Exploring musical connections one track at a time…
Our last two posts focused on Max Roach and Charles Mingus, who (along with Mingus’ wife Celia) founded the short-lived Debut Records, designed to bypass the commercialism of major labels. Both musicians had played with the great Duke Ellington, though Mingus’ stint lasted a mere four days before being fired for – you guessed it – fighting.
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You just heard altoist Jackie McLean, a man with the (actually very common) distinction of playing with and having his teeth knocked out by Charles Mingus, one of the greatest composers and bassists in jazz history, and a great friend of Joni Mitchell (that’s not a euphemism).
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