Artist: Charles Mingus

WTF?! Wednesdays: Anthony Braxton, “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat” (1974)

May 15, 6:30am Something Else! Reviews

Loving covers of popular music is a grand jazz tradition. From blues vamps to show tunes to popular song of the day, jazz musicians have explored the harmonic opportunities found in pop music. Results, as you might expect, have varied. Miles Davis' version of "Someday My Prince Will Come" became a jazz standard. On the other hand, did the world [...]

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Charles Mingus: A Beginner's Guide to the Late Jazz Great

Apr 25, 6:00am Houstoned Rocks

True story: once, we were entertaining some people at home and my rat terrier, Mingus, got loose and began mingling with the guests. Because he's an insufferable attention-seeker and since people ... Continue reading "Charles Mingus: A Beginner's Guide to the Late Jazz Great" >

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Happy birthday Charles Mingus! (and a belated happy 66th to Iggy Pop)

Apr 22, 10:00am Stupefaction

Charles Mingus would have been 91 today! Catch any one of three Mingus bands at the Jazz Standard in NYC on any given Monday night. Info here . A happy 66th to the one & only Iggy Pop!

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a list obligatory. my favorite things.

Mar 25, 1:30am Earbuddy

Most people have at least one token jazz album in there collection. This week, we look at the ten you should add. Jazz is a bit of a sticky wicket in the music...

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Terri Lyne Carrington- Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue

Feb 12, 8:52pm There Stands the Glass

When you get into popularity then you're talking about money, not music. -Duke Ellington Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue is the sort of high-concept album that music geeks adore. In a nutshell: three of today's most accomplished jazz musicians reinterpret a classic jazz album with bold political perspectives and contemporary sounds. I applaud the audaciousness of the project. A core group of drummer and bandleader Terri Lyne Carrington , bassist Christian McBride and pianist Gerald Clayton employ a few additional likeminded musicians and a slew [...]

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Sunday Mix Tape Number 288

Dec 10, 2012, 12:21am Swan Fungus

I hope you're all relaxing and enjoying this Sunday evening. I on the other hand am completely exhausted. Two Christmas parties last night on opposite sides of town and late-night drinking escapades handicapped my workday. Now here I sit, trying to put together a mix tape for you when really all I want to do [...]

• Allen Toussaint - Pelican Parade
• Charles Mingus - Flamingo
• Expo '70 - Eagle Talons
• Hochenkeit - Culture Vulture
• Mary Timony - 13 Bees
• Pharaoh Overlord - Cardinal
• Shirley Collins - The Cuckoo
• Songs: Ohia - The Black Crow
• Sugarm - Two-Winged Dove
• T. Rex - Seagull Woman
• The Gentleman Losers - Ballad Of Sparrow Young
• The Verve - Butterfly
• The Weird Weeds - A Goose
• Unwound - Swan
• World's End Girlfriend - The Owl of Windward

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Artist:	Allen Toussaint
Title:	Pelican Parade
Link Text:	Pelican Parade
File Name:	allen_toussaint_-_pelican_para de.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Charles Mingus
Title:	Flamingo
Link Text:	Flamingo
File Name:	charles_mingus_-_flamingo.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	Jazz

Artist:	Expo '70
Title:	Eagle Talons
Link Text:	Eagle Talons
File Name:	expo_70_-_eagle_talons.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	Experimental

Artist:	Hochenkeit
Title:	Culture Vulture
Link Text:	Culture Vulture
File Name:	hochenkeit_-_culture_vulture.m p3
Bitrate:	239 kbps
Genre:	Experimental

Artist:	Mary Timony
Title:	13 Bees
Link Text:	13 Bees
File Name:	mary_timony_-_13_bees.mp3
Bitrate:	265 kbps
Genre:	Rock

Artist:	Pharaoh Overlord
Title:	Cardinal
Link Text:	Cardinal
File Name:	pharaoh_overlord_-_cardinal.mp 3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Genre:	Rock

Artist:	Shirley Collins
Title:	The Cuckoo
Link Text:	The Cuckoo
File Name:	shirley_collins_-_cuckoo.mp3
Bitrate:	259 kbps
Genre:	Folk

Artist:	Songs: Ohia
Title:	The Black Crow
Link Text:	The Black Crow
File Name:	songs_ohia_-_the_black_crow.mp 3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	Rock

Artist:	Sugarm
Title:	Two-Winged Dove
Link Text:	Two-Winged Dove
File Name:	sugarm_-_two_winged_dove.mp3

Artist:	T. Rex
Title:	Seagull Woman
Link Text:	Seagull Woman
File Name:	t_rex_-_seagull_woman.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	Rock

Artist:	The Gentleman Losers
Title:	Ballad Of Sparrow Young
Link Text:	Ballad Of Sparrow Young
File Name:	gentleman_losers_-_ballad_of_s parrow_young.mp3
Bitrate:	177 kbps
Genre:	Electronic

