Charles Mingus

Jazz Masters

MINGUS AMONG US

BORN IN NAGALES, BASSIST CHARLES MINGUS SPENT HIS LIFE EXTENDING THE FRONTIERS OF JAZZ. NOW HIS HOMETOWN IS THROWING HIM A 71ST BIRTHDAY PARTY.

PHANTOM RHYTHMSHE'S ONE OF THE BUSIEST DRUMMERS IN JAZZ, BUT VALLEY NATIVE LEWIS NASH IS A STRANGER IN TOWN

BORN IN NAGALES, BASSIST CHARLES MINGUS SPENT HIS LIFE EXTENDING THE FRONTIERS OF JAZZ. NOW HIS HOMETOWN IS THROWING HIM A 71ST BIRTHDAY PARTY.

THE DOWNBEAT GENERATION

BORN IN NAGALES, BASSIST CHARLES MINGUS SPENT HIS LIFE EXTENDING THE FRONTIERS OF JAZZ. NOW HIS HOMETOWN IS THROWING HIM A 71ST BIRTHDAY PARTY.

Night of the Unabunnie (and Other Dark Tales)

BORN IN NAGALES, BASSIST CHARLES MINGUS SPENT HIS LIFE EXTENDING THE FRONTIERS OF JAZZ. NOW HIS HOMETOWN IS THROWING HIM A 71ST BIRTHDAY PARTY.

Letters

BORN IN NAGALES, BASSIST CHARLES MINGUS SPENT HIS LIFE EXTENDING THE FRONTIERS OF JAZZ. NOW HIS HOMETOWN IS THROWING HIM A 71ST BIRTHDAY PARTY.

Copy Cats

In the tired realm of tribute albums, imitation is the sincerest form of flatulence

Critics' Choice

A year-end recap of the albums that made it worthwhile to own a stereo in 1997

Giant Steps

New Rhino reissues illuminate the bold leaps of '60s jazz heavyweights

John Coltrane

Live Trane (Pablo)

Top 10 Live Shows of 2001

If you missed these star turns, you really missed something

Illinois Jacquet/Jack McVea

Jumpin' at Apollo/McVoutie's Central Avenue Blues (Delmark)

Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Compliments of the Mysterious Phantom (Hyena)

Live (Evidence)

Magnetic Fields mines several black musical genres to create its latest: white noise

Compliments of the Mysterious Phantom (Hyena)

Live (Evidence)

Sonorous

Compliments of the Mysterious Phantom (Hyena)

Live (Evidence)

Charles Mingus

Tijuana Moods
(RCA/Legacy)

Jackie McLean

New and Old Gospel
(Blue Note Records)

Diet From Hell

A valley vegan couple's fear of obesity was no picnic for their kids

Various Artists

The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records
(Impulse)

The Wicked Kids Are Alright

Repurposing Radiohead

Various Artists

Impulsive!
(Impulse!)

Eccentricities

While they may not top the Billboard charts, this month's batch of jazz, blues and heritage releases is definitely worth hearing

Red Meat

Alameda County Line (Ranchero Records)

Alive and Kicking

Despite being entombed in the recent PBS series, Gumbo shows why jazz is very much alive and well with a fine batch of new releases

Bill Evans Trio

The Last Waltz (Milestone Records)

Myself When I Am Real: The Life and Music of Charles Mingus

By Gene Santoro (Oxford University Press)

Smooth Operators

Haikus and lows abound in this month's jazz and heritage releases

Molten Wax

Haikus and lows abound in this month's jazz and heritage releases

RIFF AND READ

Haikus and lows abound in this month's jazz and heritage releases

LONG LIVE THE DUKE

BEFORE AXL'S ATTITUDE AND MICHAEL'S CROTCH, ELLINGTON WAS AT THE HEAD OF THE CLASS

Sunorus

BEFORE AXL'S ATTITUDE AND MICHAEL'S CROTCH, ELLINGTON WAS AT THE HEAD OF THE CLASS

Sunorus

BEFORE AXL'S ATTITUDE AND MICHAEL'S CROTCH, ELLINGTON WAS AT THE HEAD OF THE CLASS

Stinkweeds' Dario Miranda on Tonight's Tom Waits Release Party; Exposing Himself to Phoenix

​OK, so maybe Stinkweeds staffer Dario Miranda isn't exactly running around flashing his bits and pieces but he might as well be. We'll get to that later. In Phoenix, Monday nights traditionally belong to DJ Shane Kennedy and his "Torch and Twang" evening at Carly's Bistro where he plays ever ... More >>