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Charles Mingus

real name Charles Mingus Jr.

Nogales, United States · 1922-04-22 – 1979-01-05

Charles Mingus is credited on 4,669 releases across 903 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1951–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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4,669

Credits

903

Albums

8

Decades active

692

In collections

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American jazz double bass player and pianist, composer, bandleader, and civil rights activist.
Born April 22, 1922 in Nogales, Arizona, USA.
Died January 5, 1979 in Cuernavaca, Mexico (aged 56).
Mingus was a pioneer in double bass technique, he also pioneered in overdubbing and cutting-up/reassembling tapes of different takes in the studio to achieve the best version to put on record. He also authored an autobiographical novel called "Beneath The Underdog". He died from Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease).

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4,669 releases · 903 albums · active 1951–2026

  • Performance · 9,645
  • Other credits · 553
  • Production · 8

Studios: Nola Recording Studios · Massey Hall · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · Café Bohemia

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