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Tag: Charles Mingus
Song of the Day: Charles Mingus – “Haitian Fight Song”
Bass great Charles Mingus recorded tracks from his album The Clown on this day (March 12) in…
Song of the Day: Joni Mitchell – “The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines”
Happy Birthday to singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, who was born on this day (November 7) in…
JAZZIZ Backstage Pass: Actor Michael Imperioli on Jazz, Creativity and Co-Hosting the JFA Loft Party
Joining the podcast today is actor, writer, director and longtime jazz fan Michael Imperioli, best…
Song of the Day: Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Max Roach – “Money Jungle”
On this day (September 17) in 1962, three titans of jazz — Duke Ellington, Charles…
JAZZIZ Time Capsule Playlist: 1959, The Year that Changed Jazz
August 17, 2019, marked the 60th anniversary of the release of Miles Davis’ Kind of…
Year By Year: Five Essential Albums of 1972
Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented…
Miles Davis/Charles Mingus/Elvin Jones – “Nature Boy”
Miles Davis, Charles Mingus and Elvin Jones on the same recording? Yes, it happened. And…
The Ultimate Charles Mingus Playlist
There was no one in jazz quite like Charles Mingus. An iconoclast, an intellectual, a…
Year By Year: Five Essential Jazz Albums of 1964
Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented…
Betty Carter – “Open the Door”
Betty Carter (Photo: Jack Vartoogian/DL Media, Inc.) Betty Carter, a charismatic singer who imbued her…
Year By Year: Five Essential Jazz Albums of 1963
Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented…
Year By Year: Five Essential Albums of 1962
Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented…
Year By Year: Five Essential Jazz Albums of 1960
Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented…
Charles Mingus – “Better Git It In Your Soul”
Bassist, composer, bandleader and jazz iconoclast Charles Mingus was born on this day (April 22) in Nogales, Arizona, in 1922.
Year By Year: Five Essential Albums of 1959
Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented…
Year By Year: Five Essential Jazz Albums of 1957
Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented…
Year By Year: Five Essential Jazz Albums of 1956
Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented…
Charles Mingus – “Haitian Fight Song”
Bass great Charles Mingus recorded tracks from his album The Clown on this day (March 12) in…
JAZZIZ Time Capsule: 1970s Big Band
This playlists destination: the 1970s, a decade of bell bottoms, big hair and even bigger bands.
