A collection of stories tagged 'charles mingus' from NPR. http://www.reverbiage.com/ Copyright 2006 Reverbiage.com. Reverbiage is not affiliated with NPR nor its member stations. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:48:56 EST Charles Mingus' monumental masterpiece "Epitaph" never saw the light of day during his lifetime. But the tempestuous jazz legend left his ambitious score to be discovered by new generations. Hear the full piece, a 2 1/2-hour affair for 31 musicians. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/53195 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92884124&ft=1&f=1039 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:10:00 EDT He was a sideman with the early stars of jazz, led one of the most admired bands on the Swing era, and catalyzed the careers of musicians like Charles Mingus. All the while, Red Norvo was bringing the mallet instruments to jazz. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/41005 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15570289&ft=1&f=1039 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:12:00 EDT Capturing seven of America's greatest jazz musicians at the height of their powers in Europe, the DVD collection Jazz Icons offers a fresh perspective on the likes of Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Sarah Vaughan, Charles Mingus and Dave Brubeck. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/39288 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14222410&ft=1&f=1039 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:56:00 EDT Mitchell's work took an unexpected turn with Mingus, her streaky and often brilliant 1979 collaboration with jazz bassist Charles Mingus. After it, she sounded wiser and hipper, a jazz sophisticate whose melodies came bunched in waves and bursts of scat-singing capriciousness. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/36239 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11460541 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:19:00 EDT Saxophonist Jackie McLean died on Friday at the age of 75. He played with many of the greats, including Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey and Charles Mingus. We offer an appreciation. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/17888 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5318392 Sun, 02 Apr 2006 13:39:45 EDT He's the founder of the Newport Folk Festival, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and the Newport Jazz Festival, which turns 50 this year. A new three-CD set, Happy Birthday Newport: 50 Swinging Years, celebrates the milestone. In the early 1950s, Wein founded the jazz clubs Storyville and Mahogany Hall in his hometown of Boston, where jazz giants Art Tatum, Sidney Bechet, Charlie Parker, Stan Getz and Miles Davis played. In 1954 he launched the Newport Jazz Festival, where he presented Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Dave Brubeck and others. The other music greats he knew and worked with: Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Louis Armstrong. Last year, Wein published his autobiography, Myself Among Others: A Life In Music. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/12737 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3140003 Mon, 05 Jul 2004 00:00:00 EDT