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Charles Mingus

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Aliases
Baron Mingus and His Octet
Baron Mingus and His Rhythm
Charles Mingus and His Jazz Groups
Charles Mingus and His Orchestra
The Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop
Charles Mingus Octet
Charles Mingus Quintet
Charles Mingus Sextette
Charlie Mingus
The Charlie Mingus Jazz Workshop
The Charlie Mingus Trio
Real name
Charles Mingus, Jr
Born
April 22, 1922
Died
January 5, 1979
Country
United States
IPI
00020918504 4 works
00020918602 59 works
Affiliation
BMI
Comments
Legendary jazz bassist and composer
Family
Eric Mingus Son
Related
Bobby Jones [US5] Sideman (1970-1975)
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Debut   founder of
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Songs written by Charles Mingus

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
A Chair in the Sky Charles Mingus, Joni Mitchell Joni Mitchell June 13, 1979 Covered by (7 artists)
Alice's Wonderland Charles Mingus Charles Mingus 1959 Unverified
All the Things You Could Be by Now if Sigmund Freud's Wife Was Your Mother Charles Mingus Charles Mingus November 1960 Covered by (5 artists)
Better Git It in Your Soul Charles Mingus Charles Mingus May 5, 1959 Covered by (43 artists)
Blue Cee Charles Mingus The Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop March 12, 1957 Covered by (2 artists)
Boogie Stop Shuffle Charles Mingus Charles Mingus May 12, 1959 Covered by (37 artists)
Canon Charles Mingus Charles Mingus 1974 Covered by (5 artists)
Celia Charles Mingus Charlie Mingus 1957 Covered by (4 artists)
Cumbia & Jazz Fusion Charles Mingus Charles Mingus 1978 Unverified
Devil Woman Charles Mingus Charles Mingus April 1962 Unverified
Diane Charles Mingus Charles Mingus and His Jazz Groups 1960 Covered by (4 artists)
Don't Be Afraid, The Clown's Afraid Too Charles Mingus Charles Mingus 1972 Unverified
Dry Cleaner from Des Moines Charles Mingus, Joni Mitchell Joni Mitchell June 13, 1979 Covered by (51 artists)
Duke Ellington's Sound of Love Charles Mingus Charles Mingus December 27, 1974 Covered by (108 artists)
East Coasting Charles Mingus Charlie Mingus 1957 Covered by (6 artists)
Ecclusiastics Charles Mingus Charles Mingus April 1962 Covered by (16 artists)
Eclipse Charles Mingus Charles Mingus Octet October 28, 1953 Covered by (23 artists)
Fables of Faubus Charles Mingus Charles Mingus May 5, 1959 Covered by (49 artists)
Farwell Farewell Charles Mingus Lionel Hampton with Gerry Mulligan, Woody Shaw and Charles Mingus 1977 Unverified
Folk Forms No. 1 Charles Mingus Charles Mingus November 1960 Covered by Charles Mingus with Eric Dolphy
Freedom Charles Mingus Charles Mingus 1963 Covered by (7 artists)
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat Charles Mingus Charles Mingus May 12, 1959 Covered by (220 artists)
Gunslinging Bird Charles Mingus Charles Mingus and His Jazz Groups 1960 Unverified
Haitian Fight Song Charles Mingus Charles Mingus Quintet December 23, 1955 Covered by (24 artists)
Hobo Ho Charles Mingus Charles Mingus 1972 Covered by (2 artists)
Hog Callin' Blues Charles Mingus Charles Mingus April 1962 Covered by (2 artists)
Hora Decubitus Charles Mingus Charles Mingus 1963 Covered by (3 artists)
Invisible Lady Charles Mingus Charles Mingus November 6, 1961 Covered by (5 artists)
Jelly Roll Charles Mingus Charles Mingus May 5, 1959 Covered by (24 artists)
Jump Monk Charles Mingus Charles Mingus 1956 Covered by (13 artists)
Meditation (For a Pair of Wire Cutters) Charles Mingus Charles Mingus June 1964 Covered by (6 artists)
Mingus Fingus No. 2 Charles Mingus Charlie Mingus May 24, 1960 Covered by Mingus Big Band
Moanin' Charles Mingus Charlie Mingus February 4, 1959 Covered by (15 artists)
Myself When I Am Real Charles Mingus Charles Mingus July 30, 1963 Covered by (2 artists)
Nostalgia in Times Square Charles Mingus Charles Mingus January 16, 1959 Covered by (77 artists)
Oh Lord, Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb on My Head Charles Mingus Charles Mingus November 6, 1961 Covered by (12 artists)
OP Charles Mingus Charles Mingus 1971 Unverified
Open Letter to Duke Charles Mingus Charles Mingus May 12, 1959 Covered by (3 artists)
Opus 3 Charles Mingus Charles Mingus 1974 Covered by Andy Summers
Opus 4 Charles Mingus Charles Mingus 1974 Covered by (2 artists)
Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Silk Blue Charles Mingus Charles Mingus July 30, 1963 Covered by (25 artists)
Peggy's Blue Skylight Charles Mingus Charles Mingus November 6, 1961 Covered by (42 artists)
Pithecanthropus erectus Charles Mingus The Charlie Mingus Jazz Workshop January 30, 1956 Covered by (22 artists)
Portrait Charles Mingus Charles Mingus Quintet 1952 Unverified
Prayer for Passive Resistance Charles Mingus Charlie Mingus May 25, 1960 Covered by (2 artists)
Pussy Cat Dues Charles Mingus Charles Mingus May 1959 Covered by (6 artists)
Reincarnation of a Lovebird Charles Mingus The Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop February 12, 1957 Covered by (32 artists)
Remember Rockefeller at Attica Charles Mingus Charles Mingus December 28, 1974 Covered by (12 artists)
Scenes in the City Charles Mingus Charlie Mingus 1959 Covered by (2 artists)
Self-Portrait in Three Colors Charles Mingus Charles Mingus May 1959 Covered by (30 artists)
Smooch Miles Davis, Charles Mingus Miles Davis Quartet 1954 Covered by (8 artists)
So Long Eric Charles Mingus Charles Mingus May 13, 1965 Covered by (15 artists)
Song with Orange Charles Mingus Charles Mingus and His Jazz Groups November 1, 1959 Covered by (4 artists)
Sue's Changes Charles Mingus Charles Mingus 1975 Covered by (7 artists)
Sweet Sucker Dance Charles Mingus, Joni Mitchell Joni Mitchell June 13, 1979 Covered by (6 artists)
Tensions Charles Mingus Charlie Mingus March 1960 Covered by (2 artists)
The Man Who Never Sleeps Charles Mingus Charles Mingus 1971 Covered by (7 artists)
The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers Charles Mingus Charles Mingus 1972 Covered by (3 artists)
Three Or Four Shades Of Blues Charles Mingus Charles Mingus 1977 Unverified
Tijuana Gift Shop Charles Mingus Charlie Mingus August 6, 1957 Covered by (7 artists)
Tonight at Noon Charles Mingus Charles Mingus March 13, 1957 Covered by (6 artists)
Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting Charles Mingus Charlie Mingus March 1960 Covered by (5 artists)
Weird Nightmare Charles Mingus Charles Mingus Sextette - Vocal by Claude Trinier January 1946 Covered by (19 artists)
What Love Charles Mingus Charles Mingus November 1960 Covered by (4 artists)
Work Song Charles Mingus Charles Mingus 1956 Covered by (4 artists)
Ysabel's Table Dance Charles Mingus Charlie Mingus July 18, 1957 Covered by (4 artists)

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