Charles Mingus

The Genius of Charles Mingus!

From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Length: 54:38

Charles Mingus was a Jazz musician, composer, and band leader. He recorded over one hundred albums and wrote over three hundred scores. Some of the classic albums recorded by Charles Mingus were Pithecanthropus Erectus, The Clown, Tijuana Moods, Mingus Dynasty, Mingus Ah Um, The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady, and Let My Children Hear Music. Read the full description.

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Playing: The Genius of Charles Mingus!
From: Howard Burchette

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This is a rare look at the music of Charles Mingus. He began by playing bebop and eventually incorporated the sounds of gospel, avant-garde and classical music into his compositions.

This is just seven examples of the pure genius of Charles Mingus.

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This is a rare look at the music of Charles Mingus. He began by playing bebop and eventually incorporated the sounds of gospel, avant-garde and classical music into his compositions.

This is just seven examples of the pure genius of Charles Mingus.

Broadcast History

2011

Musical Works

Title	Artist	Album	Label	Year	Length
Hog Calling Blues (edit)	Charles Mingus	Oh Yeah.	Rhino Atlantic	2005	07:31
Better Get It in Your Soul	Charles Mingus	Mingus Ah Um .	Sony	1999	07:22
Gunslinging Bird	Charles Mingus	Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife.....	Sony	1990	05:06
Scenes in the City	Charles Mingus	Modern Jazz Symposium of Music & Poetry .	Shout Factory	2005	11:50
Freedom - Part Two	Charles Mingus	Epitaph.	Sony	1990	07:03
Ysabel's Table Dance New	Charles Mingus	New Tijuana Moods.	RCA	2007	10:28
Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting (Live Version)	Charles Mingus	Mingus At Antibes.	Rhino Atlantic	2005	12:06