Charles Mingus
American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader (1922-1979) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 56
Charles Mingus Jr. was an American jazz upright bassist, composer, bandleader, pianist, and author.
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Max Roach Bandmate in Jazz Artists Guild
Dannie Richmond Bandmate in Charles Mingus Sextet
Roy Eldridge Bandmate in Jazz Artists Guild
Eric Dolphy Bandmate in Charles Mingus Sextet
Jo Jones Bandmate in Jazz Artists Guild
Teo Macero Produced Mingus Ah Um (1959)
Nasuhi Ertegün Produced The Clown and Blues & Roots- İlhan Mimaroğlu Produced Changes One and Changes Two
Clifford Jordan Bandmate in Charles Mingus Sextet
Jaki Byard Bandmate in Charles Mingus Sextet
Leonard Feather Produced Pre-Bird (1960)- Bob Thiele Produced The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963)
- Johnny Coles Bandmate in Charles Mingus Sextet
Miles Davis Charles produced Blue Moods (1955)
Duke Ellington Duets: Money Jungle (1963)
Langston Hughes Duets: Weary Blues (1958)
Nicolas Jaar Influenced by Charles
Basil Dearden Directed All Night Long (1962)
Hampton Hawes Duets: Mingus Three (1957)
Joel Dorn Produced Tonight at Noon (1964)- Alan Douglas Produced Money Jungle (1963)
- Michael Relph Produced All Night Long (1962)
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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).
