title: Mingus at Monterey
text: # Mingus at Monterey
  
  Mingus at Monterey is a live album by the jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus, recorded in 1964 at the Monterey Jazz Festival and originally released on Mingus's short-lived mail-order Jazz Workshop label but subsequently released on other labels.
  
  ## Reception
  
  The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "One of the highpoints of Charles Mingus's career was his appearance at the 1964 Monterey Jazz Festival... it showcases the bassist/composer/bandleader at the peak of his powers".
  
  Professional ratings :
  
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  | AllMusic | |
  | The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
  
  ## Track listing
  
      All compositions by Charles Mingus except as indicated
  * "Duke Ellington Medley: I've Got It Bad" (Duke Ellington) - 4:14
  * "Duke Ellington Medley: In a Sentimental Mood" (Ellington) - 1:46
  * "Duke Ellington Medley: All Too Soon" (Ellington) - 1:53
  * "Duke Ellington Medley: Mood Indigo" (Ellington) - 0:59
  * "Duke Ellington Medley: Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington) - 1:46
  * "Duke Ellington Medley: A Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 13:54
  * "Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk" - 13:04
  * "Meditations on Integration" - 22:48
  
     * Recorded at the Monterey Jazz Festival in California on September 20, 1964
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Charles Mingus - bass, piano
  * Lonnie Hillyer - trumpet
  * Charles McPherson - alto saxophone
  * Jaki Byard - piano
  * Dannie Richmond - drums
  * Bobby Bryant, Melvin Moore - trumpet (track 8)
  * Lou Blackburn - trombone (track 8)
  * Red Callender - tuba (track 8)
  * Buddy Collette - flute, piccolo, alto saxophone (track 8)
  * Jack Nimitz - bass clarinet, baritone saxophone (track 8)
  * John Handy - tenor saxophone (tracks 6 & 8)
  