With the 1956 release of his 10-minute tone poem "Pithecanthropus Erectus," Charles Mingus signaled his arrival as a serious composer and a provocative bandleader. In succeeding years, he fashioned a ...

Cumbia & Jazz Fusion; Myself When I Am Real; Jump Monk; Haitian Fight Song; Goodbye Pork Pie Hat; Half-Mast Inhibition; Pithecanthropus Erectus; Wig Wise; Better Git It In Your Soul; Meditations On ...

Charles Mingus is one of the greatest jazz artists of the 20th century. He would have celebrated his 100th birthday on April 22. "Charles Mingus is one of our most important thinkers and composers," ...

A prolific writer of extraordinarily innovative, highly personal music, as well as an influential leader, the powerful bassist brought a fiery... Charles Mingus: 'Fables of Bass,' Part 1 One of ...