Person · Male
Charles Mingus
- From
- Nogales, United States
- Active
- 1922–1979
- Rating
- ★ 5
- Releases
- 203
- jazz
- avant-garde jazz
- hard bop
- post-bop
- bebop
- third stream
- experimental big band
- soul jazz
About
Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American jazz upright bassist, composer, bandleader, pianist, and author. 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).
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Mingus's compositions continue to be played by contemporary musicians ranging from the repertory bands Mingus Big Band, Mingus Dynasty, and Mingus Orchestra to high school students who play the charts and compete in the Charles Mingus High School Competition. In 1993, the Library of Congress acquired Mingus's collected papers—including scores, sound recordings, correspondence, and photos—in what it called "the most important acquisition of a manuscript collection relating to jazz in the Library's history".
Member of
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Charles Mingus Sextet eponymous
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The Charles Mingus Quintet double bass, eponymous
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Charles Mingus and His Orchestra eponymous
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Strings and Keys bass
Discography
Albums
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Strings and Keys
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Introducing Paul Bley
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Jazz Collaborations, Vol. I
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Jazzical Moods
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Move!
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Jazz Composers Workshop
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Pithecanthropus Erectus Apple Music
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Four Trombones
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The Clown Apple Music
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A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry With Charles Mingus
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Mingus Three Apple Music
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East Coasting Apple Music
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Mingus Ah Um Apple Music
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Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus Apple Music
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Mingus Apple Music
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Mingus Dynasty Apple Music
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Blues & Roots Apple Music
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Pre-Bird Apple Music
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Money Jungle
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Oh Yeah Apple Music
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Tijuana Moods Apple Music
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The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady Apple Music
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Reincarnation of a Love Bird Apple Music
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Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Apple Music
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Mingus Plays Piano Apple Music
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Tonight at Noon Apple Music
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Blue Bird
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Let My Children Hear Music Apple Music
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Mingus Moves Apple Music
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Changes One Apple Music
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Changes Two Apple Music
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Three or Four Shades of Blues
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Cumbia & Jazz Fusion Apple Music
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Me, Myself an Eye Apple Music
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Something Like a Bird Apple Music
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With Orchestra
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Stormy & Funky Blues
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Lullabye of the Leaves
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Chazz!
Singles
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Precognition / Portrait
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He's Gone / Story of Love
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Pennies From Heaven / Lyon's Roar
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The Story of Love / Don't Blame Me
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Inspiration
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Say It Isn't So / Boppin 'n Boston
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Mingus Finger's / These Foolish Things Remind Me of You
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Shuffle Bass Boogie / Wierd Nightmare
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After Hours / Pipe Dream
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Make Believe / Bedspread
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Ain’t Jivin’ Blues / Baby, Take a Chance With Me
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Honey Take a Chance With Me / This Subdues My Passion
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The Texas Hop / Baby, Take a Chance With Me
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Lonesome Woman Blues / Swingin’ an Echo
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Jazz at Massey Hall – Salt Peanuts - Night in Tunisia
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Crazy Rhythm / The Midnight Sun Will Never Set / II B.S.
Live
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Hot House: The Complete Jazz at Massey Hall Recordings
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The Lost Album from Ronnie Scott's Apple Music
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Box Seats At Newport
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Charles Mingus @ Bremen 1964 & 1975
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Newport Rebels
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Jazz in Detroit / Strata Concert Gallery / 46 Selden Apple Music
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Complete Live at the Bohemia 1955
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Live in Europe 1975
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“Statement”
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1972-08-12: Loosdrecht, Netherlands
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The Jazz Workshop Concerts 1964-65
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Trios/Live At Newport Jazz Festival July 4, 1959
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1964-04-16: Bremen, Germany
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Stockholm 1964 / Antibes 1960
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Music Written for Monterey 1965 Not Heard… Played in Its Entirety at UCLA Apple Music
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Live at Montreux 1975 Apple Music
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Live in Stuttgart ! 1964
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Fables of Faubus Slugs', Vol. 2
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1964-04-19: Champs-Élysées, Paris, France
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1976-04: Keystone Korner, San Francisco, USA
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1964-04-13: Stockholm, Sweden
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Epitaph Apple Music
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1964-04-14: Old Fellow Palaet's Store Sal, Copenhagen, Denmark
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The Complete Birdland Broadcasts 1961-1962
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Live in Oslo 1964
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1972-08-22: Chateauvallon, France
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1964-04-10: "Concertgebouw", Amsterdam, Netherlands
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1970-10-28: Theatre National Populaire du Palais de Chaillot, Paris, France
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1964-04-17: Revenge!, Salle Wagram, Paris, France
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Mingus In Europe Volume I
