Cirillo) # "Getting Together" - 4:41 # "Body and Soul (Alternate Take 1)" - 3:07 On CD reissue

Personnel

* Charles Mingus - bass *

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- clarinet (tracks 1, 2, 4, 9 and 10), alto saxophone (track 3) *

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(tracks 2-10), baritone saxophone (track 1) * George Barrow - tenor saxophone (track 1), baritone saxophone (tracks 2-4, 9 & 10) *Wally Cirillo (tracks 5-8), Mal Waldron (tracks 2-4, 9 & 10) -

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(tracks 5-8), Rudy Nichols (tracks 1-4, 9 & 10) - drums

References

{{Authority control Charles Mingus albums 1956 debut albums Savoy Records albums Albums produced by Ozzie Cadena