What is Charles Mingus?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Charles Mingus | image = Charles Mingus 1976 cropped.jpg | caption = Mingus in 1976 | birth_name = Charles Mingus Jr. | birth_date = {{birth date|1922|4|22}} | birth_place = [[Nogales, Arizona]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1979|1|5|1922|4|22}} | death_place = [[Cuernavaca]], Mexico | origin = Los Angeles, [[California]], U.S. | instrument = Double bass, piano | genre = [[Jazz]], [[bebop]], [[free jazz]] | occupation = {{flatlist| * Musician * [[composer]] * bandleader }} | years_active = 1943–1979 | label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]], [[Candid Records|Candid]], [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[Debut Records|Debut]], [[Impulse! Records|Impulse!]], [[Mercury Records|Mercury]], [[United Artists Records|United Artists]] | associated_acts = [[Pepper Adams]], [[Jaki Byard]], [[Miles Davis]], [[Eric Dolphy]], [[Duke Ellington]], [[Jimmy Knepper]], [[Joni Mitchell]], [[Charlie Parker]], [[Don Pullen]], [[Dannie Richmond]], [[Max Roach]], [[Jack Walrath]] | website = {{URL|http://www.mingusmingusmingus.com/}} }} '''Charles Mingus Jr.''' (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American [[jazz]] [[musician]] and writer. He helped to create [[Improvisation|improvisational]] jazz. People say he is one of the best jazz musicians and music writers to ever live.<ref>McGlynn, D. (1997). ''Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog''. Shanachie.</ref> He played jazz music for over thirty years. He also played with other famous jazz musicians, such as [[Louis Armstrong]], [[Herbie Hancock]] and [[Dizzy Gillespie]]. == References == <references /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Mingus, Charles}} [[Category:1922 births]] [[Category:1979 deaths]] [[Category:American jazz musicians]] {{US-bio-stub}}