Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American jazz upright bassist, composer, bandleader, pianist, and author.
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Charles Mingus
American bassist and composer
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Charles Mingus Jr. was an American jazz upright bassist, composer, bandleader, pianist, and author. A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered to be one of the greatest jazz musicians ... Wikipedia
Born: April 22, 1922, Nogales, AZ
Died: January 5, 1979 (age 56 years), Cuernavaca, Mexico
Music group: The Quintet
Genre: Jazz
Spouse: Sue Mingus (m. 1975–1979), Celia Zaentz (m. 1951–1958), and Judy Starkey (m. ?–1970)
The Charles Mingus Centennial Sessions·Mingus Big Band · 1. Work Song (Break the Chains) · 2. The I of Hurricane Sue · 3. Intro to Nobody Knows the Bradley I ...
Bassist, composer, arranger, and bandleader Charles Mingus cut himself a uniquely iconoclastic path through jazz in the middle of the 20th century, ...
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Posted: Apr 22, 2022
Posted: Apr 22, 2022
One of the most important figures in twentieth century American music, Charles Mingus was a virtuoso bass player, accomplished pianist, bandleader and ...
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Charles Mingus Sextet In Berlin is an unauthorized live album by American jazz bassist Charles Mingus recorded on 5 November 1970, Berlin, West Germany, ...
Mingus started his professional career in the music world in 1940 working with Lee Young, the drumming brother of tenor saxophonist Lester Young. He then played ...