Charles Mingus was born on 22 Apr 1922 in Los Angeles, California. His birth name was Charles Mingus, Jr.. Charles Mingus died on 05 Jan 1979.
Charles Mingus, Jr. was an American jazz bassist, composer, bandleader, and pianist. He was also known for his activism against racial injustice.
Mingus is considered one of the most important composers and performers of jazz, a pioneer in bass technique, and he recorded many highly regarded albums.
Charles Mingus released the following albums including Tijuana Moods (2010), Playlist: The Very Best of Charles Mingus (2010), Charles Mingus And The Newport Rebels (2010), Three Classic Albums (2010), Pithecanthropus Erectus/the Clown (2009), Ah Um 50th Anniversary (2009), Night at Cafe Bohemia/Pithecanthropus Erectus Session (2009), Let My Children Hear Music (2008), Ken Burns Jazz (2008), Very Best of Charles Mingus (2008), Changes Two (2008), The Sound Of Love (2007), Charles Mingus in Paris: The Complete America Recordings (2007), At UCLA 1965 (2006), Supreme Jazz (2006), Tonight at Noon (2006), Mysterious Blues (2005), East Coasting (2005), Mingus in Europe (2005), The Great Concert of Charles Mingus (2004), Mingus Move (2002), Tijuana Moods: First Edt (2001), Plays It Cool (2000), Ken Burns JAZZ Collection: Charles Mingus (2000), Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus (2000), Mingus! (1999), Mingus Dynasty (1999), Mingus Ah Um (1999), Oh Yeah (1999), Clown (1999), Passions of a Man: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1956-1961) (1997), Thirteen Pictures: The Charles Mingus Anthology (1997), Mingus Plays Piano (1997), New Tijuana Moods (1996), Live at Carnegie Hall (1996), The Black Saint & The Sinner Lady (1995), Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1995), Complete Town Hall Concert (1994), Mingus Moves (1993), Changes One (1993), At the Bohemia (1991), Plus Max Roach (1991), Mingus at Antibes (1990), New Tijuana Mood (1990), Blues and Roots (1990), Pithecanthropus Erectus (1990), Epitaph (1990) and Reincarnation of a Lovebird (1988).
Charles Mingus, Jr. was an American jazz bassist, composer, bandleader, and pianist. He was also known for his activism against racial injustice.
Mingus is considered one of the most important composers and performers of jazz, a pioneer in bass technique, and he recorded many highly regarded albums.
Charles Mingus released the following albums including Tijuana Moods (2010), Playlist: The Very Best of Charles Mingus (2010), Charles Mingus And The Newport Rebels (2010), Three Classic Albums (2010), Pithecanthropus Erectus/the Clown (2009), Ah Um 50th Anniversary (2009), Night at Cafe Bohemia/Pithecanthropus Erectus Session (2009), Let My Children Hear Music (2008), Ken Burns Jazz (2008), Very Best of Charles Mingus (2008), Changes Two (2008), The Sound Of Love (2007), Charles Mingus in Paris: The Complete America Recordings (2007), At UCLA 1965 (2006), Supreme Jazz (2006), Tonight at Noon (2006), Mysterious Blues (2005), East Coasting (2005), Mingus in Europe (2005), The Great Concert of Charles Mingus (2004), Mingus Move (2002), Tijuana Moods: First Edt (2001), Plays It Cool (2000), Ken Burns JAZZ Collection: Charles Mingus (2000), Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus (2000), Mingus! (1999), Mingus Dynasty (1999), Mingus Ah Um (1999), Oh Yeah (1999), Clown (1999), Passions of a Man: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1956-1961) (1997), Thirteen Pictures: The Charles Mingus Anthology (1997), Mingus Plays Piano (1997), New Tijuana Moods (1996), Live at Carnegie Hall (1996), The Black Saint & The Sinner Lady (1995), Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1995), Complete Town Hall Concert (1994), Mingus Moves (1993), Changes One (1993), At the Bohemia (1991), Plus Max Roach (1991), Mingus at Antibes (1990), New Tijuana Mood (1990), Blues and Roots (1990), Pithecanthropus Erectus (1990), Epitaph (1990) and Reincarnation of a Lovebird (1988).
