With over 100 albums recorded and more than 300 original pieces written, Charles Mingus has no doubt made a huge impact on the musical landscape. His virtuosity was put on display, playing with many of the top jazz musicians for 40 years. This great collection features 55 of his pieces, as well as an expansive exploration of his background and remarkable career. Each song has the story behind it, as well as some explanation about how the piece was played by Mingus. Photos, quotes, and an extensive discography round out this incredible book dedicated to a true jazz legend.
162 Pages
Song List
- Better Get Hit In Your Soul
- Blue Cee
- Boogie Stop Shuffle
- Canon (Pachelbel J)
- Celia
- Devil Woman
- Diane (Alice's Wonderland)
- Dizzy Moods
- Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love
- Duke's Choice
- E's Flat, Ah's Flat Too
- East Coasting
- Ecclusiastics
- Eclipse
- Fables Of Faubus
- Farewell Farwell
- Free Cell Block F, 'Tis Nazi USA
- Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
- Haitian Fight Song
- Hora Decubitus
- The I Of Hurricane Sue
- Jelly Roll
- Jump Monk
- The Man Who Never Sleeps
- Moanin'
- Monk, Bunk And Vice Versa
- My Jelly Roll Soul
- Nobody Knows(The Bradley I Know)
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- Noddin' Ya Head Blues
- Nostalgia In Times Square
- Nouroog
- O, Lord, Please Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me
- O.P. (Oscar Pettiford)
- Open Letter To Duke
- Open Letter To The Avant Garde
- Opus Four
- Opus Three
- Orange Was Color Dress,Blue Silk
- Peggy's Blue Skylight
- Pithecanthropus Erectus
- Portrait
- Pussy Cat Dues
- Reincarnation Of A Lovebird
- Remember Rockefeller At Attica
- Scenes In The City
- Self-Portrait In Three Colors
- Slippers
- Slop
- So Long Eric
- Sue's Changes
- Tonight At Noon
- Us Is Two
- Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
- Weird Nightmare
- What Love
- Work Song
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