Mingus was a visionary composer, a fearless band leader and a pioneer of collective improvisation. He was also one of the first jazz musicians to establish the bass as a solo instrument that — in his immensely skilled hands — could hold its own alongside any other instrument as a solo voice.
Charles Mingus – Moanin'
Mingus Big Band – Gunslinging Bird
Mingus Big Band – Fables of Faubus
Haitian fight song (Mingus Big Band)
Charles Mingus Quintet – Haitian Fight Song
Pithecanthropus Erectus
Charles Mingus – Jump Monk
Charles Mingus – Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
Charlie Mingus – The Clown
Charles Mingus – Hog Callin' Blues
Mingus Big Band – O.P. (Oscar Pettiford)
Reincarnation of a Lovebird
Please Don't Come Back from the Moon
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