4 STARS DOWN BEAT MAGAZINE
PERSONNEL:
CHARLES MINGUS, bass, arranger & leader
BILL EVANS, piano
CLARENCE SHAW, trumpet
JIMMY KNEPPER, trombone
SHAFI HADI [CURTIS PORTER], alto sax
DANNIE RICHMOND, drums
New York, August 1957.
Note: Some sources list location and recording date as
Cincinatti, Ohio, September 1957.
All compositions by CHARLES MINGUS
except “Memories of You” (Eubie Blake-Andy Razaf)
SIDE A:
1 MEMORIES OF YOU 4:27
2 EAST COASTING 5:13
3 WEST COAST GHOST 10:28
4 MEMORIES OF YOU [alternate take] 4:41
SIDE B:
1 CELIA 7:55
2 CONVERSATION 5:29
3 FIFTY-FIRST BLUES 5:49
4 EAST COASTING [alternate take] 5:31
Down Beat original review East Coasting
“If jazz is to progress, musicians like Mingus must lead it. And Knepper and Evans are perfect companions for Mingus in the venture. As thought-provoking, often exciting, jazz, this LP is recommended.” (Don Gold)