Oct 2010
- Dizzy Moods
- Ysabel's Table Dance
- Tijuana Gift Shop
- Los Mariachis
- Flamingo
- A Colloquial Dream
- Better Git It In Your Soul
- Dizzy Moods
- Song With Orange
- Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
- Flamingo
- Boogie Stop Shuffle
- Things Ain't What They Used To Be
- Tijuana Gift Shop
- The Shoes Of The Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers
- Mood Indigo
- Monk, Bunk & Vice Versa (Osmotin')
- Lock 'Em Up
- Re-Incarnation of a Love Bird
- Bugs
- Mysterious Blues
- Body and Soul
- R and R
Apr 2010
- Wednesday Night Pray Meeting
- Cryin' Blues
- Moanin'
- Tensions
- My Jelly Roll Soul
- E's Flat Ah's Flat Too
- Better Git It In Your Soul
- Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
- Boogie Stop Shuffle
- Self Portrait In Three Colours
- Open Letter To Duke
- Bird Calls
- Fables Of Faubus
- Jelly Roll
- Pussycat Dues
- Slop
- Diane
- Song With Orange
- Things Ain't What They Used To Be
- Far Wells, Mill Valley
- New Now Know How
- Mood Indigo
- Put Me In The Dungeon
- Strollin
Jun 2009
- Pithecanthropus Erectus
- A Foggy Day
- Profile of Jackie
- Love Chant
- Haitian Fight Song
- Blue Cee
- Reincarnation of a Lovebird
- The Clown
May 2009
- Better Git It In Your Soul
- Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
- Boogie Stop Shuffle
- Self-Portrait In Three Colors
- Open Letter To Duke
- Bird Calls
- Fables Of Faubus
- Pussy Cat Dues
- Jelly Roll
- Pedal Point Blues
- GG Train
- Girl Of My Dreams
- Bird Calls (Alternate)
- Better Git It In Your Soul (Alternate)
- Jelly Roll (Alternate)
- Slop
- Diane
- Song With Orange
- Gunslinging Bird
- Things Ain't What They Used To Be
- Far Wells, Mill Valley
- New Now Know How
- Mood Indigo
- Put Me In That Dungeon
- Strollin'
- Jump Monk
- Serenade In Blue
- Percussion Discussion
- Work Song
- Septemberly
- All The Things You Are
- Jump Monk 2
- All The Things You Are 2
- A Foggy Day
- Drums
- Haitian Fight Song
- Lady Bird
- I ll Remember April
- Love Chant
- Pithecanthropus Erectus
- A Foggy Day
- Love Chant
- Profile Of Jackie
- The Shoes Of The Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers
- Adagio Ma Non Troppo
- Don't Be Afraid, The Clown's Afraid Too
- Taurus In The Arena Of Life
- Hobo Ho
- The Chill Of Death
- The I Of Hurricane Sue
Feb 2008
- Haitian Fight Song
- Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
- Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul
- Original Faubus Fables
- Peggy's Blue Skylight
- Eat That Chicken
- Solo Dancer-Stop! Look! Listen, Sinner Jim Whitney (The Black ...)
