Sue Mingus wrote an article about Charles Mingus that was in the NYTimes magazine last March. I don't think it was mentioned then, and I see it's once again available without charge:
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/17/magazine/17MINGUS.html There's no mention of Joni, but the article does give an interesting close-up view of Mingus. It's hard to imagine strong-willed Joni ever being able to work with strong-willed Mingus, although he was older when they collaborated and sick, and perhaps not as bullish as he comes across in the article. Even so, collaborating must have been a challenge for them both. Debra Shea
