Description:Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: Progressive big band bandleaders, Progressive big band musicians, Charles Mingus, Don Ellis, Lester Bowie, Stan Kenton, Frank Foster, Charlie Haden, Mike Westbrook, Duke Pearson, Flat Earth Society, Jaki Byard, David Sanford, George Gruntz, The Microscopic Septet, Phil Nimmons, Octurn, Nat Pierce, Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, Sam Donahue, Orange Then Blue, Contraband. Excerpt: Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 - January 5, 1979) was an American jazz musician, composer, bandleader, and civil rights activist. 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. Mingus focused on collective improvisation, similar to the old New Orleans Jazz parades, paying particular attention to how each band member interacted with the group as a whole. In creating his bands, Mingus looked not only at the skills of the available musicians, but also their personalities. Many musicians passed through his bands and later went on to impressive careers. He recruited talented and sometimes little-known artists whom he assembled into unconventional and revealing configurations. As a performer, he was a pioneer in double bass technique. Nearly as well known as his ambitious music was Mingus' often fearsome temperament, which earned him the nickname "The Angry Man of Jazz." His refusal to compromise his musical integrity led to many on-stage eruptions, exhortations to musicians, and dismissals. Because of his brilliant writing for mid-size ensembles-and his catering to and emphasizing the strengths of the musicians in his groups-Mingus is often considered the heir apparent to Duke...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Progressive Big Bands: Progressive Big Band Bandleaders, Progressive Big Band Musicians, Charles Mingus, Don Ellis, Lester Bowie, Stan Kenton. To get started finding Progressive Big Bands: Progressive Big Band Bandleaders, Progressive Big Band Musicians, Charles Mingus, Don Ellis, Lester Bowie, Stan Kenton, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Progressive Big Bands: Progressive Big Band Bandleaders, Progressive Big Band Musicians, Charles Mingus, Don Ellis, Lester Bowie, Stan Kenton
Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: Progressive big band bandleaders, Progressive big band musicians, Charles Mingus, Don Ellis, Lester Bowie, Stan Kenton, Frank Foster, Charlie Haden, Mike Westbrook, Duke Pearson, Flat Earth Society, Jaki Byard, David Sanford, George Gruntz, The Microscopic Septet, Phil Nimmons, Octurn, Nat Pierce, Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, Sam Donahue, Orange Then Blue, Contraband. Excerpt: Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 - January 5, 1979) was an American jazz musician, composer, bandleader, and civil rights activist. 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. Mingus focused on collective improvisation, similar to the old New Orleans Jazz parades, paying particular attention to how each band member interacted with the group as a whole. In creating his bands, Mingus looked not only at the skills of the available musicians, but also their personalities. Many musicians passed through his bands and later went on to impressive careers. He recruited talented and sometimes little-known artists whom he assembled into unconventional and revealing configurations. As a performer, he was a pioneer in double bass technique. Nearly as well known as his ambitious music was Mingus' often fearsome temperament, which earned him the nickname "The Angry Man of Jazz." His refusal to compromise his musical integrity led to many on-stage eruptions, exhortations to musicians, and dismissals. Because of his brilliant writing for mid-size ensembles-and his catering to and emphasizing the strengths of the musicians in his groups-Mingus is often considered the heir apparent to Duke...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Progressive Big Bands: Progressive Big Band Bandleaders, Progressive Big Band Musicians, Charles Mingus, Don Ellis, Lester Bowie, Stan Kenton. To get started finding Progressive Big Bands: Progressive Big Band Bandleaders, Progressive Big Band Musicians, Charles Mingus, Don Ellis, Lester Bowie, Stan Kenton, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.