Changes One (Charles Mingus album)

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Changes One is an album by the jazz composer and bassist Charles Mingus, released in 1975.

Changes One
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1, 1975
RecordedDecember 27, 28 & 30, 1974
GenreJazz
Length44:28
LabelAtlantic
ProducerIlhan Mimaroglu
Charles Mingus chronology
Mingus at Carnegie Hall
(1974)
Changes One
(1975)
Changes Two
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Song notes edit

"Remember Rockefeller at Attica" edit

This track is dedicated to the Attica Prison Riots of 1971 and the Governor of New York State at that time, Nelson Rockefeller.

"Devil Blues" edit

The lyrics are by Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, but the melody is newly composed by vocalist and saxophonist George Adams. Mingus also has composing credits, possibly for the horn lines that follow the singing.

Track listing edit

All compositions by Charles Mingus except where noted.

  1. "Remember Rockefeller at Attica" – 5:56
  2. "Sue's Changes" – 17:04
  3. "Devil Blues" (George Adams, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Mingus) – 9:24
  4. "Duke Ellington's Sound of Love" – 12:04

Personnel edit

Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City, on December 27, 28 & 30, 1974.

References edit

  1. ^ Yanow, Scott (2011). "Changes One - Charles Mingus | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 141. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1005. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.