Charles Mingus Discography
Albums in original release order.
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1953
Strings and Keys
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1954
Introducing Paul Bley
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1955
Jazz Collaborations, Vol. I
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1955
Jazzical Moods
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1956
Jazz Composers Workshop
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1956
Move!
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1956
Pithecanthropus Erectus
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1957
A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry With Charles Mingus
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1956
Pithecanthropus Erectus
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1957
A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry With Charles Mingus
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1957
East Coasting
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1957
Four Trombones
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1957
Mingus Three
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1957
The Clown
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1959
Mingus Ah Um
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1960
Blues & Roots
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1960
Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus
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1961
Mingus
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1961
Pre-Bird
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1962
Money Jungle
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1962
Oh Yeah
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1962
Tijuana Moods
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1963
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
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1964
Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
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1964
Mingus Plays Piano
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1964
Tonight at Noon
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1971
Blue Bird
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1972
Let My Children Hear Music
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1974
Mingus Moves
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1975
Changes One
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1975
Changes Two
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1977
Three or Four Shades of Blues
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1978
Cumbia & Jazz Fusion
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1979
Me, Myself an Eye
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1980
Something Like a Bird
Discography data: MusicBrainz.
About Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus Jr. was an American jazz upright bassist, composer, bandleader, pianist, and author. A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered one of the greatest jazz musicians and composers in history, with a career spanning three decades and collaborations with other jazz greats, such as Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Max Roach, and Eric Dolphy. Mingus's work ranged from advanced bebop and avant-garde jazz with small and midsize ensembles to pioneering the post-bop style on seminal recordings like Pithecanthropus Erectus (1956) and Mingus Ah Um (1959) and progressive big band experiments such as The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963).
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Ranked
- Mingus Ah Um (1959)
- Blues & Roots (1960)
- The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963)
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