Library — Double Bass / Vocals

Charles Mingus

Charles Mingus — Double Bass, Vocals. Led Jazz Composers Workshop, Mingus At The Bohemia, Jazz Composers Workshop. Worked with John LaPorta, Jimmy Knepper, George Barrow.

Charles Mingus's albums

Modern Jazz Concert (Six Compositions)
George Russell, Harold Shapero, Jimmy Giuffre, Charles Mingus, Milton Babbitt, Gunther Schuller · 1958
Jazz Composers Workshop
Charles Mingus, Wally Cirillo, Teo Macero, John LaPorta · 1956
Four Trombones
Kai Winding + J.J. Johnson + Bennie Green + Willie Dennis And Featuring John Lewis & Charles Mingus · 1957
Mingus At The Bohemia
Charles Mingus · 1956

Mingus is best known as a bandleader fronting his own groups, but here he turns up as a sideman on a landmark live album. The bass sound at the show was recorded so poorly that Mingus later re-recorded his entire bass part as a studio overdub — the "live" record isn't quite live.

Charles Mingus's albums