Mingus at Cornell: The recently-discovered 1964 concert at Cornell University,
with Mingus leading an all-star sextet who were in roaring form.
Artist: Charles Mingus Sextet
Album: Cornell 1964
Tune: Orange Was the Colour of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk
Label: Blue Note
Artist: Charles Mingus Sextet
Album: Cornell 1964
Tune: So Long Eric
Label: Blue Note
Artist: Hugh Masekela
Album: Time
Tune: Saduva
Label: Chissa
Artist: Charles Mingus Sextet
Album: Cornell 1964
Tune: Take the “A” Train
Label: Blue Note
Artist: Charles Mingus Sextet
Album: Cornell 1964
Tune: Jitterbug Waltz
Label: Blue Note
Artist: Charles Mingus Sextet
Album: Cornell 1964
Tune: Fables of Faubus
Label: Blue Note
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About Me
- Ron Sweetman
- Ron Sweetman has been an activist for jazz and blues since arriving in Canada in 1969. He was a founder member of L’Atelier de Musique Experimentale (1972), Jazz Ottawa (1976), and Music Now (1997). He has written for CODA magazine since 1970, and has been a member of the Down Beat International Critics Poll since 1982. He has hosted his weekly jazz and blues radio show “In A Mellow Tone” on CKCU-FM 93.1 since May 1976. In his spare time, Ron is a management consultant.
