Charles Mingus Jr. [image: Inline image 1]
Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul - Track One, from the album "Mingus Ah Um" - Vinyl http://www.youtube.com/<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROZ2V6KLsLg&feature=share&list=PLsl3WjKkzBEfEwpMSbLpwr4vPupPQTJ0x> [image: Inline image 2] Sue's Changes - Live At Montreux, 1975 http://youtu.be/jOWNkZrkLfk "Charles Mingus Jr. was a highly influential American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader. Mingus's compositions retained the hot and soulful feel of hard bop and drew heavily from black gospel music while sometimes drawing on elements of Third Stream, free jazz, and classical music. Yet Mingus avoided categorization, forging his own brand of music that fused tradition with unique and unexplored realms of jazz." Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Mingus On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 7:24 AM, Richard J. Williams <pundits...@gmail.com>wrote: > Good point, but I don't get into the personalities of any of these guys > very much. Lots of jazz players were really screwed up on drugs and some > had questionable ethical behavior as well. Most of the time I just listen > to the music and enjoy. For me, it's not about the personalities, it's all > about the music. Thanks for the reply. > > > > On 12/18/2013 9:32 PM, jr_...@yahoo.com wrote: > > > > Richard, > > > Stan Gets was a great tenor sax player. His solos were exquisite and > creative. But one of his friends called him a "nice bunch of guys", > apparently referring to his unpredictable personality quirks. > > > >
