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March 16, 1998
Bowie, Chaka Khan, Bush guitarist among contributors to Mingus tribute album
Recordings and Reviews
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This legendary live recording is classic Mingus -- in the fighting swing of his band, the bitter topicality of his compositions and his irascible showmanship. At one point he dismisses some players from the stage for blowing cues. Mingus also blows off steam with a short set of bop and New Orleans c...
2006 RS:
Biography
Charles Mingus, the jazz bassist, composer, and arranger, was an
intelligent, iconoclastic crank: an incredibly gifted composer who
understood how to bring the energy of the blues and gospel into an
improvisatory setting; a sideman feared for his angry outbursts; a
leader who treated his band like a free-form workshop; and the
owner of a label (Debut) that documented some key jazz sessions of
the ...
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