Charles Mingus discography

As a bandleader, the American jazz bassist Charles Mingus released 51 albums between 1949 and 1977; as a sideman, Mingus appeared on a total of 34 albums. Four albums of his music were recorded posthumously between 1979 and 1990.

Discography[]

As bandleader[]

Baron Mingus - West Coast 1945–49 (1949, Uptown)
Strings and Keys (duo with Spaulding Givens) (1953, Debut)
The Charles Mingus Duo and Trio (1953, Fantasy)
Charles Mingus Octet (1953, Debut)
Jazz Composers Workshop (1954–55, Savoy)
The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus (1954, Bethlehem, originally issued as Jazzical Moods Vol. 1 & 2)
Mingus at the Bohemia (1956, Debut)
Pithecanthropus Erectus (1956, Atlantic)
The Clown (1957, Atlantic)
Mingus Three (1957, Jubilee)
East Coasting (1957, Bethlehem)
A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry (1959, Bethlehem)
Jazz Portraits: Mingus in Wonderland (1959, United Artists)
Mingus Ah Um (1959, Columbia)
Blues & Roots (1960, Atlantic)
Mingus Dynasty (1960, Columbia)
Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus (1961, Candid)
Pre-Bird (aka Mingus Revisited) (1961, Mercury)
Mingus! (1961, Candid)
Oh Yeah (1962, Atlantic)
Tijuana Moods (RCA, 1962 [recorded 1957])
The Complete Town Hall Concert (Blue Note, 1962 [1994]) contains all tracks released on Town Hall Concert (United Artists, 1962)
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963, Impulse!)
Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1964, Impulse!)
The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach (1964, Debut)
Tonight at Noon (1964, Atlantic)
Mingus Plays Piano (1964, Impulse!)
Town Hall Concert (Jazz Workshop, 1964)
The Great Concert of Charles Mingus (America, 1964)
Right Now: Live at the Jazz Workshop (Fantasy, 1964)
Mingus at Monterey (Jazz Workshop, 1964)
Music Written for Monterey 1965 (Jazz Workshop, 1965)
Charles Mingus: The Jazz Workshop Concerts 1964-65^[1] (Mosaic Records)
My Favorite Quintet (Jazz Workshop, 1966)
Charles Mingus in Paris: The Complete America Session (Sunnyside, 1970 [2006]) contains all tracks released on Blue Bird (America, 1970) and Pithycathropus Erectus (America, 1970)
Charles Mingus Sextet In Berlin (Beppo, 1970)
Charles Mingus with Orchestra (Denon, 1971)
Let My Children Hear Music (Columbia, 1972)
Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert (1972, Columbia)
Mingus Moves (1973, Atlantic)
Mingus at Carnegie Hall (1974, Atlantic)
Changes One (1974, Atlantic)
Changes Two (1974, Atlantic)
Mingus at Antibes (1975, Atlantic [Recorded 1960])
Cumbia & Jazz Fusion (1977, Atlantic)
Three or Four Shades of Blues (1977)
His Final Work (1977)
Mingus in Europe Volume I (Enja, 1980 [Recorded 1964])
Mingus in Europe Volume II (Enja, 1981 [Recorded 1964])
Reincarnation of a Lovebird (1988, Candid [Recorded 1960])
(1990, Candid [Recorded 1960])
Revenge! (Revenge, 1996 [Recorded 1964])
Charles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy Cornell 1964 (Blue Note, 1964 [2007])
@ Bremen 1964 & 1975 (Sunnyside Records, 2020 [Recorded 1964 and 1975])

Posthumous recordings[]

Something Like a Bird (1979, Atlantic) (Mingus does not play on this session)
Me, Myself An Eye (1979, Atlantic) (Mingus does not play on this session)
Epitaph (1990, Columbia) (Mingus does not play on this session)

As a sideman[]

