Charles Mingus

This up-tempo swinger has become the signature tune for the Mingus Big Band. It opens with a free-wheeling baritone sax solo and features raucous ensemble passages and group improvisations. You won't...

Here's a playable yet very effective arrangement of this signature Mingus composition. The familiar bari sax riff is handled by three saxes, and there is also a substantial soli for the entire sax sec...

Written in a fast 3/4, this gospel-inspired burner is as fun to play as it is to listen to. There is great interplay between sections of the band as layers of sound move in and out. Also included are...

This medium tempo swing chart is the lead-off cut from the CD 'Mingus Big Band 93. ' Featured is a distinctive melody, a stop-time solo section, and a great swing groove throughout.

Featuring a dark intensity and a powerful unison riff figure in minor, this medium swing chart is a great showcase for your bass player as well as the trombone section. The harmonic structure is quite...

Die Klanglandschaft dieser Tenorballade über ein klassisches Mingus-Stück ist frei und gefühlvoll. Der Solotenor liefert eine Einleitung, gefolgt von einem üppigen Ensemble mit einem vorgeschlagenen T...

This is probably Charles Mingus' best-known composition. Sy Johnson's updated chart is the authentic version as performed by the Mingus Big Band on the CD Blues and Politics.

From the Mingus Big Band CD Live In Time, this is one of the most creative charts in the band's book. Don't be fooled by the apparent normal sounds at the beginning, as this multi-styled production nu...

Die Klanglandschaft dieser Tenorballade über ein klassisches Mingus-Stück ist frei und gefühlvoll. Der Solotenor liefert eine Einleitung, gefolgt von einem üppigen Ensemble mit einem vorgeschlagenen T...

For use with all Bb, Eb, C, and bass clef instruments, the Jazz Play-Along Series is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. With musician-friendly lead sheets, melody cues and other split-...

55 Kompositionen von Charles Mingus, Original Scores, Kommentare, Photos, musikalische Analyse, 160 Seiten

The opening cut from the Mingus Big Band CD Gunslinging Birds is this raucous and blistering jazz waltz. Mingus wrote this piece as a tribute to Charlie Bird Parker with the subtitle If Charlie Parker...

Recorded on the Grammy-nominated CD 'I Am Three' by the Mingus Big Band, this composition was originally written by Mingus for a 1959 television drama. Arranged here for the Mingus Big Band by the lat...

This recent adaptation by bassist Boris Koslov presents the marvelous Mingus composition in a rich setting containing a variety of musical styles. Opening in a quasi-classical style, the piece quickly...

Titled in honor of Charles Mingus' good friend and mentor Oscar Pettiford, this swing chart opens with the two tenors, followed by all the saxes, and finally the entire ensemble. Whether you play this...

From the Mingus Big Band CD Gunslinging Birds here is an unpredictable romp for mature bands. Exploring a wide mix of seemingly unrelated sections, the genius and eccentricity of Mingus is apparent as...

This classic Mingus composition is meant to be performed with a sense of an 'anger' or sarcasm, and definitely projects an edginess. The baritone sax and bass bone will have fun with the opening and t...

The unique genius and originality of Charles Mingus is nowhere more apparent than in this symphonic masterpiece adapted for big band by Sy Johnson. Involving no improvisation but rather a series of th...

Saxophone Quartet (SATB or AATB) Medium 2-beat Dixieland, includes an optional snare drum (or wash-board) part. Medium

Opening with a shuffle vamp with layers of riffs being added as the intensity builds, this powerhouse arrangement from the acclaimed CD 'I Am Three' blossoms into a full-grown flat-out shout!

Originally recorded by Charles Mingus on his Mingus Ah Um album in 1959, Sy Johnson has transformed this through-composed ballad into a stunningly beautiful setting for full jazz ensemble. Featuring e...

Epitaph, written for a 31-piece ensemble, was the masterwork of?¬composer/bassist Charles Mingus. The extended suite is comprised of multiple movements reflecting a wealth of compositional styles (not...

Here's a playable yet very effective arrangement of this signature Mingus composition. The familiar bari sax riff is handled by three saxes, and there is also a substantial soli for the entire sax sec...