Changes One (Charles Mingus album)


Changes One is a 1975 album by jazz composer and bassist Charles Mingus.

Song notes

"Remember Rockefeller at Attica"

This track is dedicated to the Attica Prison Riots of 1971 and the Governor of New York State at that time, Nelson Rockefeller.

"Devil Blues"

The lyrics are by Clarence Gatemouth Brown, but the melody is newly composed by vocalist and saxophonist George Adams. Charles Mingus also has composing credits, possibly for the horn lines which follow the singing.

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Mingus except where noted.
  1. "Remember Rockefeller at Attica" – 5:56
  2. "Sue's Changes" – 17:04
  3. "Devil Blues" – 9:24
  4. "Duke Ellington's Sound of Love" – 12:04

    Personnel

Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City, on December 27, 28 & 30, 1974.