The Complete Town Hall Concert
The Complete Town Hall Concert is a live album by the American jazz musician Charles Mingus. It was recorded at the Town Hall in New York City and released on the United Artists label in 1962 as Town Hall Concert.[1] It was rereleased with additional tracks on the Blue Note label in 1994 as The Complete Town Hall Concert.[2]
This article is about Charles Mingus' 1962 live album. For Charles Mingus' 1964 live album, see Town Hall Concert.The Complete Town Hall Concert
The concert was originally conceived as a "live workshop" of newly composed music which would be recorded for release by United Artists but rescheduling, lack of rehearsal time, poor sound and interruptions led to the event and subsequent album being considered a disaster.[3] Much of the music intended for the concert/recording was finally realized by conductor Gunther Schuller in a concert in 1989 as Epitaph.