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001 2015031907
003 DLC
005 20150827114033.0
008 150817t20162016cau b 001 0beng c
010 $a 2015031907
020 $a9780520260375 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 $a0520260376 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 $z9780520963740 (ebook)
020 $z0520963741 (ebook)
040 $aCU-S/DLC$beng$erda$cCU-S
042 $apcc
050 00 $aML418.M45$bG33 2016
082 00 $a781.65092$aB$223
100 1 $aGabbard, Krin,$eauthor.
245 10 $aBetter git it in your soul :$ban interpretive biography of Charles Mingus /$cKrin Gabbard.
263 $a1602
264 1 $aOakland, California :$bUniversity of California Press,$c[2016]
264 4 $c©2016
300 $apages cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction: Charles Mingus changed my life -- A circus in a bathtub -- Autobiography, autofiction, and some poetry -- Third stream music and the rest of jazz history -- On and off the bandstand with Richmond, Dolphy, and Knepper -- Epilogue: Mingus in the movies.
520 $a"This biography traces the output of jazz master Charles Mingus--his recordings, his compositions, and his writings--highlighting key moments in his life and musicians who influenced him and were influenced by him. As a young man, Mingus played with Louis Armstrong as well as with Kid Ory. Mingus also played in bands led by Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Lionel Hampton, Red Norvo, Art Tatum, and many others. He began leading his own bands in New York City in 1955. Eric Dolphy, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Jimmy Knepper, Jackie McLean, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Cat Anderson, and Jaki Byard are among the many distinguished jazz artists who made music with Mingus during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. In addition to leaving behind a large collection of compelling recordings by large and small units, Mingus was also a talented writer. His autobiography, Beneath the Underdog: His World Composed by Mingus, is unlike any other book by a major jazz artist. Mingus creates vivid portraits of the many people who passed through his life and tells his story with compelling prose. Mingus also wrote a good deal of poetry and prose, all of it reflecting his unique vision. In 1977 he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. After several months of steady deterioration, he died in 1979 in Mexico"--Provided by publisher.
600 10 $aMingus, Charles,$d1922-1979.
650 0 $aJazz musicians$zUnited States$vBiography.
650 0 $aDouble bassists$zUnited States$vBiography.
655 7 $aBiographies.$2lcgft