- Mood Indigo
- The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers
Jan 2008
- Pithecanthropus Erectus
- Profile of Jackie
- Tonight at Noon
- Haitian Fight Song
- Reincarnation of a Lovebird
- Moanin'
- Cryin' Blues
- Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
- Ecclusiastics
- Passions of a Man
- Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am
Jan 2008
- Free Cell Block F, 'Tis Nazi U.S.A. (LP Version)
- Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress, Then Silk Blue
- Black Bats And Poles (LP Version)
- Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love
- For Harry Carney (LP Version)
Jun 2007
- Just For Laughs Part 1
- Fables Of Faubus
- Peggy's Blue Skylight
- Caroline Keikki
- Mingus
- Slop
- Just For Laughs Part 2
- Back Home Blues
- What Is This Thing Called Love
- The Sound Of Love
- It Might As Well Be Spring (Ft Lionel Hampton)
- Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love (Ft Lionel Hampton)
- Farewell Farewell (Ft Lionel Hampton)
- So Long Eric (Ft Lionel Hampton)
- I Left My Heart In San Francisco
- Reincarnation Of A Lovebird 1
- Peggy's Blue Skylight
- Love Is A Dangerous Necessity
- Blue Bird
- Pithecanthropus Erectus
- Reincarnation Of A Lovebird [warm up and false start]
- Reincarnation Of A Lovebird [second false start]
- Reincarnation Of A Lovebird [third false start]
- Reincarnation Of A Lovebird [incomplete]
- Peggy's Blue Skylight [first false start]
- Peggy's Blue Skylight [second false start]
- Peggy's Blue Skylight [third false start and rehearsal]
- Peggy's Blue Skylight [alternate (fastversion)]
- Blue Bird [incomplete]
- Reprise
- Love Is A Dangerous Necessity [first false start]
- Love Is A Dangerous Necessity [second false start]
- Pithecanthropus Erectus [first take, incomplete]
- Pithecanthropus Erectus [reprise]
- Pithecanthropus Erectus [rehearsal]
- Pithecanthropus Erectus [false start]
- Pithecanthropus Erectus [to the end]
- Pithecanthropus Erectus [Mingus explanations, restart]
- Opening Speech
- Meditation on Inner Peace
- Speech Introducing Musicians
- Speech
- Once Upon a Time, There Was a Holding Corporation Called Old America [1
- Lecture to Band
- Once Upon a Time, There Was a Holding Corporation Called Old America [2
- Ode to Bird and Dizzy [Quartet]
- Speech: Call Octet Back
- They Trespass the Land of Sacred Sioux
- Speech: Introduction to Hobart Dotson/The Arts of Tatum and Freddy Webs
- Once Upon a Time, There Was a Holding Corporation Called Old America
- Speech: Introduction to Lonnie Hillyer
- Muskrat Ramble
- Pause
- Don't Let It Happen Here
Mar 2006
- Minor Intrusion
- Thrice Upon A Theme
- Stormy Weather
- The Spur Of The Moment
- Echonitus
- Four Hands
- Abstractions
- What Is This Thing Called Love
Mar 2006
- Tonight At Noon (LP Version)
- Invisible Lady (LP Version)
- Old Blues For Walt's Torin (LP Version #2)
- Peggy's Blue Skylight (LP Version)
- Passions Of A Woman Loved (LP Version)
Aug 2005
- Mysterious Blues
- Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away)
- Body and Soul [Take 2][Alternate Take][#]
- Vassarlean
- Re-Incarnation of a Love Bird [Take 4][Alternate Take]
- Me and You Blues
- Melody from the Drums
Aug 2005
- Memories of You [Take 7]
- East Coasting [Take 4]
- West Coast Ghost [Take 6]
- Celia [Take 5]
- Conversation [Take 16]
- Fifty-First Street Blues [Take 4]
- East Coasting [Alternate Take 3]
- Memories of You [Alternate Take 3]
Feb 2005
- Fables Of Faubus
- Starting
- Meditations
- A.T.F.W. (Art Tatum Fats Waller)
- Presentation Of Musicians: Johnny Coles Trumpet
- So Long Eric (Don't Stay Over There Too Long)
- Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk
- Sophisticated Lady
- Parkeriana (Dedicated To A Genius)
- Meditations On Integration
Jul 2002
- Canon
- Opus Four
- Moves
- Wee (Allen's Alley)
- Flowers for a Lady
- Newcomer
- Opus Three
Sep 2001
- Dizzy Moods (1957/62 Master Takes)
- Ysabel's Table Dance (1957/62 Master Takes)
- Tijuana Gift Shop (1957/62 Master Takes)
- Los Mariachis (1957/62 Master Takes)
- Flamingo (1957/62 Master Takes)
- Dizzy Moods (1986 Composite (partial) Alternative Takes)
- Ysabel's Table Dance (1986 Composite (partial) Alternative Takes)
- Los Mariachis (1986 Composite (partial) Alternative Takes)
- Flamingo (1986 Composite (partial) Alternative Takes)
- Tijuana Gift Shop (1986 Composite (partial) Alternative Takes)
- A Colloquial Dream
- Flamingo (Composite (partial) Alternative Takes)
