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Mingus Dynasty is a jazz album by Charles Mingus, recorded in 1959 for Columbia Records. It is the companion album to his other 1959 record, [More]
Tijuana Moods is an album by Charles Mingus originally recorded in 1957 but not released until 1962. The name “Charlie Mingus” appears on the cover of [More]
Jazz Portraits  is a live album by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus recorded in 1959 and released on the United Artists label. The original [More]
The Jazz We Heard Last Summer is a split album featuring saxophonist Sahib Shihab and flautist Herbie Mann‘s groups recorded in 1957 for the Savoy [More]
Mingus is an album by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus. The album was recorded in October and November 1960 in New York for Nat [More]
The Clown is an album by Charles Mingus recorded and released in 1957 on Atlantic Records as SD-1260. It is the follow-up to 1956’s Pithecanthropus [More]
Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus is an album by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus, recorded in 1960 and released in 1961. The quartet of [More]
“Take the ‘A’ Train” (Billy Strayhorn). Charles Mingus Sextet feat. Eric Dolphy (April 12, 1964). Personnel: Charles Mingus – bass Eric Dolphy – bass clarinet [More]
“Nostalgia in Times Square” (Charles Mingus) Personnel: Charles Mingus – bass John Handy – alto saxophone Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone Richard Wyands – piano [More]
The Clown (album) The Clown is an album by Charles Mingus recorded and released in 1957 on Atlantic Records. On “Haitian Fight Song”, Mingus said [More]