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Mingus in Europe Apple Music
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I giganti del jazz, vol. 16
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Mingus at Antibes Apple Music
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Mingus at Carnegie Hall Apple Music
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Charles Mingus and Friends
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The Great Concert of Charles Mingus Apple Music
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Right Now: Live at the Jazz Workshop Apple Music
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Mingus at Monterey Apple Music
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Town Hall Concert
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Town Hall Concert
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Jazz Portraits: Mingus in Wonderland Apple Music
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Jazz at Massey Hall Volume 1 - Perdido / Salt Peanuts
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Mingus at the Bohemia Apple Music
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The Charles Mingus Quintet + Max Roach
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1975-07-09: "Postaula", Bremen, West Germany
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1975-07-27: La Spezia, Italy
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1975-07-19: Ahus Jazz Festival, Piratenteatern, Sweden
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1975-04-15: "Village Vanguard", NYC, USA
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1972-08-14-(15?): "Ronnie Scott's Club", London, England
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1972-07-29: Nice Jazz Festival, Nice, France
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1974-07-27: "Rocca Brancaleone", Ravenna, Italy
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1972-04-17: "Village Vanguard", NYC, USA
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1977-06-02: "Teatro Coliseo", Buenos Aires, Argentina
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1976-08-16: Jazzhaus, Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark
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1977-07-16: Sitges, Spain
Compilations
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Oldies Selection, Tijuana Gift Shop
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In Argentina (The Buenos Aires Concerts)
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Charles Mingus: A Summer Night
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Reincarnations Apple Music
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Presents Charles Mingus to Pre Bird - Revisited
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Changes: The Complete 1970s Atlantic Studio Recordings Apple Music
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Incarnations Apple Music
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Minor Intrusions
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Riding Where Sunshine
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The Rare Albums Collection
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Portraits in Jazz
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Four Classic Albums
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The Complete Albums Collection: 1957 - 1960
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The Complete Albums Collection: 1960 - 1963
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The Music of Mingus '77
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23 Masterpieces
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Jazz Heroes Collection 11
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Mitos do jazz, Volume 19: Charles Mingus
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Jazzical Moods
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The Complete Columbia & RCA Albums Collection
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Original Album Series
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Four Classic Albums Plus
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The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady / Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
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Charles Mingus and the Newport Rebels Apple Music
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Eight Classic Albums
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Original Album Classics
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Epitaph Apple Music
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Kind of Mingus
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Pithecanthropus Erectus + The Clown
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The Very Best of Charles Mingus Apple Music
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BD Jazz: Charles Mingus
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The Millennium Collection
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Columbia Jazz Profiles: Charles Mingus
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The Sound Of Love
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The Jazz Biography
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Mysterious Blues Apple Music
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The Impulse Story
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The Complete Savoy and Period Master Takes
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Minor Intrusion
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Modern Jazz Archive: Charles Mingus
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Charles Mingus's Finest Hour Apple Music
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The Very Best of Charles Mingus Apple Music
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Shuffle Bass Boogie
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Charles Mingus Trilogy: The Complete Bethlehem Jazz Collection
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Ken Burns Jazz
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Plays It Cool
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West Coast 1945-49 Apple Music
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Backtracks
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Pithecanthropus Erectus: 1955-1957
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Fables of Faubus
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The Complete 1959 Columbia Recordings Apple Music
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Battle of the Bands
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Alternate Takes Apple Music
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Priceless Jazz Collection
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Passions of a Man: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1956–1961)
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Charles Mingus
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Charles Mingus: New York
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This Is Jazz 6
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In a Soulful Mood
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Debut Rarities, Volume 4
Other
Links
Official
Concerts
Reference
- AllMusic
- BBC Music
- mingus.onttonen.info
- jazzdisco.org
- Discogs
- Discogs
- Discogs
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- IMDb
- Last.fm
- id.loc.gov
- musicmoz.org
- adp.library.ucsb.edu
- catalogue.bnf.fr
- d-nb.info
- snaccooperative.org
- nla.gov.au
- openlibrary.org
- rateyourmusic.com
- musik-sammler.de
- whosampled.com
- worldcat.org
- SecondHandSongs
- VIAF
- Wikidata
Collaboration
Married
Parent
Teacher
Tribute
Also known as
Baron Mingus & His Octet · Baron Mingus and His Octet · Barron Mingus & His Rhythm · Charles Baron Mingus · Charles Mingus Group · Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop · Charles Mingus Octet · Charles Mingus Quartet · Charles Mingus Septet · Charles Mingus Sextet · Charles Mingus and His Jazz Group · Charles Minugs · Charlie Mingus · Charlies Mingus · The Charles Mingus Group · The Charles Mingus Quartet · The Charlie Mingus Modernists · The Charlie Mingus Trio · チャールズ・ミンガス
Tags
- 2008 universal fire victim
- american
- bandleader
- composer
- double bassist
- pianist
- server name
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- f3b8e107-abe8-4743-b6a3-4a4ee995e71f
- ISNI
- 0000000110832626
- IPI
- 00020918504
- IPI
- 00020918602
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 10 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.