Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus (1976)
Imię i nazwisko	Charles Mingus Jr.
Data i miejsce urodzenia	22 kwietnia 1922 Nogales
Data i miejsce śmierci	5 stycznia 1979 Cuernavaca
Instrumenty	kontrabas, fortepian, wiolonczela
Gatunki	jazz, hard bop, bebop, jazz awangardowy, post-bop, third stream, jazz orkiestralny, free jazz
Zawód	muzyk
Wydawnictwo	Debut, Impulse!, Candid, Atlantic, Blue Note, Mercury, Columbia
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Charles Mingus Jr. (ur. 22 kwietnia 1922 w Nogales, zm. 5 stycznia 1979 w Cuernavaca^[1]) – amerykański kontrabasista jazzowy, kompozytor, bandlider i pianista. Był także znanym aktywistą antyrasistowskim.

Zmarł mając 56 lat w Cuernavace w Meksyku, dokąd podróżował w celu leczenia i rekonwalescencji. Jego prochy rozsypano na rzece Ganges^[2].

Dyskografia

Jako lider zespołu

Baron Mingus – West Coast 1945–1949 (1949, Uptown)
Strings and Keys (duet ze Spauldingiem Givensem) (1951, Debut)
The Young Rebel (1952, Swingtime)
The Charles Mingus Duo and Trio (1953, Fantasy)
Charles Mingus Octet (1953, Debut)
The Moods of Mingus (1954, Savoy)
Jazzical Moods (1954, Bethlehem), Później wznowione jako The Jazz Experiments of Charles Mingus
Mingus at the Bohemia (1955, Debut)
The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach (1955, Debut)
Pithecanthropus Erectus (1956, Atlantic)
The Clown (1957, Atlantic)
Mingus Three (1957, Jubilee)
East Coasting (1957, Bethlehem)
A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry (1957, Bethlehem)
Blues & Roots (1959, Atlantic)
Mingus Ah Um (1959, Columbia)
Mingus Dynasty (1959, Columbia)
Jazz Portraits: Mingus in Wonderland (1959, United Artists)
Pre-Bird (znane jako Mingus Revisited) (1960, Mercury)
Mingus at Antibes (1960, Atlantic)
Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus (1960, Candid)
Reincarnation of a Lovebird (1960, Candid)
Tonight at Noon (1961, Atlantic)
Vital Savage Horizons (1962, Alto)
Tempo di Jazz (1962, Tempo di Jazz)
Town Hall Concert (1962, Blue Note)
Oh Yeah (1962, Atlantic)
Tijuana Moods (1962, RCA)
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963, Impulse!)
Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1963, Impulse!)
Mingus Plays Piano (1963, Impulse!)
Soul Fusion (1963, Pickwick live)
Revenge! (występ na żywo 1964 roku z Erikiem Dolphym; wydane przez Prestige jako The Great Paris Concert)
Town Hall Concert (1964, Fantasy)
Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Vol. 1 (1964, Ulysse Musique)
Charles Mingus Live In Oslo 1964 Featuring Eric Dolphy (1964, Jazz Up)
Charles Mingus Sextet Live In Stockholm 1964 (1964, Royal Jazz)
Charles Mingus Sextet Live In Europe (1964, Unique Jazz)
The Great Concert of Charles Mingus (1964, America)
Charles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy Cornell 1964 (2007, Blue Note)
Mingus In Europe (1964, Enja)
Mingus In Stuttgart, April 28, 1964 Concert (1964, Unique Jazz)
Right Now: Live At The Jazz Workshop (1964, Fantasy)
Mingus At Monterey (1964, Mingus JWS)
Music Written For Monterey 1965. Not Heard... Played In Its Entirety At UCLA, Vol. 1&2 (1965, Mingus JWS)
Charles Mingus – Cecil Taylor (1966, Ozone)
Statements (1969, Joker)
Paris TNP (1970, Ulysse Musique)
Charles Mingus Sextet In Berlin (1970, Beppo)
Charles Mingus (1971, Columbia)
Charles Mingus and Friends In Concert (1972, Columbia)
Charles Mingus Quintet Featuring Dexter Gordon (1972, White Label)
Let My Children Hear Music (1972, Columbia)
Passions of a Man (1973, Atlantic)
Mingus at Carnegie Hall (1974, Atlantic)
Changes One (1974, Atlantic)
Changes Two (1974, Atlantic)
Mingus Moves (1974, Atlantic)
Village Vanguard 1975 (1975, Blue Mark Music)
The Music Of Charles Mingus (1977, Bayside)
Stormy & Funky Blues (1977)
Cumbia & Jazz Fusion (1977, Atlantic)
Three or Four Shades of Blues (1977)
His Final Work (1977)
Something Like a Bird (1979, Atlantic) (Mingus nie grał na tej sesji)
Me, Myself An Eye (1979, Atlantic) (Mingus nie grał na tej sesji)
Epitaph (1990, Columbia) (Mingus nie grał na tej sesji)
Mingus Mysterious Blues (1990, Candid) (Mingus nie grał na tej sesji)

