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 name | Charles Mingus Jr. |
| Born | April 22, 1922 US Army Base in Nogales, Arizona, United States |
| Origin | Los Angeles, United States |
| Died | January 5, 1979 (aged 56) Cuernavaca, Mexico |
| Genres | Jazz, hard bop, bebop, avant-garde jazz, post-bop, Third Stream, orchestral jazz, free jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, bandleader |
| Instruments | Double bass, piano, cello,trombone |
| Years active | 1943–1979 |
| Labels | Atlantic, Candid, Columbia, Debut,Impulse!, Mercury, United Artists |
| Associated acts | Pepper Adams, Jaki Byard, Miles Davis, Eric Dolphy, Duke Ellington, Jimmy Knepper, Charlie Parker, Don Pullen, Dannie Richmond, Max Roach, Jack Walrath |
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