Charles Mingus

East Coasting Charles Mingus

*'East Coasting'* is an album by **Charles Mingus**, recorded and released in 1957. *Allmusic* awarded the album four stars, stating: *"One of **Charles Mingus's** lesser-known band sessions, this set of five of his originals (plus the standard *'Memories of You'*) features his usual sidemen of the period (trombonist *Jimmy Knepper,* trumpeter *Clarence Shaw, Shafi Hadi* on tenor and alto and drummer *Dannie Richmond*) along with pianist *Bill Evans.* The music stretches the boundaries of Bop, is never predictable..."*