Charlie Mingus
Milestones Of A Legend(17 Albums On 10 Cd’S)

Disc: 1
1. Charles Mingus – Purple Heart
2. Charles Mingus – Gregorian Chant
3. Charles Mingus – Eulogy For Rudy Williams
4. Youmans – Caesar – Tea For Two
5. Charles Mingus – Smog L.A.
6. Cirillo – Level Seven
7. W. Cirillo – Transeason
8. W. Cirillo – Rose Geranium
9. Charles Mingus – Getting Together
10. T. Jones – One More
11. Duke – Gershwin – I Canït Get Started
12. Thad Jones – More Of The Same
13. Porter – Get Out Of The Town

Disc: 2
1. Mingus – Folk Forms, No. 1
2. Mingus – Original Faubus Fable
3. Mingus – What Love?
4. Mingus – All The Things You Could Be By Now If Sigmund Freud’s Wife Was Your Mother

Disc: 3
1. Charles Mingus – Jump Monk
2. Gordon – Warren – Serenade In Blue
3. Charles Mingus – Percussion Discussion
4. Charles Mingus – Work Song
5. Charles Mingus – Septemberly
6. Charles Mingus – All The Thing You C-Sharp
7. Strayhorn – Take The ?A? Train
8. Mingus – Prayer For Passive Resistance
9. Mingus – Eclipse
10. Mingus – Mingus Fingus No. 2
11. Mingus – Weird Nightmare
12. Ellington – Russel – Do Nothin? Till You Hear From Me
13. Mingus – Bemoanable Lady
14. Mingus – Half-Mast Inhibition

Disc: 4
1. Charles Mingus – Better Git It In Your Soul
2. Mingus – Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
3. Mingus – Boogie Stop Shuffle
4. Mingus – Self-Portrait In Three Colors
5. Mingus – Open Letter To Duke
6. Mingus – Bird Calls
7. Mingus – Fable Of Faubus
8. Mingus – Pussy Cat Dues
9. Mingus – Jelly Roll

Disc: 5
1. Charles Mingus – Pithecanthropus Erectus
2. G.Gershwin – I.Gershwin – A Foggy Day
3. Charles Mingus – Profile Of Jackie
4. Charles Mingus – Love Chant
5. Kern – Harbach – Yesterdays
6. Charles Mingus – Back Home Blues
7. Duke – Gershwin – I Canït Get Started
8. Hawes – Hampïs New Blues
9. I. Gershwin – G. Gershwin – D. Heyward – Summertime
10. Charles Mingus – Dizzy Moods
11. Mercer – Raksin – Laura

Disc: 6
1. Charles Mingus – Haitian Fight Song
2. Charles Mingus – Blue Cee
3. Charles Mingus – Reincarnation Of A Lovebird
4. Charles Mingus – The Clown
5. Charles Mingus – Dizzy Moods
6. Charles Mingus – Ysabelïs Table Dance
7. Charles Mingus – Tijuana Gift Shop
8. Charles Mingus – Los Mariachis (The Street Musicians)
9. Anderson – Groua – Flamingo

Disc: 7
1. Blake – Razaf – Memories Of You
2. Charles Mingus – East Coasting
3. Charles Mingus – West Coast Ghost
4. Charles Mingus – Celia
5. Charles Mingus – Conversation
6. Charles Mingus – Fifty-First Street Blues
7. Mingus – Hughes – Scenes In The City
8. Charles Mingus – Neuroog
9. Charles Mingus – New York Sketchbook
10. Charles Mingus – Dukeïs Choice
11. Charles Mingus – Slippers

Disc: 8
1. Charles Mingus – Nostalgia In Times Square
2. Duke – Gershwin – I Canït Get Started
3. Charles Mingus – No Private Income Blues
4. Charles Mingus – Aliceïs Wonderland
5. Charles Mingus – Griffin – The Texas Hop
6. Charles Mingus – Baby, Take A Chance With Me
7. Charles Mingus – Lonesome Woman Blues
8. Charles Mingus – SwinginïAn Echo
9. Mingus – Cryor – Ainït JivinïBlues
10. Charles Mingus – Baby, Take A Chance With Me
11. Charles Mingus – Shuffle Bass Boogie
12. Charles Mingus – Weird Nightmare

Disc: 9
1. Charles Mingus – Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
2. Charles Mingus – CryinïBlues
3. Charles Mingus – Moaninï
4. Charles Mingus – Tensions
5. Charles Mingus – My Jelly Roll Soul
6. Charles Mingus – Eïs Flat Ahïs Flat Too

Disc: 10
1. Mingus – Slop
2. Mingus – Diane
3. Mingus – Song With Orange
4. Mingus – Gunslinging Bird
5. Ellington – Mercer – Persons – Things Aint What They Used To Be
6. Mingus – Far Wells, Mill Valley
7. Mingus – New Now Know How
8. Bigard – Ellington – Mills – Mood Indigo
9. Mingus – Put Me In The Dungeon

Charles Mingus (1922–1979), nicknamed “the angry man of jazz” and still today an icon of the jazz world, was known for his intimidating temperament. His musical talent on double bass, as musical arranger, bandleader or composer, was immense. His music touches on all kinds of jazz styles, from free, blues, hard bop, big band or third stream, influenced by Duke Ellington’s orchestrations, but always has an element of irritation and danger. Influenced by New Orleans jazz, Mingus also fancied collective improvisation (as we can hear on various albums on this collection). This exciting box set is a journey through his fascinating music, displaying all of his artistic mutations and idiosyncrasies. Mingus is accompanied here by a host of all-time greats including Max Roach, Teo Macero, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker and Bud Powell.