Robbins' Nest (with Illinois Jacquet) (1945, Toho)
Mellow Mama (with Dinah Washington) (1945, Delmark)
Hot Piano (with Wilbert Baranco) (1946, Tops)
Deep Meditation with Howard McGhee (1945, Chronological Classics 1125)^[2]
Sweet Potato, Hoggin', Blues a la King, Night Mist with Howard McGhee (1946, Chronological Classics 1125)^[3]
Ivie Anderson and Her All Stars (with Ivie Anderson) (1946, Storyville)
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra 1948 (with Lionel Hampton) (1948, )
Lionel Hampton in Concert (with Lionel Hampton) (1948, Cicala Jazz)
The Red Norvo Trio (with Red Norvo and Tal Farlow) (1951, Savoy)
Move (with Red Norvo) (1951, Savoy)
Miles Davis at Birdland 1951 (with Miles Davis) (1951, Beppo)
Jazz in Storyville (with Billy Taylor Trio) (1952, Roost)
The George Wallington Trios Featuring Charles Mingus, Oscar Pettiford, Max Roach (1952, Prestige)
Spring Broadcasts 1953 (with Bud Powell) (1953, ESP)
Inner Fires (with Bud Powell) (1953, Electra/Musician)
Jazz at Massey Hall (aka. The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever) (with Charlie Parker) (1953, Debut)
Introducing Paul Bley (with Paul Bley) (1953, Debut)
Explorations (with Teo Macero) (1953, Debut)
The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet (with Oscar Pettiford) (1953, Debut)
Ada Moore (with ) (1954, Debut)
Mad Bebop (with J.J. Johnson) (1954, Savoy)
Big Band (with Charlie Parker) (Clef, 1954)
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2 (with J.J. Johnson) (1954, Blue Note)
Relaxed Piano Moods (with Hazel Scott) (1955, Debut)
The John Mehegan Trio/Quartet (with John Mehegan) (1955, Savoy)
Very Truly Yours (with Jimmy Scott) (1955, Savoy)
Evolution (with Teddy Charles) (Prestige, 1955)
The Fabulous Thad Jones (with Thad Jones) (1955, Debut)
New Piano Expressions (with ) (1955, Debut)
Easy Jazz (with Ralph Sharon) (1955, London)
Blue Moods (with Miles Davis) (1955, Debut)
Word from Bird (with Teddy Charles) (1956, Atlantic)
Metronome All-Stars 1956 (Clef, 1956) with the Metronome All-Stars
New Faces (with Jimmy Knepper) (1957, Debut)
Weary Blues - with Langston Hughes (MGM, 1959)
Money Jungle (with Duke Ellington and Max Roach) (1962, Blue Note)

References[]

^ "Charles Mingus: The Jazz Workshop Concerts 1964-65 - Mosaic Records". Mosaic Records - Home for Jazz fans!. 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
^ "Howard McGhee May 1945". J-DISC. Columbia University. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
^ "Howard McGhee 1945-1946". J-DISC. Columbia University. Retrieved 4 January 2020.

External links[]

Discogs
Discography at www.jazzdisco.org accessed June 9, 2011
Charles Mingus Homepage accessed June 9, 2011
Discography at Charles Mingus official site accessed January 12, 2020

[1] "Charles Mingus: The Jazz Workshop Concerts 1964-65 - Mosaic Records". Mosaic Records - Home for Jazz fans!. 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2021-07-21.

[2] "Howard McGhee May 1945". J-DISC. Columbia University. Retrieved 4 January 2020.

[3] "Howard McGhee 1945-1946". J-DISC. Columbia University. Retrieved 4 January 2020.

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Discography
Studio albums	The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus Jazz Composers Workshop Pithecanthropus Erectus The Clown East Coasting Mingus Three Weary Blues A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry Mingus Ah Um Blues & Roots Mingus Dynasty Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus Pre-Bird Mingus Oh Yeah Tijuana Moods Money Jungle The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Tonight at Noon Mingus Plays Piano Blue Bird Pithycanthropus Erectus Let My Children Hear Music Mingus Moves Changes One Changes Two Three or Four Shades of Blues His Final Work Cumbia & Jazz Fusion Something Like a Bird Charles Mingus with Orchestra Reincarnation of a Lovebird
Live albums	Mingus at the Bohemia (1956) Jazz Portraits: Mingus in Wonderland (1959) The Complete Town Hall Concert (1962) The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach (1964) Astral Weeks (1964) Town Hall Concert (1964) Revenge! (1964) The Great Concert of Charles Mingus (1964) Mingus in Europe Volume I (1964) Mingus in Europe Volume II (1964) Right Now: Live at the Jazz Workshop (1964) Mingus at Monterey (1964) My Favorite Quintet (1965) Music Written for Monterey 1965 (1965) Charles Mingus Sextet In Berlin (1970) Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert (1972) Mingus at Antibes (1974) Mingus at Carnegie Hall (1974) Cornell 1964 (2007)
Books	Beneath the Underdog (1971 autobiography)
Related	Mingus Big Band Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard Mingus Dynasty Sue Mingus Jazz at Massey Hall (1953) Weary Blues (1958) Newport Rebels (1960) Money Jungle (1962) Pepper Adams Plays the Compositions of Charlie Mingus (1964) Mingus (1979) Epitaph (1990) Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968 Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog (1998 documentary)