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(1922 – 1979)
Charles Mingus (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979), was an American jazz bassist, composer, bandleader, and occasional pianist. 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 later musicians, due in part to their unconventional nature. Mingus was also influential and creative as a bandleader, recruiting talented and sometimes little-known artists whom he assembled into unconventional and revealing configurations.
Nearly as well known as his ambitious music was Mingus’ often fearsome temperament, which earned him the nickname “The Angry Man of Jazz.” His refusal to compromise his musical integrity led to many onstage explosions, though it has been argued that his temper also grew from a need to vent frustration. Ironically, a perfect show could irritate him by closing this outlet.
Mingus was prone to depression. He tended to have brief periods of extreme creative activity, intermixed with fairly long periods of greatly decreased output.
Most of Mingus’s music retained the hot and soulful feel of hard bop and drew heavily from black gospel music while sometimes drawing on elements of Third Stream Jazz and free jazz.
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 later musicians, due in part to their unconventional nature. Mingus was also influential and creative as a bandleader, recruiting talented and sometimes little-known artists whom he assembled into unconventional and revealing configurations.
Nearly as well known as his ambitious music was Mingus’ often fearsome temperament, which earned him the nickname “The Angry Man of Jazz.” His refusal to compromise his musical integrity led to many onstage explosions, though it has been argued that his temper also grew from a need to vent frustration. Ironically, a perfect show could irritate him by closing this outlet.
Mingus was prone to depression. He tended to have brief periods of extreme creative activity, intermixed with fairly long periods of greatly decreased output.
Most of Mingus’s music retained the hot and soulful feel of hard bop and drew heavily from black gospel music while sometimes drawing on elements of Third Stream Jazz and free jazz.
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Kingabiscuito wrote:
It's funny how top tracks from 1 to 12 are from Mingus ah um, c'mon people, there is much more Mingus beyond that.
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zvzZz wrote:
love ur music man!!!
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trippinaquarius wrote:
black saint and the sinner lady = beyond perfection
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VertTheAbstract wrote:
Black Saint and the Sinner Lady = beyond [2]
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karbonatok wrote:
black saint and the sinner lady = perfection [2]
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alexramosc wrote:
epitaph, check it out
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invisiblefrien2 wrote:
mingus toca el piano!
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thedeep325 wrote:
black saint and the sinner lady = perfection
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The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive-Ass Slippers.
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Avarance- wrote:
Black Saint and the Sinner Lady = beyond
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Overspeculated wrote:
Black Saint and the Sinner Lady = top notch
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Cozfunkel wrote:
He was a large man but I don't sitting on 26 prostitutes meant he had sex with them.
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marbley wrote:
"including 26 prostitutes in one sitting" - LOL sitting
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shavingcream wrote:
Mingus Ah Uhm is ahmingusuhm.
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LordRama wrote:
What a man.
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BebopBeatnik wrote:
Wiki: 'In addition to his musical and intellectual proliferation, Mingus goes into great detail about his perhaps overstated sexual exploits. He claims to have had over 31 affairs over the course of his life (including 26 prostitutes in one sitting). This does not include any of his five wives (he claims to have been married to two of them simultaneously). In addition, he asserts that he held a brief career as a pimp. This has never been confirmed.'
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BeetsAndBears wrote:
Oh Mingus where have you been all my life
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Faktorialis wrote:
one of my favourite
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SamRulon-Miller wrote:
the best.
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YgorCanute wrote:
Mingus ah im excelente!
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