just like Duke and Max and Mingus were doing on Money Jungle." Trumpeter Miles Davis had a different view of the session: in a 1964 Down Beat blind listening test of the track "Caravan", he criticised the record company for putting the three musicians together, saying that "Max and Mingus can play together, by themselves. Mingus is a hell of a bass player, and Max is a hell of a drummer. But Duke can't play with them, and they can't play with Duke." Pianists have been impressed by Ellington's playing. Fred Hersch believes that it is one of Ellington's best recordings on piano, as he was forced by the other musicians to improvise in ways beyond what he would normally have played. Matthew Shipp commented on the free elements in the playing, describing the album as "one of the greatest examples of piano playing I've ever heard". John Medeski remarked on the forceful, contrapuntal interaction, facilitated by space. Ethan Iverson commented that, on "Fleurette Africaine", "There's a group dynamic present that's quite amazing. [...] It's a forerunner of The Bad Plus", the trio that he co-founded. In 1999, the band Rhythm and Brass included Money Jungle tracks on their album More Money Jungle... Ellington Explorations. Drummer Terri Lyne Carrington led the 2013 release Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue'', which includes cover versions of tracks from the original album. Of the compositions premiered on the album, "Fleurette Africaine" and "Wig Wise" are commonly recorded by others. Track listing All pieces composed by Duke Ellington, except where stated. LP (1963 – UAJ) LP reissue (1986 – Blue Note) CD (1987 – Blue Note) Composers are as above. CD (2002 – Blue Note) Composers are as above. Personnel Musicians Duke Ellington – piano Charles Mingus – double bass Max Roach – drums Production 1963 LP Alan Douglas – production Bill Schwartau – engineering Frank Gauna – design and photography George Wein – liner notes 1987 CD Michael Cuscuna – reissue production Malcolm Addey – remix engineering 2002 CD Michael Cuscuna – reissue production Ron McMaster – remix/remastering engineering References External links 1963 albums Albums produced by Alan Douglas (record producer) Blue Note Records albums Charles Mingus albums Collaborative albums Duke Ellington albums Max Roach albums Post-bop albums Solid State Records (jazz label) albums United Artists Records albums