Beneath The Underdog by Charles Mingus

Beneath The Underdog by Charles Mingus

Charles Mingus, bassist, composer and bandleader, was one of the towering figures of American twentieth-century music. In this acclaimed memoir, Mingus documents his childhood on an Army base in Arizona, his difficult teenage years in Watts and his musical education from the likes of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Charlie Parker. In a unique and lyrical voice, his story charts the highs and lows of a life lived to the full. Beneath the Underdog is also a portrait of life in the forties and fifties, and of ideas of identity and race in America. Above all, it is a powerful tale told through the eyes of an inspiring, anguished and extraordinary musician.

Mingus was something elseA pure genius. I loved him * * Miles Davis * *
The jazz world has seen its share of compelling autobiographies but none to rival the quality of Beneath the Underdog. A shocking and brilliant book * * Q Magazine * *
A fascinating inight into Mingus' mind - unforgettable * * The Times * *
An outlandish, brilliant autobiography * * Newsweek * *

Charles Mingus was born in Arizona in 1922. He settled in New York in the 1950s, where he played and recorded with the leading musicians of his time, such as Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Bud Powell, Art Tatum and Duke Ellington. Mingus toured extensively throughout the world, including Europe, Japan, Canada, South America and the United States. He died in 1979. Both New York City and Washington, D.C., honoured him posthumously with a 'Charles Mingus Day'.

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ISBN 13	9780857862181
ISBN 10	0857862189
Title	Beneath The Underdog
Author	Charles Mingus
Series	Canons
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Canongate Books
Year published	2011-08-18
Number of pages	384
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