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.

For the last 14 days:

214 tracks
178 stations
32 countries

Charles Mingus top songs

1	Goodbye Porkpie Hat
2	Boogie Stop Shuffle
3	Moanin'
4	Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
5	Peggy's Blue Skylight
6	Fables of Faubus
7	Self-Portrait In Three Colors
8	Summertime
9	Pussy Cat Dues
10	My Jelly Roll Soul
11	Jelly Roll
12	Better Get Hit In Yo' Soul
13	Freedom
14	Dizzy Moods
15	Better Git It In Your Soul
16	Weird Nightmare
17	I Can't Get Started
18	Mood Indigo
19	Prayer for Passive Resistance
20	So Long Eric
21	Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk
22	Tijuana Gift Shop
23	A Foggy Day
24	The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers
25	Don't Be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid Too

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.