Saturday, 15 November 2014

Jazz Greats: Charles Mingus

Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) 

Music, Composer and Bandleader, Charles Mingus, was a Master of the Double Bass. He is regarded for his classic compositions. Please take a listen here and have a great Saturday: Goodbye pork pie hat, Fables of Faubus, The clown and Pithecanthropus Erectus


Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Mingus
Background information
Birth nameCharles Mingus Jr.
BornApril 22, 1922
US Army Base in Nogales, Arizona, United States
OriginLos Angeles, United States
DiedJanuary 5, 1979 (aged 56)
Cuernavaca, Mexico
GenresJazzhard bopbebopavant-garde jazzpost-bopThird Streamorchestral jazzfree jazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, bandleader
InstrumentsDouble bass, piano, cello,trombone
Years active1943–1979
LabelsAtlanticCandidColumbiaDebut,Impulse!MercuryUnited Artists
Associated actsPepper AdamsJaki ByardMiles DavisEric DolphyDuke EllingtonJimmy KnepperCharlie ParkerDon PullenDannie RichmondMax RoachJack Walrath

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