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- A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered one of the greatest jazz musicians and composers in history, with a career spanning three decades and collaborations with other jazz greats such as Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Max Roach, and Eric Dolphy.
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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 ...
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Before becoming a bandleader, Charles Mingus toured and recorded as a sideman with many of the leading jazz musicians at the time including Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Lionel Hampton and Roy Eldridge. He also performed briefly with Duke Ellingtonbut was allegedly, due to his bad temper, one of the few musicians who got fired by the great compo...
Pithecanthropus Erectus is widely considered as Mingus’ breakthrough album. It’s the first album where he taught all his compositions by ear to the musicians instead of writing them down – an idea coming straight out of his Jazz Workshop concept, which also relies heavily on free and group improvisations. The title track Pithecanthropus Erectus ref...
The Clown is the immediate successor to Pithecanthropus Erectus. Its opening track “The Haitian Fight Song” is the first recorded blues by Mingus and serves as the initial idea to his Blues Albumin 1960. “Blue in Cee” is another heavily swinging blues in the alternating keys of C and Bb. The album also features Mingus’ famous composition “Reincarna...
Mingus Ah-Um may well be Charles Mingus’ most popular album and includes compositions which are now considered jazz classics. In 2012 the album was selected for the Grammy Hall of Fame, receiving 5-star reviews from all major magazines and the Penguin Guide to Jazz calls it “an extended tribute to ancestors”. Mingus honours many of his musical idol...
Atlantic record producer Nesuhi Ertegünsuggested to Mingus that he record an entire Blues album, since some critics had the opinion he wouldn’t swing enough and that Mingus was doing too intellectual, experimental music. He answered: “I was born swinging and clapped my hands in church as a little boy, but I’ve grown up and I like to do things other...
Later called Mingus Revisited, this record has a large personnel and features many well known soloists of the time, such as drummer Max Roach, trumpeter Clark Terry, free jazz legend Eric Dolphy, tenor player Joe Farrell, saxophonist and flautist Yusuf Lateef, trombone player Slide Hampton and pianist Paul Bley. The concept of this album, for Mingu...
“Black Saint is Charles Mingus’ masterpiece“ writes the Penguin Guide to jazz and it certainly is one of the most acclaimed jazz albums in history. On par with “Mingus Ah-Um” it is undoubtedly Mingus’ most celebrated work. Originally Mingus wanted to write a full album of ballet music, which is reflected in its titles. The tunes are all very orches...
Some of this album was recorded during the same session for Black Saint & The Sinner Lady, with Bob Hammer doing arrangements on both. For “Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus” he arranged several previously recorded Charles Mingus songs for a larger 12-piece band but, most likely due to rights issues, these compositions have been renamed on this al...
After encountering health issues in the mid 1960s, Mingus had to step back and even take a break from playing for some time. It wasn’t until 1974 that he started a new quintet with his longtime collaborator Dannie Richmond on drums, Don Pullen on piano, George Adams on tenor sax and Jack Wallrath on trumpet. They released two albums, “Changes One” ...
In the mid 1970s Charles Mingus developed amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which made it impossible for him to play the double bass. Despite that, he continued composing and, in 1978, started working on a new album with singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. The four new compositions have lyrics written by Joni herself, following a meeting in Mingus’...
Mar 24, 2022 · Choosing five of Mingus’s best recordings is just a sampling. His deep knowledge, his powerful and unceasing commitment to the fight against discrimination, and his love of jazz shine through in every track he recorded.
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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Apr 22, 2024 · Charles Mingus’s best pieces are the work of one of jazz's greatest composers who gave the genre some of its most memorable tunes.
- Charles Waring
Jul 26, 2021 · The best way to understand Mingus is to listen to his music, although much has been written by and about him. He wrote a lengthy and compelling autobiography, Beneath The Underdog: His World As Composed By Mingus (Alfred A. Knopf, 1971), in which he variously portrayed himself as a genius, a victim, a fighter, a moralist and a pimp, among other ...
Jan 28, 2024 · The Best Charles Mingus Albums. Is there another jazz legend with a discography as far-reaching and ambitious as Charles Mingus? His influence extended beyond traditional jazz, reaching into other genres like avant-garde, experimental, and contemporary classical music.
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