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Charles Mingus

Famously known as the 'The Angry Man of Jazz,' Charles Mingus refused to compromise his innovative compositional style throughout a long and illustrious career.

Alyn Shipton surveys the recorded output of bassist and composer and selects highlights with the aid of Mingus biographer Brian Priestley.

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Fri 25 May 2007 22:30
成人快手 Radio 3

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  • Charles Mingus - The Story of Love

    Composer: Mingus Performers: Buddy Childers, John Anderson, Hobart Dotson, unknown, t; Britt Woodman, Jimmy Knepper, Marty Smith, tb; Art Pepper, Jewel Grant, Eric Dolphy, Herb Caro, Bill Green, Gene Porter, s; Russ Freeman, p; unknown, g; Red Callender, Charles Mingus, b; Roy Porter, d. Spring 1949, Los Angeles.

  • Baron Mingus and his Rhythm

    Mingus Fingers

    Composer: Mingus Performers: Buddy Collette, as, cl; Jimmy Bunn, p; Mingus, b; Chuck Thompson, d. Nov 1948, Los Angeles.

    • Young Rebel.
    • Proper.
    • Properbox 77.

  • Charles Mingus - Pithecanthropus Erectus

    Composer: Mingus Performers: Jackie McLean, as; J R Monterose, ts; Mal Waldron, p; Mingus, b; Willie Jones, d. 30 Jan 1956, NYC.

  • Charles Mingus - Los Mariachis

    Composer: Mingus Performers: Clarence Shaw, t; Shafi Hadi (Curtis {Porter) as; Jimmy Knepper tb; Bill Triglia p; Mingus, b; Danny Richmond, d; Frankie Dunlop. perc; Ysabel Morel, castanets. Jul/Aug 1957, NYC.

  • Charles Mingus - Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am

    Composer: Mingus Performers: Booker Ervin, Roland Kirk, reeds; Jimmy Knepper, tb; Mingus p; Doug Watkins, b; Dannie Richmond, d. 6 Nov 1961.

  • Charles Mingus - Folk Forms No. 1

    Composer: Mingus Performers: Eric Dolphy, as, bcl; Ted Curson, t; Dannie Richmond, d; Mingus, b. 20 Oct 1960, NYC.

  • Charles Mingus - Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting

    Composer: Mingus Performers: Jackie McLean, John Handy as; Booker Ervin, ts; Pepper Adams, bar; Jimmy Knepper, Willie Dennis, tb; Horace Parlan, p; Mingus, b; Dannie Richmond, d. 4 Feb 1959, NYC.

  • Charles Mingus - Goodbye Pork Pie Hat

    Composer: Mingus Performers: Shafi Hadi, as; John Handy, Booker Ervin, ts; Willie Dennis, tb; Horace Parlan, p; Mingus, b; Dannie Richmond, d. 12 May 1959, NYC .

  • Charles Mingus - Mode E Single Dance/Mode F Groups, Solos and Groups And Solo Dance

    Composer: Mingus Performers: Rolf Ericson, Richard Williams, t; Quentin Jackson, tb; Don Butterfield, tu; Jerome Richardson, Dick Hafer, Charlie Mariano, sax; Jaki Byard p; Mingus b; Dannie Richmond, d. 20 Jan 1963, NYC.

  • Charles Mingus - Sue's Changes

    Composer: Mingus Performers: George Adams, ts; Jack Walrath, t; Don Pullen, p; Mingus, b; Dannie Richmond, d. 1 Oct 1975.

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