Jako muzyk towarzyszący

Robbins' Nest (Illinois Jacquet) (1945, Toho)
Mellow Mama (Dinah Washington) (1945, Delmark)
Hot Piano (Wilbert Baranco) (1946, Tops)
Ivie Anderson and Her All Stars (Ivie Anderson) (1946, Storyville)
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra 1948 (Lionel Hampton) (1948, Weka)
Lionel Hampton in Concert (Lionel Hampton) (1948, Cicala Jazz)
The Red Norvo Trio (Red Norvo) (1951, Savoy)
Move (Red Norvo) (1951, Savoy)
Miles Davis at Birdland 1951 (Miles Davis) (1951, Beppo)
Jazz in Storyville (Billy Taylor) (1951, Roost)
The George Wallington Trios Featuring Charles Mingus, Oscar Pettiford, Max Roach (1952, Prestige)
Spring Broadcasts 1953 (Bud Powell) (1953, ESP)
Inner Fires (Bud Powell) (1953, Electra/Musician)
Jazz at Massey Hall (Charlie Parker) (1953, Debut)
Introducing Paul Bley (Paul Bley) (1953, Debut)
Explorations (Teo Macero) (1953, Debut)
The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet (Oscar Pettiford) (1953, Debut)
Ada Moore (Ada Moore) (1954, Debut)
Mad Bebop (J.J. Johnson) (1954, Savoy)
The Eminent J.J. Johnson (J.J. Johnson) (1954, Blue Note)
Evolution (Teddy Charles) (1955, Prestige)
Relaxed Piano Moods (Hazel Scott) (1955, Debut)
The John Mehegan Trio/Quartet (John Mehegan) (1955, Savoy)
Very Truly Yours (Jimmy Scott) (1955, Savoy)
The Fabulous Thad Jones (Thad Jones) (1955, Debut)
New Piano Expressions (John Dennis) (1955, Debut)
Easy Jazz (Ralph Sharon) (1955, London)
Blue Moods (Miles Davis) (1955, Prestige)
The Word from Bird (Teddy Charles) (1956, Atlantic)
New Faces (Jimmy Knepper) (1957, Debut)
Money Jungle (Duke Ellington, Max Roach) (1962, Blue Note)
Mingus (Joni Mitchell) (1979, Asylum)

Nagrody i odznaczenia

1971 Guggenheim Fellowship (Music Composition)
1971: dołączony do Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame
1982: dołączony do Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame
1993: Biblioteka Kongresu zebrała materiały dotyczące Mingusa (w tym zdjęcia, dokumenty i nagrania) i nazwała je "najważniejszym zbiorem jazzowym w historii Biblioteki"
1995: United States Postal Service wydała znaczek z podobizną Mingusa
1997: pośmiertnie Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
1999: album Mingus Dynasty (1959) został dołączony do Grammy Hall of Fame.
2005: dołączony do Jazz at Lincoln Center, Nesuhi Ertegün Jazz Hall of Fame.

Przypisy

↑ Charles Mingus | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links | AllMusic, www.allmusic.com [dostęp 2017-11-22] (ang.).
↑ JohnJ. Rockwell JohnJ., CHARLES MINGUS DIES AT 56: A leading bass player and composer for years, the jazz musician suffered a heart attack in Mexico. Page B6., „The New York Times”, 9 stycznia 1979, ISSN 0362-4331 [dostęp 2019-03-25] (ang.).

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

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