Charles Mingus

Charles Mingus

Charles Mingus

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Charles Mingus & Booker Ervin , First Recordings, Vol. 1 album art
  • Charles Mingus & Booker Ervin , First Recordings, Vol. 1
  • October 2024
  • 11 Songs

Top Songs

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Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
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Better Git Hit in Your Soul
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Moanin' [Remastered 2015]
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Bird Calls
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Better Get Hit In Your Soul [Instrumental]

Albums

  • Charles Mingus & Booker Ervin , First Recordings, Vol. 2

    Oct 2024 • 6 songs

  • Incarnations

    Mar 2024 • 5 songs

  • Charles Mingus - Jazz Master Deluxe

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Charles Mingus

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Irascible, demanding, bullying, and probably a genius, Charles Mingus cut himself a uniquely iconoclastic path through jazz in the middle of the 20th century, creating a legacy that became universally lauded only after he was no longer around to bug people. As a bassist, he knew few peers, blessed with a powerful tone and pulsating sense of rhythm, capable of elevating the instrument into the front line of a band. But had he been just a string player, few would know his name today. Rather, he was the greatest bass-playing leader/composer jazz has ever known, one who always kep...
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