Charles Mingus was a pioneer figure in modern jazz. Besides being a virtuoso bass player who played with the top jazz musicians for four decades, he was also an accomplished pianist, bandleader and composer who recorded more than 100 albums and wrote more than 300 original and innovative scores. This incredible collection explores Mingus' background and prestigious career as well as 55 of his pieces. The stories behind each song are given and accompanied by notes on how Mingus played the piece. Mingus photos, anecdotes, quotes and an extensive discography fill this volume that collectors will treasure. A truly personal work that celebrates the genius within this jazz legend. Songs include: Fables of Faubus · Sue's Changes · Better Get Hit in Your Soul · Weird Nightmare · and more.
- SKU
- 00673220
- Artist
- Charles Mingus
- Manufacturer
- Hal Leonard
- Barcode
- 073999732207
Jelly Roll
Work Song
Celia
Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love
Portrait
Moanin'
What Love
Canon (Pachelbel J)
Eclipse
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
Better Get Hit In Your Soul
Blue Cee
Boogie Stop Shuffle
Devil Woman (Mingus)
Diane (Alice's Wonderland)
Dizzy Moods
Duke's Choice
E's Flat, Ah's Flat Too
East Coasting
Ecclusiastics
Fables Of Faubus
Farewell Farwell
Free Cell Block F, 'Tis Nazi USA
Haitian Fight Song
Hora Decubitus
I Of Hurricane Sue, The
Jump Monk
Man Who Never Sleeps
Monk, Bunk And Vice Versa
My Jelly Roll Soul
Nobody Knows(The Bradley I Know)
Noddin' Ya Head Blues
Nostalgia In Times Square
Nouroog
O.P. (Oscar Pettiford)
O, Lord, Please Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me
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
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
Work Song
Celia
Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love
Portrait
Moanin'
What Love
Canon (Pachelbel J)
Eclipse
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
Better Get Hit In Your Soul
Blue Cee
Boogie Stop Shuffle
Devil Woman (Mingus)
Diane (Alice's Wonderland)
Dizzy Moods
Duke's Choice
E's Flat, Ah's Flat Too
East Coasting
Ecclusiastics
Fables Of Faubus
Farewell Farwell
Free Cell Block F, 'Tis Nazi USA
Haitian Fight Song
Hora Decubitus
I Of Hurricane Sue, The
Jump Monk
Man Who Never Sleeps
Monk, Bunk And Vice Versa
My Jelly Roll Soul
Nobody Knows(The Bradley I Know)
Noddin' Ya Head Blues
Nostalgia In Times Square
Nouroog
O.P. (Oscar Pettiford)
O, Lord, Please Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me
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
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