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Composer of the Week Charles Mingus Episodes

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  1. Epitaph (1965-1979)

    5/5 Donald Macleod charts Mingus's final years, by when he had achieved a resurgence.

  2. Black Saint and the Sinner Lady

    4/5 Donald Macleod explores Mingus's 1960 album Black Saint and the Sinner Lady.

  3. Bird and Other Influences

    3/5 Donald Macleod explores music Mingus wrote in the early 1960s, including a tribute to Bird

  4. This Is Almost My Time (1957-1959)

    2/5 Donald Macleod explores Mingus's music of the late 1950s, looking at gospel influences.

  5. Bassist to Bandleader

    1/5 Donald Macleod looks at how Mingus progressed from double bassist to being a composer.