- Mingus Big Band
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The 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, the Mingus Big Band also tours frequently in Europe and other parts of the world. The band has featured an impressive array of musicians: Steve Slagle, Randy Brecker, Frank Lacy, John Stubblefield, Ryan Kisor, Alex Foster, Jack Walrath (an alumnus of one of Mingus' last bands), Vincent Herring, Ronnie Cuber, John Hicks, Seamus Blake, and many more.
The band has received six Grammy nominations.
Discography
- Nostalgia in Times Square (1993)
- Gunslinging Birds (1995)
- Live in Time (1997)
- Que Viva Mingus! (1998)
- Blues and Politics (1999)
- The Essential Mingus Big Band (2001)
- Tonight at Noon (2002)
- I Am Three (2005)
- Live in Tokyo at the Blue Note (2006)
- Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard (2010)
External links
Charles Mingus Studio albums Jazz Composers Workshop (1954-55) · The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus (1955) · Pithecanthropus Erectus (1956) · The Clown (1957) · East Coasting (1957) · A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry (1957) · Mingus Ah Um (1959) · Mingus Dynasty (1959) · Blues & Roots (1960) · Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus (1960) · Reincarnation of a Lovebird (1960) · Oh Yeah (1961) · Tonight at Noon (1957-61) · Tijuana Moods (1962) · The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963) · Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1964) · Mingus Plays Piano (1964) · Let My Children Hear Music (1972) · Mingus Moves (1973) · Changes One (1974) · Changes Two (1975) · Three or Four Shades of Blues (1977) · Cumbia & Jazz Fusion (1978)Live albums Mingus at the Bohemia (1955) · The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach (1955) · Jazz Portraits: Mingus in Wonderland (1959) · Charles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy Cornell 1964 (1964) · Town Hall Concert (1964) · The Great Concert of Charles Mingus (1964) · Right Now: Live at the Jazz Workshop (1964) · Mingus at Monterey (1964) · Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert (1972) · Mingus at Carnegie Hall (1974) · Mingus at Antibes (1976)Related Categories:- Experimental big bands
- Post-bop ensembles
- Avant-garde jazz ensembles
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