13-05-2012, 17:34
SteveO Wrote:Yes you're el correcto, Matt! I don't like to use the words best and greatest but in this case I'll make an exception. Mingus was an intellectual as well as a humble common man and it showed in his musical diversity and composing. He wasn't pigeon-holed into a "formula" so to speak like Ellington and Basie with others.yes Steve I have listened to jazz composers workshop and tijuana moods recently and I must say charles mingus's composition venture into bebop / hard bop and the avant garde' I must explore this man's work much further
His compositions were interesting and at times mesmerising to listen to. Bebop, Hard bebop. traditional, Latin, African, Soul, Blues, Avant Garde, Free Jazz, Contemporary Classical, Minimalist...need I go on!!!! He left us much too early!