Music
Onstage at the Time Cafe, the Mingus Big Band was pumping out a spirited blend of the lush harmonies and boisterous blues sections, interwoven ensemble passages and sudden tempo shifts that made the late bassist Charles Mingus one of the most challenging and celebrated artists in jazz.
Aug. 8, 1993
Culture Monster Blog
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Sept. 26, 2008
Entertainment & Arts
Jazz has had more than its share of charismatic individuals--some more appealing than others.
April 7, 2002
Hal Willner, the master of concept albums, has taken on a big-time task with this curious melange of works by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus.
Oct. 11, 1992
This album documents a very special performance at the 1960 Antibes Jazz Festival, where legendary bassist/composer Charles Mingus--at the peak of his considerable powers--was abetted by the estimable lineup of Eric Dolphy and Booker Ervin on saxophones, Ted Curson on trumpet and Dannie Richmond on drums.
Oct. 21, 1993
Archives
Ken Burns’ “Jazz” seems to have resulted in conflicting attitudes not all that dissimilar from those associated with the recent national election.
Feb. 11, 2001
Charles Mingus was one of the most vital, innovative jazz artists in the second half of the 20th century.
March 30, 1998
Charles Mingus’ great strength as a composer was his ability to find logic in chaos, to create musical structures that were solid enough to allow musicians to improvise in total freedom.
Nov. 25, 1996
Obituaries
Charles Mingus, 56, the bassist, composer and a renowned figure in jazz for a quarter century, died Friday in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
Jan. 8, 1979
TONIGHT AT NOON: A Love Story, By Sue Graham Mingus, Pantheon: 288 pp., $24
Sept. 15, 2002