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
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/331840.
Mingus, Charles. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/331840.
"Mingus, Charles." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Mingus, Charles, 1922-1979 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80057165
Wikidata: Charles Mingus - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q107432
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/111286947
MusicBrainz: Charles Mingus - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f3b8e107-abe8-4743-b6a3-4a4ee995e71f
Getty ULAN: Mingus, Charles - http://vocab.getty.edu/ulan/500335188
ISNI: 0000 0001 1083 2626 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000110832626
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