Jazz Portraits: Mingus in Wonderland

Jazz Portraits: Mingus in Wonderland is a live album by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus recorded in 1959 and released on the United Artists label in September of that year.[1][2][3] The original release was titled Jazz Portraits and a subsequent edition titled Wonderland.

Jazz Portraits: Mingus in Wonderland
Live album by Charles Mingus
Released	September 1959[1][2]
Recorded	January 16, 1959
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:11
Label	United Artists
Producer	Alan Douglas
Charles Mingus chronology
Weary Blues (1958) Jazz Portraits: Mingus in Wonderland (1959) Blues & Roots (1959)
Jazz Portraits Cover
Wonderland Cover

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, calling the music "advanced bop that looks toward the upcoming innovations of the avant-garde and is frequently quite exciting".[4]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Mingus except as indicated

1. "Nostalgia in Times Square" – 12:18
2. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 10:08
3. "No Private Income Blues" – 12:51
4. "Alice's Wonderland" – 8:54

• Recorded at the Nonagon Art Gallery in New York City on January 16, 1959

Personnel

• Charles Mingus – bass
• John Handy – alto saxophone
• Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
• Richard Wyands – piano
• Dannie Richmond – drums

References

1. "September Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc., NY. 19 September 1959. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
2. "Jazz Portraits". The Billboard. The Billboard Publishing Co. 7 September 1959. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
3. Charles Mingus discography accessed June 8, 2011
4. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 8, 2011
5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 140. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.