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- Charles_Mingus abstract "Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was a highly influential American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader. Mingus's compositions retained the hot and soulful feel of hard bop and drew heavily from black gospel music while sometimes drawing on elements of Third Stream, free jazz, and classical music. Yet Mingus avoided categorization, forging his own brand of music that fused tradition with unique and unexplored realms of jazz. He once cited Duke Ellington and church as his main influences.Mingus focused on collective improvisation, similar to the old New Orleans jazz parades, paying particular attention to how each band member interacted with the group as a whole. In creating his bands, Mingus looked not only at the skills of the available musicians, but also their personalities. Many musicians passed through his bands and later went on to impressive careers. He recruited talented and sometimes little-known artists, whom he utilized to assemble unconventional instrumental configurations. As a performer, Mingus was a pioneer in double bass technique, widely recognized as one of the instrument's most proficient players.Nearly as well known as his ambitious music was Mingus's often fearsome temperament, which earned him the nickname "The Angry Man of Jazz". His refusal to compromise his musical integrity led to many onstage eruptions, exhortations to musicians, and dismissals. Because of his brilliant writing for midsize ensembles, and his catering to and emphasizing the strengths of the musicians in his groups, Mingus is often considered the heir of Duke Ellington, for whom he expressed great admiration. Indeed, Dizzy Gillespie had once claimed Mingus reminded him "of a young Duke", citing their shared "organizational genius".Some once believed that Mingus's music was too difficult to play without Mingus's leadership.[citation needed] However, many musicians play Mingus compositions today, from the repertory bands Mingus Big Band, Mingus Dynasty, and Mingus Orchestra, to the high school students who play the charts and compete in the Charles Mingus High School Competition.Gunther Schuller has suggested that Mingus should be ranked among the most important American composers, jazz or otherwise. In 1988, a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts made possible the cataloging of Mingus compositions, which were then donated to the Music Division of the New York Public Library for public use. In 1993, The Library of Congress acquired Mingus's collected papers—including scores, sound recordings, correspondence and photos—in what they described as "the most important acquisition of a manuscript collection relating to jazz in the Library's history".".
- Charles_Mingus activeYearsEndYear "1979".
- Charles_Mingus activeYearsStartYear "1943".
- Charles_Mingus alias "Mingus Jr., Charles".
- Charles_Mingus associatedBand Charlie_Parker.
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- Charles_Mingus associatedBand Duke_Ellington.
- Charles_Mingus associatedBand Eric_Dolphy.
- Charles_Mingus associatedBand Jack_Walrath.
- Charles_Mingus associatedBand Jaki_Byard.
- Charles_Mingus associatedBand Jimmy_Knepper.
- Charles_Mingus associatedBand Max_Roach.
- Charles_Mingus associatedBand Miles_Davis.
- Charles_Mingus associatedBand Pepper_Adams.
- Charles_Mingus associatedMusicalArtist Charlie_Parker.
- Charles_Mingus associatedMusicalArtist Dannie_Richmond.
- Charles_Mingus associatedMusicalArtist Don_Pullen.
- Charles_Mingus associatedMusicalArtist Duke_Ellington.
- Charles_Mingus associatedMusicalArtist Eric_Dolphy.
- Charles_Mingus associatedMusicalArtist Jack_Walrath.
- Charles_Mingus associatedMusicalArtist Jaki_Byard.
- Charles_Mingus associatedMusicalArtist Jimmy_Knepper.
- Charles_Mingus associatedMusicalArtist Max_Roach.
- Charles_Mingus associatedMusicalArtist Miles_Davis.
- Charles_Mingus associatedMusicalArtist Pepper_Adams.
- Charles_Mingus background "non_vocal_instrumentalist".
- Charles_Mingus birthDate "1922-04-22".
- Charles_Mingus birthPlace Nogales,_Arizona.
- Charles_Mingus birthYear "1922".
- Charles_Mingus deathDate "1979-01-05".
- Charles_Mingus deathPlace Cuernavaca.
- Charles_Mingus deathYear "1979".
- Charles_Mingus genre Avant-garde_jazz.
- Charles_Mingus genre Bebop.
- Charles_Mingus genre Free_jazz.
- Charles_Mingus genre Hard_bop.
- Charles_Mingus genre Jazz.
- Charles_Mingus genre Orchestral_jazz.
- Charles_Mingus genre Post-bop.
- Charles_Mingus genre Third_stream.
- Charles_Mingus instrument Double_bass.
- Charles_Mingus instrument Trombone.
- Charles_Mingus occupation Bandleader.
- Charles_Mingus recordLabel Atlantic_Records.
- Charles_Mingus recordLabel Candid_Records.
- Charles_Mingus recordLabel Columbia_Records.
- Charles_Mingus recordLabel Debut_Records.
- Charles_Mingus recordLabel Impulse!_Records.
- Charles_Mingus recordLabel Mercury_Records.
- Charles_Mingus recordLabel United_Artists_Records.
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- Charles_Mingus alternativeNames "Mingus Jr., Charles".
- Charles_Mingus associatedActs Charlie_Parker.
- Charles_Mingus associatedActs Dannie_Richmond.
- Charles_Mingus associatedActs Don_Pullen.
- Charles_Mingus associatedActs Duke_Ellington.
- Charles_Mingus associatedActs Eric_Dolphy.
- Charles_Mingus associatedActs Jack_Walrath.
- Charles_Mingus associatedActs Jaki_Byard.
- Charles_Mingus associatedActs Jimmy_Knepper.
- Charles_Mingus associatedActs Max_Roach.
- Charles_Mingus associatedActs Miles_Davis.
- Charles_Mingus associatedActs Pepper_Adams.
- Charles_Mingus background "non_vocal_instrumentalist".
- Charles_Mingus birthDate "1922-04-22".
- Charles_Mingus birthName "Charles Mingus Jr.".
- Charles_Mingus birthPlace "US Army Base in Nogales, Arizona, United States".
- Charles_Mingus caption "--07-04".
- Charles_Mingus caption "Photo by Tom Marcello".
- Charles_Mingus dateOfBirth "1922-04-22".
- Charles_Mingus dateOfDeath "1979-01-05".
- Charles_Mingus deathDate "1979-01-05".
- Charles_Mingus deathPlace "Cuernavaca, Mexico".
- Charles_Mingus genre Avant-garde_jazz.
- Charles_Mingus genre Bebop.
- Charles_Mingus genre Free_jazz.
- Charles_Mingus genre Hard_bop.
- Charles_Mingus genre Jazz.
- Charles_Mingus genre Orchestral_jazz.
- Charles_Mingus genre Post-bop.
- Charles_Mingus genre Third_stream.
- Charles_Mingus hasPhotoCollection Charles_Mingus.
- Charles_Mingus instrument "Double bass, piano, cello, trombone".
- Charles_Mingus label Atlantic_Records.
- Charles_Mingus label Candid_Records.
- Charles_Mingus label Columbia_Records.
- Charles_Mingus label Debut_Records.
- Charles_Mingus label Impulse!_Records.
- Charles_Mingus label Mercury_Records.