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Charles 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 ...
- Music Division, Library of Congress
- Charles Mingus Collection
Oct 18, 2024 · Charles Mingus (born April 22, 1922, Nogales, Arizona, U.S.—died January 5, 1979, Cuernavaca, Mexico) was an American jazz composer, bassist, bandleader, and pianist whose work, integrating loosely composed passages with improvised solos, both shaped and transcended jazz trends of the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s. Mingus studied music as a child ...
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Born on a military base in Nogales, Arizona in 1922 and raised in Watts, California, his earliest musical influences came from the church-- choir and group singing-- and from "hearing Duke Ellington over the radio when [he] was eight years old."
Apr 21, 2022 · Charles Mingus suffered from Lou Gherig's disease in the 1970s. He died at the age of 56 in 1979. His ashes were scattered in the Ganges River.
Apr 22, 2022 · Born 100 years ago in 1922, Mingus was an American jazz double bassist, pianist, composer, and bandleader. He is often regarded as one of the greatest jazz composers of the 20th century. In his liner notes Mingus continues, “When a jazz musician begins to ad lib on a given composition with a title and improvise a new creative melody, this man ...
- Sophia Alexandra Hall
Sep 22, 2024 · On July 20, 1975, Charles Mingus was in Montreux, Switzerland, to perform at the Montreux Jazz Festival. He was on tour to promote Changes One and Changes Two, a pair of albums recorded for Atlantic in December 1974.
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Apr 22, 2022 · Charles Mingus would have turned 100 today. The jazz bassist is often mentioned in the same sentence as Duke Ellington as one of America's greatest composers. (SOUNDBITE OF CHARLES MINGUS'...
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