Mingus in a sentence

Elvis Costello has recorded "Hora Decubitus" (from Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus ) on My Flame Burns Blue (2006).

A popular trio of Mingus, Red Norvo and Tal Farlow in 1950 and 1951 received considerable acclaim, but Mingus's race caused problems with club owners and he left the group.

Despite this, Mingus was still attached to the cello; as he studied bass with Red Callender in the late 1930s, Callender even commented that the cello was still Mingus's main instrument.

The Italian band Quintorigo recorded an entire album devoted to Mingus's music, titled Play Mingus.

The Musical Styles of Charles Mingus, (Warner Bros. Publications, Jazz Workshop, 1982) Later career and death By the mid-1970s, Mingus was suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

This concert was produced by Mingus's widow, Sue Graham Mingus, at Alice Tully Hall on June 3, 1989, ten years after his death.

Mingus was as prolific as he was talented, which is one reason why this box—which delivers about six hours of music on seven CDs or eight LPs—barely scratches the surface of his catalog.

A text late Sunday alerted Keki Mingus, who lives in the Studio City section of Los Angeles, that a neighbor’s house at the top of a hill was in trouble.

Louis Armstrong and also lived in Queens, as did the trumpeter Clark Terry, the alto saxophone player Cannonball Adderley and the bassist and composer Charles Mingus.

He worked with such legends as Thelonius Monk, Charles Mingus and Sonny Rollins.

Performing with the likes with Christian McBride, Jason Moran, the Mingus Big Band, Pat Metheny, Stefon Harris, Roy Hargrove, Chick Corea, Dave Holland, and Jimmy Cobb.

The second property will be developed later, said Commissioner Seth Mingus who made the donation motion at Tuesday evening's regular council meeting.

Can the lemurs tie your vein off and put on some Mingus?

Republican District One County Board candidate Jay Hall was nominated, as were District Three candidates Seth Mingus and Greg Longfellow.

After Terry Burns, his half-brother, introduced him to modern jazz, his enthusiasm for players like Charles Mingus and John Coltrane led his mother to give him a plastic alto saxophone in 1961; he was soon receiving lessons from a local musician.

Allegedly, Parker continued this incantation for several minutes after Powell's departure, to his own amusement and Mingus's exasperation.

As a performer, Mingus was a pioneer in double bass technique, widely recognized as one of the instrument's most proficient players.

As Mingus explained in his liner notes: "I was born swinging and clapped my hands in church as a little boy, but I've grown up and I like to do things other than just swing.

Beginning in his teen years, Mingus was writing quite advanced pieces; many are similar to Third Stream because they incorporate elements of classical music.

Brubeck performs "It's a Raggy Waltz" from the Time Further Out album and duets briefly with bassist Charles Mingus in "Non-Sectarian Blues".