Revenge! is a live album by the jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus, recorded in 1964 in Paris and issued on many bootleg releases before being legitimately released on the Revenge label in 1996.Charles Mingus discography accessed April 29, 2015The European Tour of April 1964, accessed April 30, 2015Revenge Records presents Revenge!: The Legendary Paris Concert, accessed April 30, 2015
Reception AllMusic's Scott Yanow called the album "a highly recommended release".
Track listing All compositions by Charles Mingus
Disc One: "Peggy's Blue Skylight" – 12:53 "Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk" – 11:38 "Meditations on Integration" – 22:39 "Fables of Faubus" – 24:53 Disc Two: "So Long Eric" – 28:50 "Parkeriana" – 24:13
Personnel Charles Mingus – bass Johnny Coles – trumpet (Disc Two, track 1) Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute Clifford Jordan – tenor saxophone Jaki Byard – piano Dannie Richmond – drums
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