Mingus
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The name Mingus may refer to:
- Charles MingusCharles MingusCharles Mingus Jr. was an American jazz musician, composer, bandleader, and civil rights activist.Mingus's compositions retained the hot and soulful feel of hard bop and drew heavily from black gospel music while sometimes drawing on elements of Third stream, free jazz, and classical music...
(1922-1979), jazz composer and double bass player- Mingus Big BandMingus Big BandThe Mingus Big Band is an ensemble, based in New York City, that specializes in the compositions of the late Charles Mingus. It is managed by his widow, Sue Mingus and represented by Tree Lawn Artists, Inc.. In addition to its weekly Monday night appearance at the Jazz Standard in New York City,...
, a modern repertory group specializing in Mingus' music - Mingus Dynasty (band)Mingus Dynasty (band)Mingus Dynasty was an American jazz ensemble formed in 1979, just after the death of Charles Mingus, which featured many musicians Mingus recorded or played with. The group was named after the 1959 album Mingus Dynasty....
, the original repertory group formed after Mingus' death - Sue MingusSue MingusSue Graham Mingus is the widow of jazz composer and bassist Charles Mingus.In 2002, Pantheon released Sue Mingus' memoir of her life with Mingus, entitled Tonight at Noon: a Love Story...
, wife of the jazz composer - Mingus (album)Mingus (album)Mingus is the tenth studio album by Joni Mitchell, and a collaboration with jazz musician Charles Mingus. Recorded in the months before his death, it would be Mingus's final musical project; the album is wholly dedicated to him....
, 1979 jazz album by Joni Mitchell with Charles Mingus - Epitaph (Mingus)Epitaph (Mingus)Epitaph is a composition, and a live album, by jazz musician Charles Mingus. It is over 4000 measures long, takes more than two hours to perform, and was only completely discovered during the cataloguing process after his death...
Masterwork composition by Charles Mingus and its stage presentation, recordings, and score.
- Mingus Big Band
- Mingus, TexasMingus, TexasMingus is a city in Palo Pinto County, Texas, United States. The population was 246 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Mingus is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
(pop. 246 in 2000), U.S. town in Palo Pinto County - Mingus Mountain (7,726 feet), Arizona mountain in the Black Hills