Charles Mingus
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Charles Mingus Jr. was an American jazz upright bassist, composer, bandleader, pianist, and author. A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered one of the greatest jazz musicians a
Mingus in 1976
Ad for Thomas Reichman's 1968 Mingus documentary.
Mingus in 1976 playing the double bass
Eric Dolphy
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Eric Allan Dolphy Jr. was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and bandleader. Primarily an alto saxophonist, bass clarinetist, and flautist, Dolphy was one of several multi-instrumentali
Charles Mingus
…in history, with a career spanning three decades and collaborations with other jazz greats, such as Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Max Roach, and Eric Dolphy. Mingus's work ranged from advanced bebop and avant-garde jazz with small and midsize ensembles to pioneering the post-bop style on seminal recordings…
Eric Dolphy
Dolphy's senior high school class portrait (1947)