It would be no exaggeration to call Charles Mingus the greatest bass player in the history of jazz; indeed, some might even regard it as understatement, for the hurricane power of his work as a composer, teacher, band leader, and iconoclast reached far beyond jazz while remaining true to its heritag[...]

(Instrumental Jazz). Michael Brecker calls these new collections "a fantastic resource for music students and professionals alike" and Billy Taylor says they make "the music of Mingus become more accessible than ever." These book/CD packs available in C, Eb, Bb and BC editions include two CDs featur[...]

Charles Mingus, bassist, composer and bandleader, was one of the towering figures of American twentieth century music. In this memoir, Mingus documents his childhood on an Army base in Arizona, his difficult teenage years in Watts, and his musical education by the likes of Louis Armstrong, Duke Elli[...]

(Easy Piano Personality). 17 tunes from this master composer and bassist arranged for easy piano solo: Better Get Hit in Your Soul * Boogie Stop Shuffle * Celia * Chair in the Sky * Diane (Alice's Wonderland) * Duke Ellington's Sound of Love * Goodbye Pork Pie Hat * Hora Decubitus * Invisible Lady *[...]