Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus Jr. was an American jazz upright bassist, composer, bandleader, pianist, and author. A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered one of the greatest jazz musicians and composers in history, with a career spanning three decades and collaborations with other jazz greats such as Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Max Roach, and Eric Dolphy.
Background
- Born in
- Nogales
- Educated at
- Jordan High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Grammy Hall of Fame🏆 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award🏆 Guggenheim Fellowship
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"Ladies and gentlemen, please don't associate me with any of this. This is not jazz. These are sick people."
"Since the white man says he came from the evolution of animals, well, maybe the black man didn't. The white man has made so many errors in the handling of people that maybe he did come from a gorilla …"
"In my music, I'm trying to play the truth of what I am. The reason it's difficult is because I'm changing all the time."
"Let my children have music! Let them hear live music. Not noise. My children! You do what you want with your own!"
"What Is a Jazz Composer" - Liner notes from Let My Children Hear Music"
"What do you think happens to a composer who is sincere and loves to write and has to wait thirty years to have someone play a piece of his music? Had I been born in a different country or had I been b…"
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Timeline
1922
Born
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Died
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