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2,020 Albums You Must Hear Before the World Ends
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12 years, 4 months ago at Dec 30 22:02
So far this is my favorite Mingus CD and for a number of reasons. I'm very picky when it comes to Avant-Garde and this release does it for me and is a perfect example I show off if someone asks where to start for Avant-Garde, besides mentioning Coltrane. It's Bop jazz and the free parts sneak in sometimes so it doesn't get to boring. The title track, Pithecanthropus Erectus, takes you on a journe... read more
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One of the great figures in modern jazz, bassist Charles Mingus was the ultimate triple threat: a master of his instrument, a jazz composer of the first rank, and an insightful leader of a series of extraordinary and incendiary bands. Raised in Los Angeles, Mingus was a devotee of Duke Ellington, whose compositional style had an unsurpassed effect on the young composer. As a player, however, Mingus was drawn to his contemporaries, who included Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Charlie Parker, and Max Roach (indeed, Roach and Mingus co-owned their own Debut Records during the '50s). Perhaps his greatest contribution was bridging the g
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Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
Release date: 25 October 1990
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0075678145629 UPC: 075678145629
Release date: 25 October 1990
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0075678145629 UPC: 075678145629
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2,020 Albums You Must Hear Before the World Ends (1797 music items)
"PITHECANTHROPUS ERECTUS (1956) CHARLES MINGUS Review coming soon... FAV TRACKS: "Pithecanthropus Erectus"; "Love Chant"; "A Foggy Day"; "Profile of Jackie" "
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