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