My Favorite Quintet

{{Infobox album

| name = My Favorite Quintet

| type = live

| artist = Charles Mingus

| cover = My Favorite Quintet.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1966

| recorded = May 13, 1965

| venue = Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota

| studio =

| genre = Jazz

| length =

| label = Jazz Workshop (JWS 009)

| producer =

| chronology = Charles Mingus

| prev_title = Mingus at Monterey

| prev_year = 1964

| next_title = Music Written for Monterey 1965

| next_year = 1965

}}

My Favorite Quintet is a live album by the American bassist, composer and bandleader Charles Mingus, recorded at Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and released on Mingus's own Jazz Workshop label in 1966.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/charles-mingus/catalog/#mingus-jws-009 Charles Mingus discography] accessed November 30, 2012

Reception

The AllMusic review by Shawn M. Haney stated: "Charles Mingus shines here in proud fashion with the company of his friends to create the sound of the Charles Mingus Quintet. Sweeping, charming, vibrant, percussive -- these are just a few select adjectives used to paint a meaningful picture of this group... Some bits and pieces of the music leave the listener just short of breathless -- a record so teaming with life and spontaneity leaves tingles in one's listening soul. In over 40 minutes of quality jazz, not much is sheer brilliance, though the band's sense of adventure and enthusiasm shows throughout when the melody doesn't".Haney, S. M. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/at-ucla-mw0000770486 AllMusic Review] accessed November 29, 2012

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}

| rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

| rev2Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite book

|editor-last=Swenson

|editor-first=J.

| author-link =

| year = 1985

| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone

| location = USA