CHARLES MINGUS: MORE THAN A FAKE BOOK

Charles Mingus

Charles Mingus was a pioneer figure in modern jazz. Besides being a virtuoso bass player who played with the top jazz musicians for four decades, he was also an accomplished pianist, bandleader and composer who recorded more than 100 albums and wrote more than 300 original and innovative scores. This incredible collection explores Mingus' background and prestigious career as well as 55 of his pieces. The stories behind each song are given and accompanied by notes on how Mingus played the piece. Mingus photos, anecdotes, quotes and an extensive discography fill this volume that collectors will treasure. A truly personal work that celebrates the genius within this jazz legend.

Contents

1. Better Get Hit In Your Soul
2. Blue Cee
3. Boogie Stop Shuffle
4. Canon (Pachelbel J)
5. Celia
6. Devil Woman (Mingus)
7. Diane (Alice's Wonderland)
8. Dizzy Moods
9. Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love
10. Duke's Choice
11. E's Flat, Ah's Flat Too
12. East Coasting
13. Ecclusiastics
14. Eclipse
15. Fables Of Faubus
16. Farewell Farwell
17. Free Cell Block F, 'Tis Nazi USA
18. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
19. Haitian Fight Song
20. Hora Decubitus
21. I Of Hurricane Sue, The
22. Jelly Roll
23. Jump Monk
24. Man Who Never Sleeps
25. Moanin'
26. Monk, Bunk And Vice Versa
27. My Jelly Roll Soul
28. Nobody Knows (The Bradley I Know)
29. Noddin' Ya Head Blues
30. Nostalgia In Times Square
31. Nouroog
32. O, Lord, Please Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me
33. O.P. (Oscar Pettiford)
34. Open Letter To Duke
35. Open Letter To The Avant Garde
36. Opus Four
37. Opus Three
38. Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk
39. Peggy's Blue Skylight
40. Pithecanthropus Erectus
41. Portrait
42. Pussy Cat Dues
43. Reincarnation Of A Lovebird
44. Remember Rockefeller At Attica
45. Scenes In The City
46. Self Portrait In Three Colors
47. Slippers
48. Slop
49. So Long Eric
50. Sue's Changes
51. Tonight At Noon
52. Us Is Two
53. Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
54. Weird Nightmare
55. What Love
56. Work Song

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Product Details: Paperback Book

160 Pages

Product Code: 673220

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