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The standup bass genius and jazz force of nature Charles Mingus made his first album for Atlantic Records, Pithecanthropus Erectus, in 1956. Several of his most memorable musical masterpieces, including The Clown (1957), Blues and Roots (1960), and Oh Yeah (1962), followed as he intermittently returned to the label throughout the 1960s and early '70s.
Amazonas Green Jazz Festival, July 21-July 30, 2023, Manaus, Brazil. In this first of three reports, we welcome New York-based journalist Ted Panken to LJN. Ted reports for us from the Amazonas Green Jazz Festival, which ran from July 21 to July 30 in Manaus, the capital of the Amazonas State in Brazil. As this…
In 1973, composer and bass virtuoso Charles Mingus signed his last recording contract with Atlantic; he'd stay with the label till his death in 1979. A new box set collects his music from that era.
In 1973, composer and bass virtuoso Charles Mingus signed his last recording contract with Atlantic; he'd stay with the label till his death in 1979. A new box set collects his music from that era.