Mingus Speaks

Charles Mingus is among jazz's greatest composers and perhaps its most talented bass player. He was blunt...
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Author: John Goodman
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Language: English
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Mingus Speaks by Goodman, John

Mingus Speaks

¥11,596

Mingus Speaks

¥11,596
Author: John Goodman
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Charles Mingus is among jazz's greatest composers and perhaps its most talented bass player. He was blunt and outspoken about the place of jazz in music history and American culture, about which performers were the real thing (or not), and much more. These in-depth interviews, conducted several years before Mingus died, capture the composer's spirit and voice, revealing how he saw himself as composer and performer, how he viewed his peers and predecessors, how he created his extraordinary music, and how he looked at race. Augmented with interviews and commentary by ten close associates--including Mingus's wife Sue, Teo Macero, George Wein, and Sy Johnson--Mingus Speaks provides a wealth of new perspectives on the musician's life and career.

As a writer for Playboy, John F. Goodman reviewed Mingus's comeback concert in 1972 and went on to achieve an intimacy with the composer that brings a relaxed and candid tone to the ensuing interviews. Much of what Mingus shares shows him in a new light: his personality, his passions and sense of humor, and his thoughts on music. The conversations are wide-ranging, shedding fresh light on important milestones in Mingus's life such as the publication of his memoir, Beneath the Underdog, the famous Tijuana episodes, his relationships, and the jazz business.

Author: John Goodman
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 05/20/2013
Pages: 350
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780520275232


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 04/15/2013 pg. 13
Foreword 05/31/2013

About the Author
John F. Goodman is a writer, former music critic, professor, and media consultant based in Oaxaca, Mexico

Sy Johnson is a jazz photographer, writer, pianist, singer, educator, and former Mingus arranger

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