Charles Mingus

double bass, composition · 1922–1979 · Nogales

Explosive bassist and composer, politically engaged (Fables of Faubus).

Styles

• Hard bop
• Free jazz
• Third stream

Landmark albums

• Mingus Ah Um (1959)
• The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963)

Landmark tracks

• Fables of Faubus (1959)
• Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (1959)
• Better Git It in Your Soul (1959)
• Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting (1959)
• Sue's Changes (1974)

Cited in 16 radio episodes

• Dedicated episode · Apr 7, 2019: Mingus Ah Um, les 60 ans d'un Disque Culte (59 Rue des Archives, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Dedicated episode · Mar 31, 2019: Blues And Roots, l'album sauvage de Charles Mingus (59 Rue des Archives, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Oct 16, 2026: Hot House : Parker, Gillespie, Powell, Mingus et Roach, histoire d’un concert de légende (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
• May 20, 2026: Tijuana Moods, la descente aux enfers de Charles Mingus (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
• May 16, 2025: Hot House, Parker, Gillespie, Powell, Mingus et Roach, histoire d'un concert de légende (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Feb 23, 2024: Changes, le chant du cygne de Charles Mingus (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Jan 19, 2024: John Dennis, le virtuose oublié (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Dec 20, 2023: Hot House, Parker, Gillespie, Powell, Mingus et Roach, histoire d'un concert de légende (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)

And 8 more episodes in the archive.

Sources

• EN : Charles Mingus

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