Charles Mingus
"Triumph of the Underdog"
(DVD, 1997)
(DVD, 1997)
Director: Don McGlynn
Producer: Sue Mingus, Don McGlynn
Runtime: 78 mins
Producer: Sue Mingus, Don McGlynn
Runtime: 78 mins
Reviews :
A thorough, poignant profile of jazz legend Charlie Mingus, whose distinctive bass stylings and radical arrangements revolutionized the jazz scene. Includes an extensive personal background,... A thorough, poignant profile of jazz legend Charlie Mingus, whose distinctive bass stylings and radical arrangements revolutionized the jazz scene. Includes an extensive personal background, detailing Mingus' struggles with psychological problems and Lou Gehrig's disease, as well as performance footage.
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Charles Mingus 'Triumph of the Underdog' is the first comprehensive documentary about jazz bassist, bandleader, and composer Charles Mingus. Mingus led a tumultuous life filled with trauma and frustration, joy and creativity. Not light enough to be considered white and not dark
A thorough, poignant profile of jazz legend Charlie Mingus, whose distinctive bass stylings and radical arrangements revolutionized the jazz scene. Includes an extensive personal background,... A thorough, poignant profile of jazz legend Charlie Mingus, whose distinctive bass stylings and radical arrangements revolutionized the jazz scene. Includes an extensive personal background, detailing Mingus' struggles with psychological problems and Lou Gehrig's disease, as well as performance footage.
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Charles Mingus 'Triumph of the Underdog' is the first comprehensive documentary about jazz bassist, bandleader, and composer Charles Mingus. Mingus led a tumultuous life filled with trauma and frustration, joy and creativity. Not light enough to be considered white and not dark
enough to fit into the black community, he was an outcast in American society who charted his own path. Likewise, his legacy as a 20th century composer reaches far beyond conventional jazz idioms.
Performances include Epitaph, Peggy's Blue Skylight, Better Get Hit in Your Soul, So Long Eric, Sue's Changes, Goodbye Porkpie Hat, and
more.
Performances include Epitaph, Peggy's Blue Skylight, Better Get Hit in Your Soul, So Long Eric, Sue's Changes, Goodbye Porkpie Hat, and
more.
Note : Merry Christmas to the MFS' crew & to all of you, dear readers. This is my little special gift for you.
By Rob
2 comments:
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Thanks for sharing the Mingus movie!
Very interesting and also touching.
Now I think I will give his whole Epitaph/Town Hall Concert a listen :-) I saw that it is available here:
http://avaxhome.ws/music/jazz/charles_mingus-epitaph.html
/Jazz Organ Fan
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