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2014-03-19 23:47:00
Mingus: Finding Beauty in the Edges of the Imagination
[…] boundaries to his imagination, and it was his curiosity that set him apart. In order to truly understand, rather begin to understand, the music Charles wrote, one must study his life. It is this concept that this post will focus on, taking both Mingus’ biography and his music and attempt to construct a portrait of the man’s creativity. Charles Mingus (officially Charles Mingus Jr.) was born April 22, 1922 at an Army base located in Nogales, Arizona, but was raised primarily in Watts, California (Mingus and Homzy 5). Mingus’ early exposure to music was of a religious nature, namely because his step-mother forbade any other music in the home (Priestley 3). The irony is that, in spite of this ban, Charles found other music to listen to (as is often the case for children growing up in strict households looking for a release). Of this music, i.e. jazz, Duke Ellington […]
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