Charles Mingus
| a.k.a. | Charles Mingus, Jr., Charlie Mingus, Charles Mingus Sextet |
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| Country | United States |
| Born | April 22, 1922, Nogales, Arizona, United States |
| Died | January 5, 1979, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico (aged 56) |
| Occupations | Double Bassist, Composer, Band Leader |
| Instruments | Double Bass, Piano, Cello, Trombone |
| Genres | Jazz, Post-Bop, Avant-garde Jazz, Third Stream, Hard Bop |
| Labels | Atlantic Records, Bethlehem, Columbia Records, Impulse!, Fantasy, America |
Charles Mingus Discography
| Album title | Lyrics | Type | Released | Rating | Votes | Reviews | |||
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| Mingus at the Bohemia (1955) |  |
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Live | 1955 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Pithecanthropus Erectus (1956) | |
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Studio | 1956-07 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Mingus Three (1957) | |
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Studio | 1957 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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The Clown (1957) | |
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Studio | 1957-08 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry (1958) | |
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Studio | 1958 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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East Coasting (1958) | |
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Studio | 1958 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Jazz Portraits (1959) | |
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Live | 1959 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Mingus Ah Um (1959) | |
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Studio | 1959-09-14 | 95 | 1 | 0 | |
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Mingus Dynasty (1960) | |
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Studio | 1960 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Blues & Roots (1960) | |
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Studio | 1960-03 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Pre-Bird (1961) | |
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Studio | 1961 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Presents Charles Mingus (1961) | |
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Studio | 1961 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Tijuana Moods (1962) | |
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Studio | 1962 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Oh Yeah (1962) | |
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Studio | 1962-04 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963) | |
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Studio | 1963 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Mingus Plays Piano (1964) | |
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Studio | 1964 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Town Hall Concert 1964, Vol. 1 (1964) | |
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Live | 1964 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1964) | |
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Studio | 1964-05 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Tonight at Noon (1964) | |
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Studio | 1964-06 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Right Now: Live at the Jazz Workshop (1964) | |
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Live | 1964-06 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Great Concert of Charles Mingus (1970) | |
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Live | 1970 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Pithycanthropus Erectus (1971) | |
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Studio | 1971 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Let My Children Hear Music (1972) | |
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Studio | 1972 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Mingus at Carnegie Hall (1974) | |
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Live | 1974 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Mingus Moves (1974) | |
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Studio | 1974-04 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Changes One (1975) | |
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Studio | 1975 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Changes Two (1975) | |
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Studio | 1975 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Mingus at Antibes (1976) | |
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Live | 1976 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Three or Four Shades of Blues (1977) | |
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Studio | 1977-10 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Cumbia & Jazz Fusion (1978) | |
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Studio | 1978-05 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Mingus in Europe Volume 1 (1979) | |
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Live | 1979 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mingus in Europe Volume II (1981) | |
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Live | 1981 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Immortal Concerts: Jazz Festival, Antibes, July 13, 1960 (1990) | |
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Live | 1990 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Revenge! (1996) | |
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Live | 1996 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cornell 1964 (2007) | |
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Live | 2007-06 | - | 0 | 0 |
Best Charles Mingus Songs
| Track title | Album title | Rating | Votes | |
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| 1 | Goodbye Pork Pie Hat | Mingus Ah Um (1959) | 100 | 1 |
| 2 | Fables of Faubus | Mingus Ah Um (1959) | 100 | 1 |
| 3 | Better Git It in Your Soul | Mingus Ah Um (1959) | 95 | 1 |
| 4 | Self-Portrait in Three Colors | Mingus Ah Um (1959) | 95 | 1 |
| 5 | Boogie Stop Shuffle | Mingus Ah Um (1959) | 90 | 1 |
| 6 | Open Letter to Duke | Mingus Ah Um (1959) | 90 | 1 |
| 7 | Bird Calls | Mingus Ah Um (1959) | 90 | 1 |
| 8 | Pussy Cat Dues | Mingus Ah Um (1959) | 90 | 1 |
| 9 | Jelly Roll | Mingus Ah Um (1959) | 90 | 1 |
Additional notes
Father of Eric Mingus