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Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus

Alyn Shipton devotes a whole edition of the programme to recordings by the legendary bassist, composer and bandleader Charles Mingus, born 100 years ago next week. Get in touch with your requests: jrr@bbc.co.uk or #jazzrecordrequests on social

59 minutes

Last on

Sun 17 Apr 2022 16:00

Music Played

  • Charles Mingus

    Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting

    • Blues and Roots.
    • Atlantic.
    • 7.
  • Charles Mingus

    Mingus Fingers

    Performer: Charles Mingus.
    • The Young Rebel.
    • Proper.
    • 16.
  • Charles Mingus

    Work Song

    • Complete Live at the Bohemia, 1955.
    • Essential Jazz Classics.
    • 14.
  • Charles Mingus

    Hog Callin' Blues

    • Oh Yeah!.
    • Essential Jazz Classics.
    • 1.
  • Charles Mingus

    Goodbye Pork Pie Hat

    • Mingus Ah Um.
    • Columbia.
    • 2.
  • Charles Mingus

    Track A - Solo Dancer

    • Black Saint and the Sinner Lady.
    • Impulse.
    • 1.
  • Charles Mingus

    Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress, Then Silk Blue

    • Mingus Plays Piano.
    • Impulse.
    • 7.
  • Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus & Max Roach

    Fleurette Africaine

    • Money Jungle.
    • Blue Note.
    • 2.
  • Charles Mingus

    Remember Rockfeller At Attica

    • Changes One.
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.
  • Joni Mitchell

    Dry Cleaner from Des Moines

    • Asylum.
    • 53091.
    • 9.

Broadcast

  • Sun 17 Apr 2022 16:00

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