Charles Mingus Quintet Live At Montreux 1975
- Jazz |
- Live |
- Traditional Jazz
Release Date: February 2, 2018
Label: Eagle Rock
A pillar of jazz music history, Charles Mingus was one of the all-time great jazz bass players, as well as an innovative composer, bandleader and pianist. Having played with the likes of Louis Armstrong, Lionel Hampton, and Duke Ellington, Mingus pulled elements from every music genre he experienced, tracing gospel, blues, New Orleans jazz, swing, Latin music, and even modern classical. Recorded at the legendary Montreux Jazz Festival on July 20, 1975.