Collection: Charles Mingus

Real name:

Charles Mingus Jr.

Profile:

American jazz double bass player and pianist, composer, bandleader, and civil rights activist.
Born April 22, 1922 in Nogales, Arizona, USA.
Died January 5, 1979 in Cuernavaca, Mexico (aged 56).
Mingus was a pioneer in double bass technique, he also pioneered in overdubbing and cutting-up/reassembling tapes of different takes in the studio to achieve the best version to put on record. He also authored an autobiographical novel called "Beneath The Underdog". He died from Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease).

Groups:

Billy Taylor Trio, The Miles Davis Quintet, The Quintet Of The Year, The Charles Mingus Quintet, Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra, The Bud Powell Trio, Dizzy Gillespie Quintet, Charlie Parker And His Orchestra, Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra, Paul Bley Trio, Bob Mosely & All Stars, Stan Getz Quintet, The Charles Mingus Quartet, Charles Mingus And His Jazz Group, Howard McGhee And His Orchestra, Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop, The Quintet, Lucky Thompson's All Stars, Charles Mingus Sextet, The Red Norvo Trio, The Charlie Mingus Trio, Johnny Richards And His Orchestra, Teddy Charles New Directions Quartet, The Jay And Kai Quintet, Wilbert Baranco Orchestra, George Wallington Trio, Charles Mingus Octet, The Charles Mingus Duo, The Oscar Pettiford Quartet, Jimmy Knepper Quintet, The Quincy Jones Big Band, Oscar Pettiford And His Jazz Groups, The Charlie Mingus Modernists, Wilbert Baranco And His Rhythm Bombardiers, Strings And Keys, The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet, Teo Macero And His Orchestra, Lady Will Carr And Her Trio, Jazz Artists Guild, The Charles Mingus Group, Charles Mingus And His Orchestra, Wilbert Baranco And His Trio, Baron Mingus And His Rhythm, Charles Mingus – Max Roach Duo, Barron Mingus And His Rhythm, Charles "Barron" Mingus Presents His Symphonic Airs, Charlie Mingus And His 22 Piece Bebop Band (Stan Kenton's Side Men), Ralph Sharon's All-Star Sextet

Variations:

"Baron Fingus", "Baron" Fingus, A. Mingus, Baron Fingus, Baron Mingus, C .Mingus, C Mingus, C. MIngus, C. Mingus, C. Mingus & His Rhythm, C.M., C.MIngus, C.Mingus, Cahrles Mingus, Ch. Mingus, Chales Mingus, Char. Mingus, Charles, Charles "Barron" Mingus, Charles 'Baron' Mingus, Charles Mingus Jr., Charles Mingus, Jr., Charlie Mingue, Charlie Mingus, Charlie Mingus And His Orchestra, Charly Mingus, Chas. Mingus, Chaz. Mingus, Chazz Mingus, Manges, Mingus, Mingus/Charles, Minugs, Мингус, Ч. Мингус, Чарлз Мингус, Чарли Мингус, Чарльз Мингус, チャーリー・ミンガス, チャールス・ミンガス, チャールス・ミングス, チャールズ・ミンガス