Beneath the Underdog: His World as Composed by Mingus
Beneath the Underdog: His World as Composed by Mingus
Beneath the Underdog: His World as Composed by Mingus
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About the Author
About the Author
At once an essential composer in the history of jazz and a bass player extraordinaire, Charles Mingus was born on April 22, 1922 in Nogales, Arizona, and grew up in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts. He made his recording debut with Lionel Hampton in 1947, and performed on numerous recordings with Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Stan Getz, Duke Ellington, Bud Powell, Art Tatum, and many others. His several honors inlcuded a Guggenheim Fellowship, an honorary degree from Brandeis University, and the Slee Chair in Music at the State University of New York in Buffalo. Charles Mingus died in 1979 at the age of 56.
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Vintage
Pub date:
1991-09-03
Length:
384 pages
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