- Ysabel's Table Dance (Composite Incomplete Take)
- Dizzy Moods (Junkyard Take 8)
- Dizzy Moods (Bass Solos Take 14)
- Tijuana Gift Shop (Takes 1-4)
- Tijuana Gift Shop (Take 6)
- Los Mariachis (Takes 1-3)
- Los Mariachis (Takes 5-10)
- Los Mariachis (Takes 15-23)
- A Colloquial Dream (Take 6)
- A Colloquial Dream (Take 8)
Nov 2000
- Mysterious Blues
- Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
- Vassarlean
- Me And You Blues
- Body And Soul
- R And R
- Storym Weather
- Haitian Fight Song
- Ysabel's Table Dance
- Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
- Better Git It In Your Soul
- Original Faubus Fables
- Peggy's Blue Skylight
- Eat That Chicken
- Solo Dancer
- Mood Indigo
- The Shoes Of The Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers
- Folk Forms, No.1
- Original Faubus Fables
- All The Things You Could Be By Now If Sigmund Freud's Wife Was Your Mother
- What Love
Oct 1999
- MDM (Pt.1)
- MDM (Pt.2)
- Stormy Weather
- Lock 'Em Up
- Slop
- Diane
- Song With Orange
- Gunslinging Bird
- Things Ain't What They Used To Be
- Far Wells, Mill Valley
- New Now Know How
- Put Me In That Dungeon
- Strollin'
- Mood Indigo
- Better Git It In Your Soul
- Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
- Boogie Stop Shuffle
- Self-Portrait In Three Colors
- Open Letter To Duke
- Bird Calls
- Fables Of Faubus
- Pussy Cat Dues
- Jelly Roll
- Pedal Point Blues
- GG Train
- Girl Of My Dreams
- Hog Callin' Blues
- Devil Woman
- Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am
- Ecclusiastics
- Oh Lord Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me
- Eat That Chicken
- Passions Of A Man
- Charles Mingus Interviewed By Nesuhi Ertegun
- Old Blues For Walt's Torin
- Peggy's Blue Skylight
- Invisible Lady
Feb 1999
- Haitian Fight Song
- Blue Cee
- Reincarnation of a Lovebird
- The Clown
- Passions of a Woman Loved [#][*]
- Tonight at Noon [*]
- Pithecanthropus Erectus (LP Version)
- A Foggy Day (LP Version)
- Love Chant (LP Version)
- Profile Of Jackie (LP Version)
- Laura (LP Version)
- When Your Lover Has Gone (LP Version)
- Just One Of Those Things
- Blue Greens
- The Clown
- Passions Of A Woman Loved (LP Version)
- Blue Cee (LP Version)
- Tonight At Noon (LP Version)
- Reincarnation Of A Lovebird
- Haitian Fight Song (LP Version)
- E's Flat Ah's Flat Too (LP Version)
- My Jelly Roll Soul (LP Version)
- Tensions (LP Version)
- Moanin' (LP Version)
- Cryin' Blues (LP Version)
- Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
- E's Flat Ah's Flat Too (Alternative Take)
- My Jelly Roll Soul (Alternative Version)
- Tensions (Alternative Version)
- Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
- Prayer For Passive Resistance (Live Version)
- Better Git Hit In Your Soul (Live Version)
- Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting (Live Version)
- Folk Forms I (Live Version II)
- What Love? (Live Version)
- I'll Remember April (Live Version)
- Devil Woman (LP Version)
- Ecclusiastics (LP Version)
- Old Blues For Walt's Torin (LP Version)
- Peggy's Blue Skylight (LP Version)
- Hog Calling Blues (LP Version)
- Oh Lord Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me
- Passions Of A Man (LP Version)
- Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am (LP Version)
- Invisible Lady (LP Version)
- Eat That Chicken (LP Version)
- Charle Mingus Interviewed By Nesuhi Ertegun
- Cumbia and Jazz Fusion
- Myself When I Am Real
- Jump Monk
- Haitian Fight Song
- Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
- Half-Mast Inhibition
- Pithecanthropus Erectus
- Wig Wise
- Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul
- Meditations on Integration, Pt. 1 & 2
- Portrait
- Hora Decubitus
- Ecclusiastics
- Myself When I Am Real
- I Can't Get Started
- Body And Soul
- Roland Kirk's Message
- Memories Of You
- She's Just Miss Popular Hybrid
- Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress, Then Silk Blues
- Meditations For Moses
- Old Portrait
- I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
- Compositional Theme Story: Medleys, Anthems And Folklore
Oct 1996
- Dizzy Moods
- Ysabel's Table Dance
- Tijuana Gift Shop
- Los Mariachis
- Flamingo
- Dizzy Moods (Alternate Take)
- Tijuana Gift Shop (Alternate Take)
- Los Mariachis (Alternate Take)
- Flamingo (Alternate Take)
Mar 1996
- C Jam Blues (Live Version)
- Perdido (Live Version)
Nov 1995
- Solo Dancer
- Duet Solo Dancers
- Group Dancers
- Trio And Group Dancers
- II B.S.
