Mingus Big Band
Formed to represent the music of Charles Mingus to the world this conglomerate was organized by his widow Sue, originally to play a tribute concert at Carnegie Hall in 1979, the year of the bass player's death. That line-up used four horns and a rhythm section, but since the mid-90s a 14-piece band has played weekly at New York's Time Cafe and performed on the European festival circuit. Drawing on over 100 musicians, the band includes regular players such as Randy Brecker, Frank Lacy, Ku-Umba, Kenny Drew Jnr., Ryan Kisor, John Stubblefield (an original Mingus alumni), and musical directors Andy McKee and Steve Slagle.
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Albums
- (1993) Nostalgia In Times Square
Top Tracks
- Moanin'
- Nostalgia In Times Square
- Mingus Fingers
- Open Letter to Duke
- Duke Ellington's Sound of Love
Related Artists
- John Coltrane
- Duke Ellington
- Charles Mingus
- Miles Davis
- GRP All-Star Big Band
- Count Basie
- Buddy Rich
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Glenn Miller
- Quincy Jones
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Herbie Hancock
- Frank Sinatra
- Art Blakey
- Charlie Parker
- Maynard Ferguson
- Billy May
- Chick Corea
- Clarke-Boland Big Band
- Quincy Jones & His Orchestra
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