Charles Mingus discography
As a bandleader, the American jazz bassist Charles Mingus released 51 albums between 1949 and 1977; as a sideman, Mingus appeared on a total of 34 albums. 4 albums of his music were recorded posthumously between 1979 and 1990.
Discography
As bandleader
- Baron Mingus - West Coast 1945–49 (1949, Uptown)
- Strings and Keys (duo with Spaulding Givens) (1953, Debut)
- The Charles Mingus Duo and Trio (1953, Fantasy)
- Charles Mingus Octet (1953, Debut)
- Jazz Composers Workshop (1954–55, Savoy)
- The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus (1954, Bethlehem, originally issued as Jazzical Moods Vol. 1 & 2)
- Mingus at the Bohemia (1956, Debut)
- Pithecanthropus Erectus (1956, Atlantic)
- The Clown (1957, Atlantic)
- Mingus Three (1957, Jubilee)
- East Coasting (1957, Bethlehem)
- A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry (1959, Bethlehem)
- Jazz Portraits: Mingus in Wonderland (1959, United Artists)
- Mingus Ah Um (1959, Columbia)
- Blues & Roots (1960, Atlantic)
- Mingus Dynasty (1960, Columbia)
- Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus (1961, Candid)
- Pre-Bird (aka Mingus Revisited) (1961, Mercury)
- Mingus! (1961, Candid)
- Oh Yeah (1962, Atlantic)
- Tijuana Moods (RCA, 1962 [recorded 1957])
- The Complete Town Hall Concert (Blue Note, 1962 [1994]) contains all tracks released on Town Hall Concert (United Artists, 1962)
- The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963, Impulse!)
- Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1964, Impulse!)
- The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach (1964, Debut)
- Tonight at Noon (1964, Atlantic)
- Mingus Plays Piano (1964, Impulse!)
- Town Hall Concert (Jazz Workshop, 1964)
- The Great Concert of Charles Mingus (America, 1964)
- Right Now: Live at the Jazz Workshop (Fantasy, 1964)
- Mingus at Monterey (Jazz Workshop, 1964)
- Music Written for Monterey 1965 (Jazz Workshop, 1965)
- My Favorite Quintet (Jazz Workshop, 1966)
- Charles Mingus in Paris: The Complete America Session (Sunnyside, 1970 [2006]) contains all tracks released on Blue Bird (America, 1970) and Pithycathropus Erectus (America, 1970)
- Charles Mingus Sextet In Berlin (Beppo, 1970)
- Charles Mingus with Orchestra (Denon, 1971)
- Let My Children Hear Music (Columbia, 1972)
- Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert (1972, Columbia)
- Mingus Moves (1973, Atlantic)
- Mingus at Carnegie Hall (1974, Atlantic)
- Changes One (1974, Atlantic)
- Changes Two (1974, Atlantic)
- Mingus at Antibes (1975, Atlantic)
- Cumbia & Jazz Fusion (1977, Atlantic)
- Three or Four Shades of Blues (1977)
- His Final Work (1977)
- Mingus in Europe Volume I (Enja, 1980 [Recorded 1964])
- Mingus in Europe Volume II (Enja, 1981 [Recorded 1964])
- Reincarnation of a Lovebird (1988, Candid [Recorded 1960])
- Revenge! (Revenge, 1996 [Recorded 1964])
- Charles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy Cornell 1964 (Blue Note, 1964 [2007])
- @ Bremen 1964 & 1975 (Sunnyside Records, 2020 [Recorded 1964 and 1975])
Posthumous recordings
- Something Like a Bird (1979, Atlantic) (Mingus does not play on this session)
- Me, Myself An Eye (1979, Atlantic) (Mingus does not play on this session)
- Epitaph (1990, Columbia) (Mingus does not play on this session)
- Mysterious Blues (1990, Candid) (Mingus does not play on this session)
As a sideman
- Robbins' Nest (with Illinois Jacquet) (1945, Toho)
- Mellow Mama (with Dinah Washington) (1945, Delmark)
- Hot Piano (with Wilbert Baranco) (1946, Tops)
- Deep Meditation with Howard McGhee (1945, Chronological Classics 1125)[1]
- Sweet Potato, Hoggin', Blues a la King, Night Mist with Howard McGhee (1946, Chronological Classics 1125)[2]
- Ivie Anderson and Her All Stars (with Ivie Anderson) (1946, Storyville)
- Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra 1948 (with Lionel Hampton) (1948, Weka)
- Lionel Hampton in Concert (with Lionel Hampton) (1948, Cicala Jazz)
- The Red Norvo Trio (with Red Norvo and Tal Farlow) (1951, Savoy)
- Move (with Red Norvo) (1951, Savoy)
- Miles Davis at Birdland 1951 (with Miles Davis) (1951, Beppo)
- Jazz in Storyville (with Billy Taylor Trio) (1952, Roost)
- The George Wallington Trios Featuring Charles Mingus, Oscar Pettiford, Max Roach (1952, Prestige)
- Spring Broadcasts 1953 (with Bud Powell) (1953, ESP)
- Inner Fires (with Bud Powell) (1953, Electra/Musician)
- Jazz at Massey Hall (aka. The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever) (with Charlie Parker) (1953, Debut)
- Introducing Paul Bley (with Paul Bley) (1953, Debut)
- Explorations (with Teo Macero) (1953, Debut)
- The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet (with Oscar Pettiford) (1953, Debut)
- Ada Moore (with Ada Moore) (1954, Debut)
- Mad Bebop (with J.J. Johnson) (1954, Savoy)
- Big Band (with Charlie Parker) (Clef, 1954)
- The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2 (with J.J. Johnson) (1954, Blue Note)
- Relaxed Piano Moods (with Hazel Scott) (1955, Debut)
- The John Mehegan Trio/Quartet (with John Mehegan) (1955, Savoy)
- Very Truly Yours (with Jimmy Scott) (1955, Savoy)
- Evolution (with Teddy Charles) (Prestige, 1955)
- The Fabulous Thad Jones (with Thad Jones) (1955, Debut)
- New Piano Expressions (with John Dennis) (1955, Debut)
- Easy Jazz (with Ralph Sharon) (1955, London)
- Blue Moods (with Miles Davis) (1955, Debut)
- Word from Bird (with Teddy Charles) (1956, Atlantic)
- Metronome All-Stars 1956 (Clef, 1956) with the Metronome All-Stars
- New Faces (with Jimmy Knepper) (1957, Debut)
- Weary Blues - with Langston Hughes (MGM, 1959)
- Money Jungle (with Duke Ellington and Max Roach) (1962, Blue Note)
References
- ^ "Howard McGhee May 1945". J-DISC. Columbia University. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Howard McGhee 1945-1946". J-DISC. Columbia University. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
External links
- Discogs
- Discography at www.jazzdisco.org accessed June 9, 2011
- Charles Mingus Homepage accessed June 9, 2011
- Discography at Charles Mingus official site accessed January 12, 2020