In A Soulful Mood - Charles Mingus

Mingus. The Angry Bassist... (1136 words)
by hukerjohn1 - written on 08/05/08, updated on 28/05/10 (Very useful, 161 readings)
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Charles Mingus - In a Soulful Mood. C Charles Mingus also known as "The angry man of Jazz" (simply because of his outbursts of rage at music and musicians that he considered not to be perfect), is a fantastic jazz bassist and composer. He was born in 1922 in Arizona and picked up the Double Bass in high school. He had previously learnt to play the cello and trombone so many of his cello skills were converted to double bass. In his early years he was composing incredibly advanced jazz pieces, some of which to be recorded later on. Over his career Mingus recorded in excess of 70 records with various musicians passing through his often unconventional bands. He ...