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Charles Mingus

Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American jazz upright bassist, pianist, composer, bandleader, and author. A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered to be one of the greatest jazz musicians and composers in history, with a career spanning three decades and collaborations with other jazz musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Herbie Hancock. Mingus's work ranged from advanced bebop and avant-garde jazz with small and midsize ensembles – pioneering the post-bop style on seminal recordings like Pithecanthropus Erectus (1956) and Mingus Ah Um (1959) – to progressive big band experiments such as The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963).

Mingus's compositions continue to be played by contemporary musicians ranging from the repertory bands Mingus Big Band, Mingus Dynasty, and Mingus Orchestra, to the 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 they described as "the most important acquisition of a manuscript collection relating to jazz in the Library's history".

Birth and Death Data: Born April 22, 1922 (Nogales), Died January 5, 1979 (Cuernavaca)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca L 4528 11/3/1947 Goldwyn stomp Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca L 4529 11/3/1947 Red top Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca L 4530 11/3/1947 Giddy up Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca L 4543 11/10/1947 Hawk's nest Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca L 4544 11/10/1947 Mingus fingers Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca L 4545 11/10/1947 Muchacho azul Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca L 4546 11/10/1947 Midnight sun Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca L 4560 11/14/1947 Cherokee Lionel Hampton Sextet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca L 4561 11/14/1947 No. 2 Re-bop and be-bop Lionel Hampton Sextet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca L 4562 11/14/1947 Zoo-baba-da-oo-ee Lionel Hampton Sextet instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca L 4563 11/14/1947 Be-bop's turning blue-1 Lionel Hampton Sextet instrumentalist, string bass  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mingus, Charles," accessed March 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/331840.

Mingus, Charles. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/331840.

"Mingus, Charles." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 March 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/331840

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