Discover: Charles Mingus

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On this Day—Miles Davis: Blue Mood

Genre: Jazz, cool jazz Label: Debut Recorded: July 9, 1955 Miles Davis, Charles Mingus and Elvin Jones on the same recording? Yes, it happened. And it happened on this day…

Long Play on The Nightside with Andy O'

It’s called “Long Play” and it gives Nightside host Andy O’ the opportunity to explore the longest tracks of the KUVO library. We will celebrate two birthdays with Long Play…

RECORD to RECORD—Cumbia & Jazz Fusion by Charles Mingus

As an archive, we often think of the idea of the “record” or what will be “recorded”-  imprinted in history, but this program is also about our records that exist…

Record to Record

As an archive, we often think of the idea of the “record” or what will be “recorded”-  imprinted in history, but this program is also about our records that exist…

Money Jungle Double Drummer Series

In September of 1962 three great band leaders: Charles Mingus, Max Roach and Duke Ellington gathered in the studio to embark on a musical adventure and make their mark on…

Mingus Ahem! New biography reviewed

Peter R. Furlong, PhD

In this new biography, Better Git It in Your Soul, author Krin Gabbard expresses gratitude for the Mingus biographers who supplied him with much source material—Brian Priestly (1982), Gene Santoro…

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