Mingus

Informationen zum Autor Brian Priestley was born in Manchester, England, in 1946. Jazz pianist and critic, he also presents a weekly jazz program for the BBC in London, where he lives. Klappentext In this new biography Brian Priestley has written a masterly study of Mingus's dynamic career from the early years in Swing, to the escapades of the Bebop era, through his musical maturity in the 50's when he directed a band that redefined collective improvisation in jazz. The book views Mingus as a black artist increasingly politicized by his situation, but also unreliable as a witness to his own persecution. Zusammenfassung "It would be no exaggeration to call Charles Mingus the greatest bass player in the history of jazz; indeed, some might even regard it as understatement, for the hurricane power of his work as a compos"

Autorentext
Brian Priestley was born in Manchester, England, in 1946. Jazz pianist and critic, he also presents a weekly jazz program for the BBC in London, where he lives.

Klappentext
In this new biography Brian Priestley has written a masterly study of Mingus's dynamic career from the early years in Swing, to the escapades of the Bebop era, through his musical maturity in the 50's when he directed a band that redefined collective improvisation in jazz. The book views Mingus as a black artist increasingly politicized by his situation, but also unreliable as a witness to his own persecution.

Zusammenfassung
"It would be no exaggeration to call Charles Mingus the greatest bass player in the history of jazz; indeed, some might even regard it as understatement, for the hurricane power of his work as a compos"

Inhalt
* Bass-ically Speaking * West Coast Ghost * Bird Calls * Fifty-First Street Blues * All the Things You Could Be By Now * Money Jungle * Black Saint * Put Me in That Dungeon * Myself When I Am Real * Epitaph Appendixes: * Musical Examples * Non-Standard Chorus Structures in Mingus Compositions * An Analysis of The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady * Discography

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