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Portrait of Charles Mingus

Composer

Charles Mingus

American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader (1922–1979)

73 works in the index

Birthplace
Nogales
Citizenship / historical state
United States
Period (estimated from birth year)
Contemporary

Biography

Charles Mingus — American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader (1922–1979). The recorded birthplace is Nogales. The biographical record lists citizenship or historical state as United States.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Piano, Oboe, Piccolo, Recorder, violin
Genres represented
Jazz
Works with composition dates
0 of 73

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 1 of 2

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Nostalgia In Times Square — —— Piano, Guitar, Oboe, violin, Voice, bass, Recorder, PiccoloJazz 25
Jelly Roll — —— Piano, Oboe, violin, Voice, bass, Recorder, PiccoloJazz 21
Peggy's Blue Skylight — —— Piano, Guitar, Oboe, violin, Voice, bass, Recorder, PiccoloJazz 20
Reincarnation Of A Lovebird — —— Piano, Voice, bassJazz 17
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat — —— Piano, Oboe, violin, bass, Recorder, PiccoloJazz 22
Boogie Stop Shuffle — —— Piano, Guitar, Oboe, violin, Recorder, PiccoloJazz 21
Pithecanthropus Erectus — —— Piano, Voice, bass— 17
Ecclusiastics — —— Piano, Oboe, violin, Voice, bass, Recorder, PiccoloJazz 11
Remember Rockefeller At Attica — —— PianoJazz 7
Self Portrait In Three Colors — —— PianoJazz 8
Portrait — —— Piano, Oboe, violin, Recorder, PiccoloJazz 14
Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love — —— Piano, Oboe, violin, Recorder, PiccoloJazz 16
Jump Monk — —— Piano, Oboe, violin, Voice, bass, Recorder, PiccoloJazz 9
O.P. (Oscar Pettiford) — —— Piano, Guitar, Oboe, violin, Recorder, PiccoloJazz 8
Diane (Alice's Wonderland) — —— Piano, Guitar, Oboe, violin, Recorder, PiccoloJazz 10
Pussy Cat Dues — —— Piano, Voice, bass— 9
Better Get It In Your Soul — —— Guitar— 7
Fables Of Faubus — —— Piano, Oboe, violin, Recorder, PiccoloJazz 11
Farewell Farwell — —— Piano, Oboe, violin, Recorder, PiccoloJazz 7
Haitian Fight Song — —— Piano, Oboe, violin, Recorder, PiccoloJazz 10
Hora Decubitus — —— Piano, Oboe, violin, Recorder, PiccoloJazz 8
Chair In The Sky — —— Piano— 7
Invisible Lady — —— Piano— 7
Better Get Hit In Your Soul — —— Piano, Oboe, violin, Recorder, PiccoloJazz 11
Nobody Knows(The Bradley I Know) — —— Piano, Oboe, violin, Recorder, PiccoloJazz 5
Noddin' Ya Head Blues — —— Piano, Oboe, violin, Recorder, PiccoloJazz 7
Orange Was Color Dress,Blue Silk — —— Piano, Oboe, violin, Recorder, PiccoloJazz 6
Slippers — —— Piano— 9
Sue's Changes — —— Piano— 10
Weird Nightmare — —— Piano— 5
Duke's Choice — —— Piano, Oboe, violin, Recorder, PiccoloJazz 5
So Long Eric — —— Piano— 5
Song With Orange — —— Piano— 6
Sweet Sucker Dance — —— Piano— 5
I X Love — —— —Jazz 1
Celia — —— Piano, Oboe, violin, Recorder, PiccoloJazz 5
Open Letter To Duke — —— Piano, Oboe, violin, Recorder, PiccoloJazz 4
Scenes In The City — —— Piano— 3
Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting — —— Piano— 3
Moanin' — —— Piano— 6
Canon — —— Piano, Oboe, violin, Recorder, PiccoloJazz 3
Devil Woman — —— Piano, Oboe, violin, Recorder, PiccoloJazz 2
E's Flat, Ah's Flat Too — —— Piano, Oboe, violin, Recorder, PiccoloJazz 3
East Coasting — —— Piano, Oboe, violin, Recorder, PiccoloJazz 3
Free Cell Block F, 'tis Nazi Usa — —— Piano, Oboe, violin, Recorder, PiccoloJazz 2
My Jelly Roll Soul — —— Piano, Oboe, violin, Recorder, PiccoloJazz 3
Opus Three — —— Piano, Oboe, violin, Recorder, PiccoloJazz 3
Slop — —— Piano— 3

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. This short biography is assembled from the recorded facts. Authority record: VIAF 111286947. Portrait: Charles_Mingus_1976.jpg : Tom Marcello Webster, New York, USA derivative work: Emdee ( talk ), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.