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Esse vídeo compila três excepcionais apresentações do contrabaixista Charles Mingus gravadas em abril de 1964, com sua banda mais célebre que era formada por Jaki Byard no piano, Clifford Jordan no sax tenor, Johnny Coles no trumpete, Danny Richmond na bateria e Eric Dolphy no sax alto, flauta e clarinete. Essas gravações aconteceram em três países da Europa – Suécia, Bélgica e Noruega, no espaço de tempo de 8 dias, a menos de 3 meses da morte de Eric Dolphy.

Bélgica – 19 de abril de 1964
01 – Intro
02 – So Long Eric
03 – Peggy’s Blue Skylight
04 – Meditations On Integration.(Eric Dolphy no Clarinete e flauta)

Noruega – 12 de abril de 1964
01 – So Long Eric
02 – Orange Was The Colour Of Her Dress,Then Blue Silk
03 – Parkeriana
04 – Take The “A” Train (Eric Dolphy no clarinete)

Suécia
01 – So Long Eric
02 – Meditations On Integration.(Eric Dolphy no Clarinete e flauta)

Charles Mingus showcases three exceptional concerts performed in April 1964 featuring his most celebrated lineup–Jaki Byard (piano), Dannie Richmond (drums), Johnny Coles (trumpet), Clifford Jordan (tenor sax) and the great Eric Dolphy (alto sax, flute and bass clarinet). Recorded within an eight-day span, less than three months before Dolphy’s death, the three concerts showcase Mingus’s visionary leadership and the band’s incredible depth and diversity with unique performances and arrangements of classics including “So Long Eric” and the groundbreaking “Meditations On Integration” – jazzicons

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