- I X Love
- Celia
- Mood Indigo
- Better Get Git In Yo' Soul
- Theme For Lester Young
- Hora Decubitus
- Freedom
Jul 1994
- Freedom (Part 1) (Live)
- Freedom (Part 2)
- Osmotin' (Live)
- Epitaph (Part 1) (Live)
- Peggy's Blue Skylight (Live)
- Epitaph (Part 2) (Live)
- My Search (Live)
- Portrait (Live)
- Duke's Choice (aka Don't Come Back)
- Please Don't Come Back From The Moon
- In A Mellow Tone (AKA Finale) (Live)
- Epitaph (Part 1-Alt. Take) (Live)
Dec 1993
- Canon (LP Version)
- Opus 4 (LP Version)
- Moves (LP Version)
- Wee (LP Version)
- Flowers For A Lady (LP Version)
- Newcomer (LP Version)
- Opus 3 (LP Version)
- Big Alice (LP Version)
- The Call (LP Version)
Aug 1993
- Remember Rockefeller At Attica (LP Version)
- Sue's Changes (LP Version)
- Devil Blues (LP Version)
- Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love (LP Version)
Jul 1991
- Jump Monk
- Serenade In Blue
- Percussion Discussion
- Work Song
- Septemberly
- All The Things You Can C#
- Jump Monk (Alternate Take)
- All The Things You Can C# (Alternate Take)
Jul 1991
- A Foggy Day
- Drums
- Haitian Fight Song
- Lady Bird
- I'll Remember April
- Love Chant
- Prayer For Passive Resistance
- What Love?
- I'll Remember April
- Folk Forms
- Better Git Hit In Your Soul
- Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting (Live Version)
Oct 1990
- Dizzy Moods
- Ysabel's Table Dance
- Tijuana Gift Shop
- Los Mariachis (The Street Musicians)
- Flamingo
- Dizzy Moods [Alternate Take]
- Tijuana Gift Shop [Alternate Take]
- Los Mariachis [Alternate Take]
- Flamingo [Alternate Take]
- Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
- Cryin' Blues
- Moanin'
- Tensions
- My Jelly Roll Soul
- E's Flat Ah's Flat Too
- Pithecanthropus Erectus
- A Foggy Day
- Profile of Jackie
- Love Chant
Mar 1990
- Main
- Percussion Discussion
- Main Score Part 2
- Started Melody
- Better Get It In Your Soul
- The Soul
- Moods In Mambo
- Self Portrait/Chill Of Death
- Oscar Pettiford
- Please Don'tm Come Back From The Moon
- Monk, Bunk & Vice Versa (Osmotin')
- Peggy's Blue Skylight
- Wolverine Blues
- The Children's Hour Of Dream
- Ballad (In Other Words, I Am Three)
- Freedom - Part Two
- Interlude (The Underdog Rising)
- Noon Night
- Main Score Reprise
Jul 1988
- Reincarnation Of A Love Bird
- Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
- R & R
- Body & Soul
- Bugs
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