Artist:	The Verve
Title:	Butterfly
Link Text:	Butterfly
File Name:	the_verve_-_butterfly.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	Rock

Artist:	The Weird Weeds
Title:	A Goose
Link Text:	A Goose
File Name:	weird_weeds_-_a_goose.mp3
Bitrate:	242 kbps
Genre:	Rock

Artist:	Unwound
Title:	Swan
Link Text:	Swan
File Name:	unwound_-_swan.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	Rock

Artist:	World's End Girlfriend
Title:	The Owl of Windward
Link Text:	The Owl Of Windward
File Name:	worlds_end_girlfriend_-_owl_of _windward.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	Post-Rock

First Listen: Charles Mingus - The Jazz Workshop Concerts, 1964-65 (album stream)

Oct 22, 2012, 2:30am Totally Fuzzy

In 1964, a jazz great tried his hand at his own record label. A new seven-CD box set of live recordings from Charles Mingus Enterprises, much of it previously unreleased, is a monumental example of how a genius dedicated his life to his art. Hear a full 1965 concert recording from the collection. Charles Mingus' The Jazz Workshop Concerts, 1964-65 comes out Oct. 30. Read more »

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Just Because: Charles Mingus

Oct 17, 2012, 10:44am Stupefaction

This man didn't fuck around. ( Source )

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My Charles Mingus autograph from Tom Dowd

Sep 28, 2012, 10:00am Stupefaction

I've never been one those fans who puts too much stock in autographs...Or maybe I should say, I've never expended too much energy tracking them down. I have a few that I'm very happy I have, but I got them because I met the person involved or knew someone where it was just to easy not to ask. In this case, besides spending actual money on it, I'm particularly excited because: A) Mingus is one of my all time favorite musicians B) He's been dead for over [...]

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A New York state of pen

Sep 13, 2012, 3:40pm Stupefaction

Here's an excellent time lapse video of artist Patrick Vale drawing the view of the Manhattan skyline from the Empire State Building. Big bonus points for use of "Moanin'" by Charles Mingus.

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Movie of the Week: 1959, The Year That Changed Jazz

Sep 2, 2012, 12:00pm Stupefaction

Ornette Coleman shot by Lee Friedlander for Atlantic Records

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New Velvet Underground boxset coming soon from Sundazed

Aug 25, 2012, 9:58am Stupefaction

It appears Sundazed Records has been busy busy busy putting together what looks like to be a beautiful new vinyl box for the Velvet Underground. According to the text above it will include the first three albums, a definitive collection of recordings made for the band's fourth & unfinished LP for MGM, and the first solo album by Nico. More to come...it seems the label hasn't formally announced this yet other than on their Facebook page . Between this [...]

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"Horns, Decks and Grooves" with Tel Aviv's The Apples

Aug 22, 2012, 10:00am Societe Perrier

Nine-piece Tel Aviv funk band The Apples chat about their new album.

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Shot by: Roberto Polillo

Aug 10, 2012, 12:51pm Stupefaction

Bill Evans Roberto Polillo - official flickr page Dizzy Gillespie Sam Woodyard [...]

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8.6 The Cooler

Aug 6, 2012, 7:10am The Smoking Section

Alexis Walker The U.S. Women's Gymnastics Team As "Mean Girls" [Buzzfeed] Top 10 Ways To Boost Your Home Wi-Fi [Lifehacker] Pilar Sanders Bikini Body Is Sick [Necole Bitchie] College Kids [...]

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Friday Ephemera: 1965

Jun 16, 2012, 8:52am Stupefaction

Courtesy of Its All the Streets , Village Voice ads, 1965 part 4

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Personal History: Ethan Greene

May 11, 2012, 1:30pm The FADER

A young composer navigates the murky zone between making difficult music and easy listening. The life of a classical music composer is, by and large, an unglamorous one. Take, for example, the case of Philip ... read more �

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The Clown

May 9, 2012, 5:05pm Stupefaction

Contemplate the image above while listening to "The Clown" by Charles Mingus. Wow! Thanks Gurney Journey !

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CHARLES MINGUS / Mingus Small Band Mixtape

May 3, 2012, 8:17pm breath of life

The music on the 1959 Mingus Ah Um album, and to a lesser extent on the follow-up 1959 Mingus Dynasty recording, are widely considered major achievements not just as classic work in Mingus’ extensive oeuvre but also, and more importantly, as a perennial selection of critics’ top jazz albums of all time. Coming on the heels of the forties bebop revolution, jazz bifurcated into a cool style featuring complex harmonies and intricate arrangements. Often known as West Coast jazz, the main voices were white and generally played in soft and subdued tones. An opposite [...]

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Angry Man of Jazz (The): Charles Mingus

Apr 18, 2012, 4:30pm SqueezeMyLemon

Wikipedia ... Nearly as well known as his ambitious music was Mingus' often fearsome temperament, which earned him the nickname "The Angry Man of Jazz." His refusal to compromise his musical integrity led to many on-stage eruptions, exhortations to musicians, and dismissals

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