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For folks who are like "who is that guy again?".... Mingus was one of the most important jazz bass players in 20th century and a key figure in both bebop and fr
by iainctduncan 5y ago
For folks who are like "who is that guy again?".... Mingus was one of the most important jazz bass players in 20th century and a key figure in both bebop and free jazz. And quite a character. This is but one of his legendary achievements!
- AlbertCory 5y agoIndeed, and how could I resist reading an article with that title?
- noman-land 5y agoNot just a bass player but a legendary composer. Here's one of my absolute faves, Pithecanthropus Erectus. https://youtu.be/p0H2G_W-O0I https://youtu.be/p0H2G_W-O0I
- jbigelow76 5y agoI got into Charles Mingus through "Mingus Plays Piano", I particularly like piano jazz when working, but any bop oriented jazz is good. Newcomers should give "Myself When I Am Real" a listen, it's a lovely composition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk71dhCz7wM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk71dhCz7wM
- noman-land 5y agoAbsolutely beautiful album, and Myself When I Am Real is one of the best tracks. The whole record has little bits of studio talk before and after some of the recordings and you can hear Mingus feeling really shy and vulnerable playing alone. You can even hear it in his playing, I think. Pretty remarkable. Love that guy.
- amongwhales 5y agoLove Myself When I Am Real and Black Saint. But I had trouble finding other songs as enjoyable. Is there anything else similar in his catalog?
- drumttocs8 5y agoBlack Saint and the Sinner Lady is one of my top albums of all time.
- psd1 5y agoBoogie Stop Shuffle (I can hum this juuuust about well enough for my own purposes. It took a lot of practice.) https://youtu.be/uYFachqAup4 https://youtu.be/uYFachqAup4
- noman-land 5y agoAnother incredible one!
- jbigelow76 5y agoI saw the title and thought "you mean the Jazz musician, Charles Mingus?" And sure enough, it is, which kind of makes sense. A random person named Charles Mingus explaining cat toilet training isn't interesting; it's the esoteric intersection of a genius who helped shape an entire genre of music and the mundane things people do in everyday life.
- kevinmchugh 5y agoI also like how he wrote his eggnog recipe, it's very much in his voice https://www.charlesmingus.com/blog/news/minguss-5-star-rapturous-deadly-holiday-eggnog-3-jl95e https://www.charlesmingus.com/blog/news/minguss-5-star-raptu... I've never actually made it
- cushychicken 5y agoBlack Saint and The Sinner Lady !!!!!!!
- tclancy 5y agoThe poop of the jazzman’s cat is some jive-ass shit.
- iainctduncan 5y agoWinner. That's some inside baseball shit, lol.
- chrisweekly 5y agohaha, yes it is ("The shoes of the fisherman's wife are some jive-ass slippers" being the title of a Mingus composition)
- 4WIW 5y agoMingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus ...