Charles Mingus
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Charles Mingus Live
14 May 2013 — Jazz on the Tube Difficult to know who is playing in this incredible live session as the camera focuses largely on Mingus but it’s definitely Dannie Richmond on the drums. Continue reading
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Video: A portrait of Charles Mingus
22 April 2013 — Youtube An extraordinary portrait of Charles Mingus by Thomas Reichman. Continue reading
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Video: 1959…the year that changed jazz
A sixty-minute doccie, produced and narrated by Nat Hentoff. In 1959 four major jazz albums were made, each a high watermark for the artists and a powerful reflection of the times. Each opened up dramatic new possibilities for jazz which continue to be felt: Miles Davis Kind of Blue, Dave Brubeck, Time Out, Charles Mingus,… Continue reading
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Video: Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
12 October 2012 — Secret Society I love this orchestra! Saw them at Cafe Oto awhile back. Shades of Charles Mingus via Gil Evans and then some… Argue calls it Steamboat Punk but it sounds like Jazz to me. Here, the band is playing ‘Induction’. Check out the album ‘Infernal Machines. Continue reading
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Charles Mingus/Eric Dolphy – The Last Concert
Rare concert footage of Eric Dolphy’s last concert with Charles Mingus was filmed in Stockholm in 1964. Eric Dolphy alto sax and bass clarinet, Clifford Jordan tenor sax and flute, Johnny Coles trumpet, Jaki Byard piano, Charles Mingus bass, and Danny Richmond drums. Continue reading
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Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers – 'Moanin'
In this live performance filmed in 1958 Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers present the tune “Moanin'”, composed by Charles Mingus, from their album of the same name and my very first Jazz Messengers album. Continue reading
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Charles Mingus Trio 'Summertime'
This recording of Mingus’s version of the George Gershwin classic “Summertime” was made in New York City on July 9, 1957 with Charles Mingus on bass; Hampton Haws piano; and Danny Richmond on drums. Continue reading
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Charles Mingus ‘Flowers for a Lady’ (1974)
Charles Mingus (bass), Dannie Richmond (drums), Don Pullen (piano), George Adams (tenor sax), Hamiet Bluiett (baritone sax) play “Flowers for a Lady” at the Umbria Jazz Festival, Todi, Italy on July 28, 1974. Continue reading
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Charles Mingus Live at Montreux ‘Good Bye Pork Pie Hat’
Charles Mingus, band leader and bass; Don Pullen, piano; George Adams, tenor saxophone; Gerry Mulligan, baritone saxophone; Benny Bailey, trumpet; and Danny Richmond, drums, recroded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1975. Continue reading
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