Authors: Charles Mingus, Andrew Homzy
ISBN-13: 9780793509003, ISBN-10: 0793509009
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Leonard, Hal Corporation
Date Published: November 1991
Edition: Bound Musical Notation
Book Synopsis
Charles Mingus was a pioneer figure in modern jazz. Besides a virtuoso bass player who played with the top jazz musicians for four decades, he was also an accomplished pianist, bandleader and composer who recorded more than 100 albums and wrote more than 300 original and innovative scores. this incredible collection explores Mingus' background and prestigious career as well as 55 of his pieces. The stories behind each song are given and accompanied by notes on how Mingus played the piece. Mingus photos, anecdotes, quotes and extensive discography fill this volume that collectors will treasure. A truly personal work that celebrates the genius within this jazz legend. Melody line/Lyrics
Table of Contents
Better Get Hit In Your Soul
Blue Cee
Boogie Stop Shuffle
Canon (Pachelbel J)
Celia
Devil Woman (Mingus)
Diane (Alice's Wonderland)
Dizzy Moods
Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love
Duke's Choice
E's Flat, Ah's Flat Too
East Coasting
Ecclusiastics
Eclipse
Fables Of Faubus
Farewell Farwell
Free Cell Block F, 'tis Nazi Usa
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
Haitian Fight Song
Hora Decubitus
I Of Hurricane Sue, The
Jelly Roll
Jump Monk
Man Who Never Sleeps
Moanin'
Monk, Bunk And Vice Versa
My Jelly Roll Soul
Nobody Knows(The Bradley I Know)
Noddin' Ya Head Blues
Nostalgia In Times Square
Nouroog
O.P. (Oscar Pettiford)
Oh Lord, Don't-Atomic Bomb On Me
Open Letter To Duke
Open Letter To The Avant Garde
Opus Four
Opus Three
Orange Was Color Dress,Blue Silk
Peggy's Blue Skylight
Pithecanthropus Erectus
Portrait
Pussy Cat Dues
Reincarnation Of A Lovebird
Remember Rockefeller At Attica
Scenes In The City
Self Portrait In Three Colors
Slippers
Slop
So Long Eric
Sue's Changes
Tonight At Noon
Us Is Two
Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
Weird Nightmare
What Love
Work Song
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