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A video exploring the impact of Charles Mingus on civil rights through his jazz music, presented by Nick Rossi.
- 7 min
- 1880
- Nick Rossi
This uncredited quote speaks to the complexity of Mingus' personality and by extension, his music. A profound composer and powerful bassist, Mingus' personal story is at times disturbing, and...
- 39 min
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- Chase Sanborn
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- Beneath the Bassline
Apr 26, 2021 · The incident inspired composer-bassist Charles Mingus to write 1959’s “Fables of Faubus” for his Mingus Ah Um album. Mingus was a genius of biting sarcasm, and his loping tune features his cutting call-and-response with drummer Dannie Richmond.
Evolving in parallel and informed by similar cultural and historical touchstones, the civil rights and avant garde jazz movements both informed and influenced each other. Here’s the story of how John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Nina Simone and some jazz pioneers made their voices heard during the heat of the civil rights movement
As a teenager, Mingus began to study “double bass and composition in a formal way,” while simultaneously absorbing first hand a vernacular for jazz through some of the earlier greats. In the 1940s, Mingus began touring with artists such as Louis Armstrong, Lionel Hampton and Kid Ory.
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Apr 26, 2024 · For an artist credited with over 300 compositions, these ten Charles Mingus songs only scratch the surface of one of jazz’s true originals. They do, though, hopefully show why he is often credited as one of the greatest composers in jazz – if not music in general – alongside Duke Ellington.
