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As a bandleader, the American jazz bassist Charles Mingus released 51 albums between 1949 and 1977; as a sideman, Mingus appeared on a total of 34 albums. Four albums of his music were released posthumously between 1979 and 1990.
TitleLabelDate (last Session)RecordingPenny's Worth Of Boogie / Look What ...Globe, 19451945StudioBlues In B Flat / Deep MeditationModern Music, 1945May 1, 1945StudioRex Stewart Plays Duke Ellington/Illinois ...Grand Award, 1955August 2, 1945StudioJacquet Mood / Robbins' NestApollo, 1947August 2, 1945StudioCharles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American jazz upright bassist, composer, bandleader, pianist, and author. A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered one of the greatest jazz musicians and composers in history, [1] with a career spanning three decades and collaborations with other jazz greats ...
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- Charles Mingus Collection
- Pithecanthropus Erectus. From the album Pithecanthropus Erectus – Rec: 1956. Sounding as radical today as at the time of release, this Charles Mingus song is a tone poem that he said depicted the rise and fall of man.
- Haitian Fight Song. From the album The Clown – Rec: 1957. One of the most vital elements of Mingus’s writing is it’s deep connection to the blues and early jazz, whilst anticipating some of the developments of the free jazz of the 1960s.
- Ysabel’s Table Dance. From the album Tijuana Moods – Rec: 1957. Recorded just months after The Clown but not released until 1962, the album Tijuana Moods hints at some of the musical ideas that Mingus would follow up a few years later with his epic The Black Saint & The Sinner Lady (1963).
- Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting. From the album Blues & Roots – Rec: 1959. The Charles Mingus album Blues & Roots features a larger band than usual (even for him!)
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Along with the entire Black Saint album, you also get 5 of the 7 songs from “Mingus, Mingus, Mingus”, one of the very best of Charles’ albums as it contains well know classics such as “Better Get it in Your Soul, “Mood Indigo” and “Theme for Lester Young”.
Jul 17, 2007 · Changes: The Complete 1970s Atlantic Studio Recordings. In 1973 Atlantic Records began its second period of recording with Mingus, which resulted in seven studio albums. The story of a new phase in Mingus’ music – his last phase – begins with the recordings in this boxed set.
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Mingus released amazing albums throughout the years from The Clown to The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady, but every album spoke to one simple idea. The crazy notion that through music we are...
