Charles Mingus

United States
April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979

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Charles Mingus Jr. was an American jazz double bassist, pianist, composer and bandleader. A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered to be one of the greatest jazz musicians and composers in history, with a career spanning three decades and collaborations with other jazz legends such as Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Dannie Richmond, and Herbie Hancock.

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287 tracks
259 stations
38 countries

Charles Mingus top songs

1	Goodbye Porkpie Hat
2	Boogie Stop Shuffle
3	Better Git It In Your Soul
4	Moanin'
5	Fables of Faubus
6	Jelly Roll
7	Peggy's Blue Skylight
8	Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
9	Self-Portrait In Three Colors
10	Open Letter to Duke
11	E's Flat Ah's Flat Too
12	Celia
13	Pussy Cat Dues
14	Pedal Point Blues
15	Freedom
16	Better Get Hit In Yo' Soul
17	Bird Calls
18	Body and Soul
19	Mood Indigo
20	Tijuana Gift Shop
21	Mingus Blues
22	A Foggy Day
23	GG Train
24	Mingus
25	Girl of My Dreams

Charles Mingus quotes

Creativity is more than just being different. Anybody can plan weird; that's easy. What's hard is to be as simple as Bach. Making the simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity.