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Jul 8, 2019 · Mingus accepted, with grace, Mitchell’s rejection of his Eliot concept and, instead, on this New York summit, presented her with six compositions bearing her name – Joni I to Joni VI. Mingus had composed by singing the melodies into a tape recorder and having arranger Sy Johnson set them to chords.
- Jazz Journal
Sep 6, 2023 · Mingus was a talent scout, unearthing hidden gems and molding them into unconventional instrumental configurations. As a performer, his prowess on the double bass was nothing short of pioneering, earning him acclaim as one of the instrument's foremost virtuosos.
Apr 22, 2022 · Firstly, since widespread amplification of acoustic instruments would not begin until the late 1960s, Mingus' sound was largely formed in his hands: They were the source of the character...
Dec 22, 2015 · Thomas Reichman’s classic 1968 film Mingus documented his eviction from his New York apartment, Mingus clearly in a haphazard state, filmed firing his gun in his apartment, children present. He returned to work in 1969.
Mar 1, 2002 · He was a bassist without peer, a seminal influence on contemporary musicians, and the leader of a number of legendary jazz workshops, combos, and big bands. A composer often compared to Duke Ellington, Mingus is known for protest songs such as “Faubus Fables,” “Haitian Fight Song,” and “Meditations on a Pair of Wire Cutters”; for ...
- Gene Santoro
- 2000
Apr 5, 2023 · The name may be familiar to people who have visited Mingus Mill in Oconaluftee Bottoms. Dr. John Mingus replaced that mill in 1886. He was Charles Mingus Jr.’s great-great-grandfather. Charles Mingus Jr. later composed jazz music, led bands and played double bass and piano.
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Four superbad jazzmen, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, and John Coltrane, were the embodiment of jazz that is at once earthy and exalted. These four giants were superbad because they tried to work out a jazz style that was their own, shaking off tired bebop clichés, breaking free from traditional jazz harmonies and changing a few ...
