Charles Mingus

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Born: Nogales, AZ, 1922

Years Active: 1959-1979

Influenced by: Red Callender, Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, Milt Hinton, Art Tatum, Oscar Pettiford, Jimmy Blanton

Genre: Jazz

Biography: Irascible, demanding, bullying, and probably a genius, Charles Mingus cut himself a uniquely iconoclastic path through jazz ...

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Albums (58)

Stuttgart Meditations
Released: 07/16/07
At UCLA 1965
Released: 09/26/06
Take the 'A' Train
Released: 05/30/06
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