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Charles Mingus
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American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader (1922–1979)
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Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American jazz double bassist, pianist, composer, and bandleader. A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered to be one of the greatest jazz musicians and composers in history, with a career spanning three decades and collaborations with other jazz musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker,…
Known for
- Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964 — contrebasse2022
- Jazz Club 22022
- Mingus Erectus — Himself2020
- Billie — self2020
- Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 19722008
- Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64 — himself2007
- Mingus in Greenwich Village — Himself2005
- Jazz — Self (archive footage)2001
- Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog — Self (archive footage)1997
- Last Date — Self1991
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1922
- Active to
- 1979
Discography
- Lonesome Woman Blues / Swingin’ an Echo1945
- The Texas Hop / Baby, Take a Chance With Me1945
- Ain’t Jivin’ Blues / Baby, Take a Chance With Me1946
- Honey Take a Chance With Me / This Subdues My Passion1946
- Make Believe / Bedspread1946
- Shuffle Bass Boogie / Wierd Nightmare1946
- Mingus Finger's / These Foolish Things Remind Me of You1948
- Say It Isn't So / Boppin 'n Boston1948
- He's Gone / Story of Love1949
- Inspiration1949
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- Total plays
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Charles Mingus (22nd April 1922 – 5th January 1979) was an American jazz bassist, composer, bandleader, and occasional pianist from Los Angeles. He was also known for his activism against racial injustice. Mingus' legacy is notable: he is ranked among the finest composers and performers in jazz, and recorded many highly regarded albums. Dozens of musicians passed through his bands and later went on to impressive careers. His songs - though melodic and distinctive - are not often recorded by lat
Key facts
- Also known as
- Charlie Mingus
- Born
- Charles Mingus Jr. , ( 1922-04-22 ) April 22, 1922, Nogales, Arizona , U.S.
- Origin
- Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Died
- January 5, 1979 (1979-01-05) (aged 56), Cuernavaca , Mexico
- Genres
- Jazz hard bop bebop avant-garde jazz post-bop third stream orchestral jazz
- Occupations
- Musician composer bandleader
- Instruments
- Double bass piano vocals
- Years active
- 1943–1979
- Labels
- Atlantic Candid Columbia Debut Impulse! Mercury United Artists
- Website
- www .charlesmingus .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Charles Mingus
DEVOTED TO THE WORK OF JAZZ COMPOSER AND BASSIST CHARLES MINGUS. This site exists to maintain the historical record and archival materials of one of America’s greatest composers, and to promote Mingus music being played today., DEVOTED TO THE WORK OF JAZZ COMPOSER AND BASSIST CHARLES MINGUS. This site exists to maintain the historical record and archival materials of one of America’s greatest composers, and to promote Mingus music being played today.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Charles
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Nogales
- Place of death
- Mexico
- Occupation
- musician
- Employer
- University at Buffalo
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Award
- Grammy Hall of Fame
- Genre
- orchestral jazz
- Instrument
- double bass
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Official website
- www.charlesmingus.com
- Image
- Charles Mingus 1976 cropped.jpg
- Residence
- Cuernavaca
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- Commons category
- Charles Mingus
- date of birth
- 1922-04-22
- date of death
- 1979-01-05
- cause of death
- ALS
- topic's main category
- Category:Charles Mingus
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1943-00-00
- ancestral home
- Germany
- social media followers
- 21800
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- end of work period
- 1979-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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, with a career spanning three decades and collaborations with other jazz greats, such as Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Max Roach, and Eric Dolphy. Mingus's work ranged from advanced bebop and avant-garde jazz with small and midsize ensembles to pioneering the post-bop style on seminal recordings like Pithecanthropus Erectus (1956) and Mingus Ah Um (1959) and progressive big band experiments such as The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963).
Mingus's compositions continue to be played by contemporary musicians ranging from the repertory bands Mingus Big Band, Mingus Dynasty, and Mingus Orchestra to high school students who play the charts and compete in the Charles Mingus High School Competition. In 1993, the Library of Congress acquired Mingus's collected papers—including scores, sound recordings, correspondence, and photos—in what it called "the most important acquisition of a manuscript collection relating to jazz in the Library's history".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Charles Mingus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.