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Perhaps the baby was born under a bad sign: unlike the self-styled Black Bull, Stevie Wonder (13 May), and unlike the Suave Bull, Duke Ellington (29 April), Charles Mingus Jr was born under Taurus with Taurus rising - otherwise known as the Bull in a China Shop.
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In this new biography Brian Priestley has written a masterly study of Mingus's dynamic career from the early years in Swing, to the escapades of the Bebop era, through his musical maturity in the 50's when he directed a band that redefined collective improvisation in jazz. The book views Mingus as a black artist increasingly politicized by his situation, but also unreliable as a witness to his own persecution.
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- Title Mingus, a Critical Biography
- Author Brian Priestley
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Paperback
- Pages 336
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Da Capo Press, NY
- Date 1984-03-22
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780306802171 / 0306802171
- Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
- Dimensions 8.25 x 5.42 x 0.82 in (20.96 x 13.77 x 2.08 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Library of Congress subjects Jazz musicians - United States - Biography, Mingus, Charles
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011563428
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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