 Charles Mingus - Bi Centenial, Lower Manhattan July 4, 1976 Image by Charles_Mingus_1976.jpg: Tom Marcello Webster, New York, USA
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Charles MingusCharles Mingus Charles Mingus American jazz musician (1922–1979) 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,[1] 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). Quick facts Background… (Source: Wikipedia)
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