Beneath the Underdog: His World as Composed by Mingus - Brossura

Mingus, Charles

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ISBN 10: 0679737618 ISBN 13: 9780679737612

Casa editrice: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1991

Riassunto

The legendary jazzman recounts his life and career, from his childhood in Watts and his apprenticeship with jazz musicians, to his recordings with Duke Ellington and others, and more

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L'autore:

At once an essential composer in the history of jazz and a bass player extraordinaire, Charles Mingus was born on April 22, 1922 in Nogales, Arizona, and grew up in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts. He made his recording debut with Lionel Hampton in 1947, and performed on numerous recordings with Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Stan Getz, Duke Ellington, Bud Powell, Art Tatum, and many others. His several honors inlcuded a Guggenheim Fellowship, an honorary degree from Brandeis University, and the Slee Chair in Music at the State University of New York in Buffalo.  Charles Mingus died in 1979 at the age of 56.

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Book by Mingus Charles

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• Editore: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0679737618
• ISBN 13: 9780679737612
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 384